Fulbright to Ukraine

Hauser

wa Hauser, director of the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies, has received a Fulbright grant to teach in Mykolayiv, Ukraine, for the spring 2007 semester.

Hauser will teach courses on American political films and ethnic relations, and offer a workshop on curricular development and the formation of a film studies program at the Petro Mohyla Mykolayiv State Humanities University.

“Ukraine, a new independent state in east-central Europe, has numerous historical and contemporary political ties to Poland, and has always fascinated me,” says Hauser. “I am excited about the opportunity to be there at a time when Ukraine, with Poland’s support, is on its way to joining the European Union.” Hauser plans to use the “life stories” of the new and changing Europe in teaching and writing when she returns to Rochester.

Hauser has been a member of the University faculty since 1992. She is the first director of the Skalny Center, which supports research and teaching about Poland and Central Europe, and hosts many public events for the Rochester community.

Hauser is adjunct associate professor of political science and teaches courses on Poland and its culture, nationalism, political films, and other aspects of Eastern European culture and politics. Last year, she was awarded Poland’s Cavalier Cross of Merit for her achievements in promoting Polish culture in America.