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von EDUCATION by Petra Schürmann DAS WARTBURG COLLEGE IN IOWA PFLEGT DEUTSCHE TRADITION: DR. GERALD R. KLEINFELD SICHERT DEN LEHRSTUHL FÜR DEUTSCHE GESCHICHTE Die „Cafeteria” heißt Mensa, der „Coffee Shop” Konditorei, das Musikförderprogramm „The Meistersinger Scholarships” und man geht nicht zum „Den” sondern in den Rittersaal. Die Rede ist vom Wartburg College, das nicht etwa in Eisenach sondern im beschaulichen Waverly in Iowa liegt und dort 1852 von deutschen Einwanderern gegründet wurde. Es ist mit etwa 1800 eingeschriebenen Studenten ein eher kleines College, doch es ist “ das einzige, private, von deutschen Einwanderern gegründete College in Amerika, das noch heute ein Deutschprogramm anbietet sowie einen regen Austausch mit seiner deutschen Partnerstadt Eisenach pflegt. So sind auch zwei Mitglieder des Board of Regents Deutsche, u.a. der Direktor der Wartburg Stiftung in Eisenach, und 20 % der Fakultät beschäftigt sich im Rahmen der Forschung mit Deutschland. Andere private, amerikanische Colleges, die auf eine Gründung durch deutsche Einwanderer zurückblicken, wie z.B. die Wittenburg University, das Mühlenberg College und das Wagner College, haben die Pflege eines Deutschprogramms schon lange aufgegeben. Gerade das Wartburg College in Iowa hat sich der Historiker und Politologe Dr. Gerald R. Kleinfeld, Professor Emeritus der Arizona State University, ausgesucht, um mit einer Spende von 1 Million US Dollar einen permanenten Lehrstuhl für deutsche Geschichte zu finanzieren. „Mir ist es wichtig, dass die Arbeit der von mir gegründeten German Studies Association weitergeht, “erklärt Kleinfeld. „Die Einrichtung eines permanenten Lehrstuhls für deutsche Geschichte sichert, dass Deutschland immer ein Teil des Unterrichts bleibt.” Kleinfelds erster Kontakt mit dem Wartburg College kam in den 90er Jahren zustande, als er – zu der Zeit Herausgeber und Redakteur Die deutsche Sprache ist nicht einfach, aber interessant. 32 www.german-world.com January/February 2008 der „German Studies Review” - auf eine Arbeit des jungen Historikers Professor Dr. Daniel Walther vom Wartburg College aufmerksam wurde, die ihn begeisterte. Prof. Dr. Daniel Walther, DAAD-Stipendiat, Max Kade-Stipendiat und Bundestag-Fellow, wird auch der erste Professor sein, der am Wartburg College den Lehrstuhl „Gerald R. Kleinfeld Distinguished Professor in German History” inne hat. ” Nun mag man bei Professor Kleinfelds Nachnamen auch vermuten, dass er aufgrund deutscher Vorfahren dieses College als besonders unter- stützungswürdig befand. Doch erstens habe er seine Vorliebe für deutsche Geschichte und für die deutsche Sprache, die er bis heute fließend und fast ohne Akzent spricht, erst während seiner Collegezeit in New York entdeckt und zweitens habe das Wartburg College viele Eigenschaften, dass die Wahl schließlich auf diese Einrichtung in Iowa fiel, so erklärt mir der sympathische, ältere Herr beim Interview in seinem gemütlichen Wohnhaus in Arizona. „Bei Wartburg geht es in erster Linie um Bildung,” so Gerald Kleinfeld begeistert. „Dazu gehört auch die Musikerziehung. Darüberhinaus ist Wartburg führend in Chemie, Mathematik und Betriebswirtschaft.” Auch die Forschung sei sehr wichtig, so Kleinfeld weiter: „Die Ratio Professoren zu Studenten liegt bei 1:12. Vor allem aber ist das Wartburg College sozial - alle Studierende bekommen finanzielle Hilfe, Wartburg ist grün - das neue Fitness- Center wird durch Windturbinen mit Strom versorgt, und Wartburg setzt auf Qualität - mit exzellenten Studenten und sehr guten Professoren,” so erklärt Kleinfeld abschließend. „Das alles klingt sehr deutsch - und auch amerikanisch,” lächelt er. The green courtyard of Warburg College. SHORT BIO Dr. Gerald Kleinfeld (l.) and Dr. Daniel J. Walther in front of the “Vogel Library.” Dr. Kleinfeld at his home office. Dr. Gerald Kleinfeld earned a bachelor’s degree from New York University, a master’s degree from the University of Michigan and Ph.D. from NYU. In his retirement, Kleinfeld continues to serve as a lecturer, consultant and contractor in various fields relating to Europe, Germany and Austria, international relations, higher education, German studies, organizational administration, and scholarly associations. He has been an officially invited election observer for all German federal elections since 1987 and has interviewed all German Chancellors since Willy Brandt. Kleinfeld is the founder and former executive director of the German Studies Association, a scholarly organization that hosts the world’s largest annual meeting on German and Austrian affairs, politics and culture.
