February 21, 2006

 LIVINGSTON, Ala.—As part of the University of West Alabama’s 2006 Fulbright Lecture Series, the institution welcomes a Slovakian scholar to share his knowledge of philosophy and of the lasting effects of the Holocaust with the university and surrounding communities.

Dr. Igor Hanzel, a visiting Fulbright Scholar hosted by Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, will give a personal account of how the Holocaust had a lasting effect on his country and his Slovak Jewish family on Wednesday, March 15 at 6 p.m. in the Bell Conference Center. Earlier that same day, he will also present a lecture entitled "Karl R. Popper's Philosophy of Science" at 10:10 a.m. in the Bell Conference Center.

Hanzel, chosen by the College of Business to bring an international perspective to campus, will mark the second Fulbright visit to UWA in as many weeks. A native of the Slovak Republic, he serves as a Professor at Comenius University in Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science. His specialties include the philosophy of science and the philosophy of scoial sciences. Fluent in several languages, he has published one book and nearly 30 articles. Hanzel is enjoying his second trip to the United States on a Fulbright scholarship, with his first sending him to the State University of New York College at Courtland in 1996.

Two more Fulbright Scholars arrive on campus in April to complete the lecture series. Dr. Ainur Baisaklov of Kazakhstan will lecture on African American Blues and offer a brown bag lunch piano performance in conjunction with the Sucarnochee Folklife Festival. Dr. Rude Lui, a Chinese scholar, presents a lecture on the American educational system. Admission to all Fulbright Lecture Series presentations is free.