The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures in its present form was created in 1968, with Reid (Lew) Micklesen as its first chair, followed in 1970 by Jack Haney and in 1977 by Davor Kapetanic. Karl Kramer assumed the chair in 1988 and held the position until 1998, with James Augerot replacing him as Acting Chair from December 1993 to September 1996. Jack Haney returned to the helm from 1998 to 2001, and was succeeded in November of that year by Galya Diment, who served as Chair through June 2012. In July 2012 Katarzyna Dziwirek became Chair.
Learn about our revised Mission Statement, which replaces our 2002 plan, a reflection of our continuous effort to enrich our curriculum and strengthen our ties with the Ellison Center (REECAS) and other relevant departments and programs (History, Political Science, Jewish Studies, Film Studies, Comparative Literature, Linguistics, NELC, Scandinavian Studies, CHID).
Learn more about our department by meeting our advisory board and seeing our current development projects.
May 21, 2013: Romanian Studies benefit concert
May 6, 2013: Slavic hosts ACTR Olympiada of Spoken Russian
May 6, 2013: Michelle Lie awarded Vadim Pahn Scholarship