Society for Slovene Studies Information

Founded in 1973 as a society of academics committed to the promotion of Slovene studies in the United States and Canada, the Society for Slovene Studies is today an internationally recognized association of scholars with members in many countries of the world, dedicated to investigating Slovene culture; furthering interest in Slovene culture outside its native realm; generating scholarly research; and integrating the results of that research into broader scholarly syntheses. Initially based at the Institute on East Central Europe of Columbia University (1973-83), the SSS moved to the Center for Slavic and East European Studies of The Ohio State University (1983-90), and then to the Russian and East European Institute of Indiana University (1990-91) and the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures of the same university (1991-95). From 1995-99 its center was in the Department Modern Languages and Comparative Studies, the University of Alberta, from where it moved for two years to Indiana University (1999-2001), then to Syracuse University (2001-2007), Bowling Green State University (2007-12), and Bowdoin College (2012-). Since 1976 the SSS has been affiliated with the Association of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES, formerly the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic and East European Studies), and participates in its national and international programs. Beginning in 1989 the SSS has supported a Center for Research and Documentation at Columbia University's Institute on East Central Europe. In 1991 the Society also became an associate member of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL) and takes part in its conferences and activities.