Vol. 18, No. 18	Feb. 4, 1999

English professor selected to attend 1999 Salzburg Seminar

Established in 1947, the Salzburg Seminar focuses on contemporary issues of worldwide significance, and each year 1,000 professionals from more than 100 countries gather to discuss issues of far-reaching importance in a multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural environment.

Flynn will attend the session on "The Arts, Religion and the Shaping of Culture" in September. The author of Enlightened Scotland: A Study and Selection of Scottish Philosophical Prose from the 18th and Early 19th Century, Flynn teaches courses on "Biblical and Classical Literature," "The Bible As Literature," and "God and Four Poets," among others. The session will complement his field and should enhance his teaching and could offer suggestions on incorporating his courses into the religious studies minor at the University. He is planning to teach in London in the future and will be seeking advice at the Salzburg Seminar on related cultural activities for his students.

Arno Loessner, public administration, the first UD Salzburg fellow and chairperson of the selection committee, was a lecturer in January at the Salzburg Seminar after a visit to Estonia with Jeffrey Raffel, urban affairs and public policy, to meet with university presidents from the region.

He reported on his trip, which is a part of the Salzburg Universities Project, designed to assist senior staff from Eastern European universities in higher education reform, to become more integrated into the global intellectual community and to contribute to democratization and economic and social development in their countries. The trip is sponsored by the seminar, with funding from the Hewlett Foundation.

Daniel Rich, human resources, education and public policy, has been invited to attend "East Asia-The United States: A Search for Common Values," a special session of the Salzburg Seminar this spring involving academic leaders from these regions.

-Sue Swyers Moncure