WARTBURG COLLEGE IN IOWA KEEPS GERMAN TRADITION ALIVE: DR. GERALD R. KLEINFELD SPONSORS A PROFESSORSHIP FOR GERMAN HISTORY The cafeteria is called “Mensa,” the coffee shop “Konditorei,” the program promoting music is called the “The Meistersinger Scholarships,” and to eat out on campus, you go to Den- Rittersaal. I’m talking about Wartburg College, which lies not in Eisenach, Germany, but in contemplative Waverly in Iowa, and was founded in 1852 by German immigrants. With around 1800 matriculated students Wartburg is a rather small college, yet it is the only private college founded by German immigrants in America that still offers a German program and cultivates an active exchange with its German partnership city “ Eisenach. Thus two members of the Board of Regents are German, including the director of the Wartburg Foundation in Eisenach, and 20 percent of the faculty is engaged with research involving Germany. Other private American colleges founded by German immigrants, such as Wittenburg University, Mühlenberg College, and Wagner College, have long ago ceased cultivating a German program. In 1999 the College and Wartburg in Eisenach established a new, official exchange program for professors, employees, and students of Wartburg College. Historian and political scientist Dr. Gerald R. Kleinfeld, professor emeritus of Arizona State University, chose Wartburg College in Iowa as the institute where he wished to finance a permanent professorship for German history, the Gerald R. Kleinfeld Distinguished Professorship in German History, with a donation of 1 million dollars. “It is important to me that the work of the German Studies Association that I founded continues,” explained Kleinfeld. “Establishing a permanent professorship for German history guarantees that Germany will always remain a part of the curriculum.” Kleinfeld’s first contact with Wartburg College occurred in the 1990s when he – at that time editor of the “German Studies Review” – became aware of and interested in the work of a young You don’t live in the past, the past lives in you. historian Professor Dr. Daniel Walther at Wartburg College. Dr. Daniel Walther, recipient of DAAD and Max Kade scholarships, and Bundestag Fellow, will also be the first professor to become “Gerald R. Kleinfeld Distinguished Professor in German History.” Now one may assume from Professor Kleinfeld’s surname that he thought Wartburg College particularly worthy of his donation because of a German ancestry. But first of all, he first discovered his interest in German history and the German language, which he still speaks fluently and practically ” without an accent, during his college years in New York. Furthermore, Wartburg College has many characteristics that led him to select only this school, as the congenial, elderly scholar explained to me during an interview in his comfortable home in Arizona. “Wartburg is concerned first and foremost with education, commented Gerald Kleinfeld enthusiastically. “This includes music. Wartburg is also a leader in chemistry, mathematics, and business studies.” Even research is SHORT BIO Dr. Daniel J. Walther, Wartburg associate professor of history and chair of the history department, will serve as the first distinguished professor. An active researcher, Walther is the author of numerous articles and reviews and is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences. Since joining the Wartburg faculty in 1996, he has revised the history curriculum and developed new courses in German, African and Russian history as well as „Colonial and Culture.“ He received tenure in 2002. Walther’s interest in German colonialism resulted in the book, „Creating Germans Abroad: Cultural Policies and National Identity in Namibia.“ He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, master’s degree from Indiana University and a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University. Walther recently presented a research paper at Balliol College of Oxford University. EDUCATION important, continued Kleinfeld: “The ratio of professors to students is 1:12. Above all, however, Wartburg College is socially engaged – every student receives financial assistance. Wartburg is also green – the new fitness center receives its electricity from wind. And Wartburg puts a priority on quality – with excellent students and very good professors,” concluded Kleinfeld. “This all sounds very German – and American as well,” he smiled. More information at www.kleinfeld.biz and www.wartburg.edu January/February 2008 www.german-world.com 33
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