Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1998 (15. évfolyam, 51-54. szám)

1998 / 53-54. szám

DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES, PROGRAMS, AND RESOURCES PERTAINING TO HUNGARY, Ed. Edith Lauer. Washington, DC: Hungarian American Coalition, 1998. Pp. iv + 60. ISBN: 0-9640129-0-1.

The Hungarian American Coalition has just published the 1998 Program Directory for exchange programs and resources pertaining to Hungary. This directory is the third updated version of the first and second Program Directories published in 1993 and 1995, respectively. This directory serves as a resource for individuals, organizations, and institutions interested in learning about a wide range of educational, training, and exchange programs available for Hungarians in the United States and for Americans in Hungary. To obtain your own copy of the directory please contact the Hungarian American Coalition, 818 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 850, Washington, DC 20006 USA

Hungarian Fulbright Grantees in the U.S.A. 1998/99

Dr. András Bauer, Budapest U. of Economic Sciences, will be at the Haas School of Business at the U. of California, Berkeley (contact Dr. David A. Aaker, 510/642-5581); Mr. Zsolt Bánhegyi, Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 9 ms from January, 1999 at the U. of California, Los Angeles (contact Dr. Christine L. Borgman, 310/825-6164) and the American-Hungarian Foundation, New Brunswick, N) (contact Dr. August J. Molnár, 732/846-5777); Dr. Mária Bordás, Budapest School of Public Administration, 5 ms from January, 1999 at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U. (contact Dr. Richard Zody, 540/231-5177); Dr. János Csirik, József Attila U., will spend 3 ms from June 1998 at the AT&T Laboratory in Florham Park (contact Dr. David S. lohnson, 973/360-8440); Dr. Barnabás Garay, Technical U. of Budapest, 3 ms from Sept., 1998 at the Dept, of Mathematics of the U. of California, Berkeley (contact Dr. David Eisenbud, qarav@msri.org); Mr. Levente Kiss, Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 6 ms from Jan., 1999 at the U.S. Dept, of Agriculture (contact Dr. Amy Y. Rossman, 301/504-5364); Dr. Tibor Laczkó, Linguistics, Kossuth Lajos U. 5 ms from Oct., 1998, at Stanford U. (contact Dr. Joan Bresman. 415/723-0144); Mr. Csaba Lévai, American Studies, 6 ms from )an., 1999 at Dept, of Politics, U. of Virginia (contact Dr. Garett Ward Sheldon, 540/328-0115); Dr. Anna Litovkina, Linguistics, 5 ms from Sept., 1998 at U. of California, Berkeley (contact Prof. Alan Dundes, 510/642-3391); Dr. András Nagy, 3 ms. from Sept., 1998 Philosophy at St. Olaf college, MN (contact Dr. Gordon Marino, nagy@stolaf.edu); Dr. Györy Orosz, Chemistry, 3.5 ms from May, 1998 at U. of Kansas (contact Dr. Richard Givens, gorosz@para.chem.elte.hu), Dr. Ágnes Fülemile, Anthropology, 5 ms from Jan. 1999 at Rutgers State U. of NJ (contact Dr. József Böröcz, 732/932-1367); Dr. Ágnes Kövér, Law, 9 ms from Sept., 1998 at New York U., School of Law (contact Dr. Stepehn Holmes, 212/998-6357); Dr. Antal Örkény, Sociology, 5 ms. From |an., 1999 at U. of Pennsylvania (contact Dr. Douglas Massey, 215/898-6719); Ms. Annamária Gál, Biology 1 ac. yr. From Oct., 1998 at U. of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center (contact Dr. Jonathan Kurie, 713/792-6363); Ms. Beata Gyuris, Linguistics, 1 ac. yr. From Sept., 1998 at U. of Mass., Amherst (contact Prof. Barbara Partee, 413/545-0885); Mr. András Kiséry, Literature, 1 ac. yr. From Sept., 1998 at Columbia U. (contact Ms. Joy Hayton, 212/854-3215); Mr. István Molnár, Computer Science, 1 ac. yr. from Jan., 1999 at MIT

BOOKS (Continued)

