FROM THE PROFESSION
Prof. J. M. Bochefiski, founder and director of the Institute of East European Studies, retired in July 1972, and was teaching in the United States. Prof. Bochefiski will continue his valuable work in Sovietology in Fribourg and we look forward to his guidance and encouragement in theoretical and practical matters. Since the Winter semester 1970/71 more than two hundred students have registered for courses at the Institute. The increasing majority of these have been Americans coming for the Junior Year Abroad Program sponsored by three Colleges in the United States: La Salle College (Philadelphia), Providence College (Providence), and Rosary College (River Forest). However, the Institute yearly enrolls a significant number of European, Asian and Latin American nationals. The courses currently offered are: The History and Organization of the Communist Party, Fifty Years of the U.S.S.R. 1922-1972, La Langue Russe, Histoire de la Russie, Pro-Seminar: Essential Texts of Marxism, Communist Studies: Communist Ideology and General Introduction to Communism. In July, 1972, Mr. Mario Rybarczyk (Fribourg) and Mr. James O'Rourke (Goffstown, N.H.) satisfied requirements for the Doctorate under the direction of Prof. Bochefiski and in conjunction with the Facult6 de Lettres at the University of Fribourg. The Institute's Diploma was awarded to seven students in 1970/71 while two were granted during 1971/72. For the present academic year there are eight candidates for the Diploma. The library of the Institute, which contains one of the best collections of books and periodicals on Soviet philosophy and related areas, has been growing rapidly in recent years. At present it is in the process of being re-catalogued by Mme. Miazgowska in order to bring it into line with the system employed by the Biblioth6que Cantonale et Universitaire of Fribourg.
Studies in Soviet Thought 14 (1974) 189-190. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 1974 by D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht-Holland
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An informal meeting of editors of Slavic and East European journals will occur during the International Slavic Conference in Banff, Alberta, Canada, September 4-7, 1974. Those who are interested in participating in such a meeting should contact Peter Berton, School of International Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. 90007, U.S.A. In addition, information concerning transportation arrangements from Europe can be obtained from the Educational Interchange Council, Inc., 43 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DG, England.
