Dear Friends,

     We have bad news and good news. Owing to severe budgetary constraints, and with regret, the University of North Florida is suspending most of the operations of its Irish Studies program, which has grown and flourished at UNF over the past 20+ years. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the program may at a later date, if circumstances permit, be reactivated.

    Since 1995, thanks to John Francis Reilly Fellowships awarded to eleven UNF faculty members, a variety of Irish Studies courses have been developed in art history, history, literature, nursing, political science and sociology; and such courses will continue to be offered at the discretion of the academic departments in which they are housed. The Reilly Fellowship program, however, like the Irish Studies series, will be dormant until further notice.

     Inquiries or suggestions about Irish Studies at UNF may be directed to Pamela Zeiser, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies (pzeiser@unf.edu); Richard Bizot, Emeritus Professor of English (rbizot@unf.edu); or Barbara Hetrick, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (barbara.hetrick@unf.edu). We thank you for your interest in and support for Irish Studies and look forward to seeing you at our events this Fall.

All the best,

Dick and Pam