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February 7, 1997
Russian Studies Professor Chosen to Lecture at Chapel Hill
Brenda Meehan, professor of history at the University of Rochester, has been selected as the Hanes-Willis Visiting Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Meehan will spend Nov. 8-15, 1997, lecturing and participating in classes on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. Her lectures and seminars will reflect her expertise in the history and culture of Russia, the history of religion, and women's studies.
Meehan, who earned a Ph.D. in history from Rochester in 1970, joined the history faculty as an assistant professor in 1972. She is working on a book about the Russian religious renaissance and its ties to contemporary feminist culture.
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The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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