Faculty specialities and strengths include nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian literature, Russian intellectual history, Symbolism,
Bely, Blok, Chekhov, Nabokov, Pushkin, Turgenev; twentieth-century Polish literature; Polish language; Serbian/Bosnian/Croatian, Slovene language, linguistics and culture; Slavic historical linguistics and philology; Slavic folklore
KU Slavic faculty include four NEH Fellows
KU Slavic faculty have published widely in the U.S. and abroad and edit three international Slavic journals
KU Slavic PhDs hold tenured and tenure track positions at Baylor, Bowling Green, Brigham Young, Bucknell, Georgetown, Grinnell, Kentucky, Kansas State, Louisiana, Middlebury, Nebraska, Oregon, West Point, Wisconsin; others are in Slavic-related careers, e.g., NSA, the U.S Diplomatic Corps, U. of Washington Libraries (Head of Slavic Collection)
With 9 tenured and tenure-track faculty members, the KU Slavic Department has a small, friendly, familial atmosphere
The KU Slavic Department sponsors regular study-abroad programs in Croatia, Russia, and Ukraine, but faculty have arranged for programs in other countries as the need arises (e.g., Bosnia, Czech Republic, Poland)
The Watson Research Library houses one of the best and largest Slavic collections in the midwestern U.S., with many unique items
Lawrence, a diverse town with a population upwards of 80 thousand, is a safe, relatively inexpensive community with many cultural activities, a lively downtown with excellent restaurants and shops; Kansas City is nearby and is a world-class city
The Lied Center offers outstanding artistic performances
KU Athletics is tops. (Basketball was invented here!)