(contact molnar@fsz.bme.hu); Ms. Mercédes Pálmai, Food Microbiology, 1 ac. yr. from Sept., 1998 at US Food & Drug Admin, (contact Dr. Robert L. Buchanan, 202/205-5033); Dr. Gabriella Varró, American Studies, 1 ac. yr. from Aug., 1998 at U. of Mass., Boston (contact Prof. Rachel Rubin, 617/ 287-6770); Mr. István Zsoldos, Political Science, 1 ac. yr. from Aug., 1998 at U. of California, Berkeley (contact Mr. Ted Goode, 510/642-2818); Mr. Gábor Ébli, Philosophy, 1 ac. yr. from Sept., 1998 at New School for Social Research (contact Prof. Agnes Heller, 212/229-5466); Dr. Zsuzsanna Kádár, Law, 1 ac. yr. from Aug., 1998 at New York U„ School of Law (contact Ms. Lisa Vogel, 212/998-4720); Mr. Tamás Mérei, Music, 1 ac. yr. from Sept., 1998 at Yale U., School of Music (contact Ms. Roberta Grossman, 203/865-5796); Mr. Sándor Szabó, Interior Architecture, 1 ac. yr. from Sept., 1998 at School of the Art Institute of Chicago (contact Ms. Carmella Saraceno, 312/ 899-5105); Ms. Zsuzsanna Varga, lournalism, 1 ac. yr. from Aug., 1998 at U. of California, Berkeley (contact Mr. Ted Goodel, 510/642-2818); Mr. Balázs Németh, Business Administration, P/F at State U. of NY, Stony Brook (contact Ms. Elizabeth Barnum, 516/632-7025); Ms. Judit Almási, Business Administration, 1 ac. yr. from Aug. 1998 at Case Western Reserve U. (contact Ms. Edith Berger, 216/368-2517); Ms. Edina Jámbor, Sociology, 1 ac. yr. from Sept., 1998 at California State U., Northridge (contact Mr. John Charles, 818/ 677-3053); Mr. Gellért Bujdosó, Food Industry, 4 ms. from Sept. 1998 at Cornell U. (contact Dr. Thomas Henick-Kling, 315/787-2277); Mr. Ferenc Kálmán, Movement Therapy, 2 ms from June, 1998 at The School of Body-Mind Centering, Amherst, MA; Mr. László Kolyvek, Business Administration, 1 ac. yr. from Sept., 1998 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (contact kolty@npi.edu); Mr. Zsolt Srajber, Music, 1 ac. yr. from Sept., 1998 at U. of Cincinnati (contact zsolt.etfa@rocketmail.com): Mr. Sándor Végh, American Studies, 1 ac. yr. from Sept., 1998 at U. of Maryland, College Park (contact veghs@wam.umd.edu). Mrs. Ágnes Gyurkó Chikán, Biology, 1 ac. yr. from Aug., 1998, Redmond High School (contact Dr. Dan Purple, 541/923-4800); Mr. Zoltán Fodor, Film and Art, 1 ac. yr. from Aug., 1998 at Corvallis High School (contact Mrs. Sarah S. Schumacher, 406/961-3201); Mrs. Erzsébet Mátyás Tóth, EFL, 1 ac. yr. from Aug., 1998 at lohn H. Reagen High School (contact Mr. Almando Alaniz, 713/867-5694); Dr. Gábor Kelemen, Drug Abuse, 1 ac. yr. from Sept., 1998 at Johns Hopkins U. (contact Dept, of Mental Hygiene, 410/955-3910).

PROFILES

With the present issue we would like to begin profiling organizations or institutions that play an important role in Hungarian studies in the United States and Canada. We hope this profile will inspire others to send us descriptions of their own organizations and activities.

AASHH: American Association for the Study of Hungarian History

The American Association for the Study of Hungarian History (AASHH) was founded in 1970 by historians. These young scholars were dedicated to the study of the history of Hungary and Hungarians. Over the years, in order to disseminate the results of their research, members published hundreds of books and countless articles. The association also sponsored and sponsors panels at various national and international scholarly conferences. The AASHH also joined national scholarly organizations. The

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