Posted on May 19, 2000

A political scientist, an historian and an economist
will weigh in on a panel, “Germany and the European Union,” on
Friday, May 19, at 1:30 p.m. in Hale House.

Brian Ladd, historian at the University at Albany, will
speak on “Shadows of the Past in the New Germany,” describing
how Berlin, the capital of five different German states in the past
century, still struggles with its legacy.

Elisabeth Egetemeyr, a political scientist at the
University at Albany, will address “Political Culture in
Post-Unification Germany,” examining the political and social
attitudes of the “East-West rift.”

Eshragh Motahar, associate professor of economics at
Union, will analyze the costs and benefits for Germany of joining the Euro
zone in a talk titled “Economic Consequences of the Euro for
Germany.”

The event is sponsored by the College and the American
Association of Teachers of German.