Visiting Professors

Spring 2013

Jan Lencznarowicz, Associate Professor of History, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

Course taught: HIS 116 "Introduction to the History of Poland"

Fall 2012

Anna Sliwińska , Associate Professor, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland

Course taught: POL 202/FMS 241 "Polish Cinematography" - 2 credit course, starts on October 23

Spring 2012

Ognian Hishow, Senior researcher, German Institute for International Affairs (SWP), Berlin

Course taught: IR 232 "Political Economy of Europe "

Fall 2011

Anna Niedźwiedź, Associate Professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

Course taught: HIS 116 "Introduction to the History of Poland"

Krzysztof Polakowski, Visiting Instructor

Courses taught: POL 101 "Elementary Polish" and POL 151 "Intermediate Polish"

Spring 2011

Piotr Sommer, famous Polish poet and translator of contemporary English poetry, editor of Literatura na Swiecie (World Literature)

Spring 2010

Magdalena Modrzejewska, Assistant Professor at the Institute of American Studies and Polish Diaspora, Jagiellonian University, Poland

Will teach a course IR 282 Eastern Europe: Philosophy and Reform

Krzysztof Polakowski, Visiting Instructor

Will teach POL 102 "Elementary Polish II" and POL 152 "Polish Review"

Fall 2009

Barbara Klich-Kluczewska, Associate Professor at the Institute of History, Jagiellonian University, Poland

Course taught: IR 280 "Communism and Democracy in Eastern Europe"

Krzysztof Polakowski, Visiting Instructor

Courses taught: POL 101 "Elementary Polish" and POL 151 "Intermediate Polish"

Spring 2009

Annamaria Orla-Bukowska, Associate Professor at the Institute of Sociology, Jagiellonian University, Poland

Course taught: PSC 260 "The Cold War"

Fall 2008

Ognian Hishow, Senior researcher, German Institute for International Affairs (SWP), Berlin

Course taught: PSC 254 "Political Economy of Post-Communism "

Spring 2008

Radosław Rybkowski, Associate Professor and Vice-Director of the Institute of America Studies and Polish Diaspora, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

Course taught: HIS 116 "History of Poland"

Spring 2007

Wiesław Krajka, Professor of English literature at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin Poland. Currently, Kościuszko Foundation Fellow in the English Department at the University of Rochester and Skalny Center Visiting Professor

Course taught: ENG 243A "Joseph Conrad", from January 17 until February 28.

Fall 2006

Henryk Szlajfer, Ambassador, Department of Americas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Warsaw, Poland

Course taught: PSC 260 "Cold War", from October 10 until November 21

Spring 2006

Michal Galas, Adjunct/lecturer at the Department of Jewish Studies, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

Course taught: JST 210 "Jewish Civilization in Poland".

Fall 2005

Radosław Rybkowski, Associate Professor and Vice-Director of the Institute of America Studies and Polish Diaspora, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

Course taught: PSC 257 "Poland in New Europe", from October 17 until December 12.

Spring 2005

Krzysztof Zamorski, Professor at the Institute of History, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

Courses taught: HIS 116 "History of Poland", PSC 257 "Poland in the New Europe" (taught together with Prof. Ewa Hauser)

Fall 2004

Grzegorz Kolodko, John C. Evans Scholar in Polish Studies, University of Rochester, Director of TIGER at the Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management, Polish Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance in 2002-03, First Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance in 1994-97.

Courses tought: PSC 254 " Political Economy of Post-Communism" and PSC 256 "Central European Political Economy".

E-mail: kolodko@tiger.edu.pl

Spring 2004

Andrzej Mania, Professor at the Institute of Political Science and International Relations (Chair, History of Diplomacy Unit), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

E-mail: amania2@mail.rochester.edu, amania@world.pl

Course tought: PSC 156 "US Policy toward Eastern Europe during the Cold War 1945 - 1989".

Spring 2003

Jan Lencznarowicz, Institute of Polish Diaspora and Ethnic Studies, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

E-mail: lencznar@apus.filg.uj.edu.pl

Course taught: HIS 116, "History of Poland"

Fall 2002

Artur Gruszczak, Institute of Political Science and International Relations, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

E-mail: uhgruszc@if.uj.edu.pl

Course taught: PSC 292, "Politics and Economics of Post-Communist Transformation"