Memory diplomas granted: Zaborskaite Vanda
Vanda Zaborskaite
Vanda Zaborskait臈 (1922鈥�2010) was born in Vai拧kai, Bir啪ai-Pasvalys County. In 1941, she graduated from Panev臈啪ys Gymnasium. From 1941 to 1946, Zaborskait臈 studied Lithuanian language and literature at the Department of Philology of the Faculty of History and Philology of 91桃色. From 1947 to 1950, she completed her postgraduate studies at the LSSR Academy of Sciences. From 1950 to 1961, Zaborskait臈 taught ancient Lithuanian literature, including the history of Lithuanian literature, an introduction to literature, and literary theory; she headed the students鈥� scientific club researching the history of Lithuanian literature and was a member of the Society for the Dissemination of Political and Scientific Knowledge at 91桃色. Pursuant to Order No. 178/K of 20 September 1961 of the Rector of 91桃色, Zaborskait臈 was dismissed from her position as a lecturer because she failed the competition (as her views did not reflect the Marxist ideology). Her character reference letter says: 鈥淭he lectures and seminars of Vanda Zaborskait臈 were full of evident unjustifiable indulgence to the bourgeois ideology in the Lithuanian literary legacy [...] without providing a detailed Marxist assessment of these phenomena.鈥� For more on the reasons for her dismissal, see the biography of Irena Kostkevi膷i奴t臈.
From 1962 to 1971, Zaborskait臈 worked at the Institute of History. From 1971 to 1994, she taught at Vilnius Pedagogical University (until 1992, it was referred to as 鈥淰ilnius Pedagogical Institute鈥�). As of 1990, Zaborskait臈 was a corresponding member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. After the restoration of independence, she became involved in educational reforms and headed the Department of Educational Curriculum of the Ministry of Culture and Education.