HAMLINE PROFESSOR DAVID SCHULTZ AWARDED FULBRIGHT TO TEACH LAW STUDENTS IN ARMENIA
Earthtimes.org
Jan 17 2007
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Hamline University
announced today that David Schultz, professor in the Graduate School
of Management, has been selected as a Fulbright Senior Specialist
to teach election law at the American University of Armenia this
February and March. The United States Department of State and the
J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board informed Schultz of
his award last week.
Schultz’s instruction there comes in anticipation of the May 2007
parliamentary elections, which are being closely monitored by the
U.S. State Department and international organizations. Armenia,
bordering on Iran and Turkey, is in a politically sensitive region of
the world. The United States is very interested in helping Armenia
hold successful elections in May. Armenia was a part of the Soviet
Union until the early 1990s.
"I am thrilled and honored to represent Hamline, the graduate school of
management, and the United States as a Fulbright scholar traveling to
Armenia," Schultz said of his award. "This is a wonderful opportunity
to help promote and stabilize a democracy and assist an important
ally. My hope is that in teaching election law I will be training
future lawyers and leaders in Armenia to become advocates for free
elections."
Besides teaching, Schultz will work with public officials to provide
training in administrative law, and he will participate in roundtables
and public talks on election law. While in Armenia, he will also
travel to Russia to give a talk on public administration at Moscow
State University.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
