ssel Almuratova, PhD Candidate in Slavic Languages and Literature, was a panelist on “The APIDA Community in Wisconsin: Our Lived Experiences on Campus and Beyond” as part of the November 2021 UW–Madison Diversity Forum. In …
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U.S.-Russia Relations Amid Tension in Ukraine: A Conversation with CREECA’s Yoshiko Herrera on Wisconsin Public Radio
Yoshiko Herrera was a featured expert on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Central Time to discuss the December 7 meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin amid escalating tensions along the Russian-Ukrainian border. …
CREECA Community Updates – December 2021
Alumni In addition to a co-edited book out this fall, The Russian Medical Humanities: Past, Present, and Future, Melissa Miller (PhD in Slavic Languages and Literature) has started a new appointment this October as Affiliated …
CREECA Welcomes 2021-22 Wisconsin Russia Project Postdoctoral Scholars
In fall 2020, the Wisconsin Russia Project received a 24-month grant renewal of $700,000 from Carnegie Corporation of New York to promote social science research and training on contemporary Russia. UW-Madison was one of three U.S. universities awarded this competitive grant as part …
Expand Your Library this Winter with New Books from UW-Madison REECAS Alumni
It’s beginning to look a lot like winter break, which means members of the CREECA community will likely catch up on their reading and may be shopping for discerning readers in their lives. Fortunately, CREECA …
Announcing Madison Polish Film Festival 2021
After an online edition in 2020, the Madison Polish Film Festival returns to its traditional, in-person format with an eclectic selection of the latest in Polish cinematography. This year, the festival will take place on …
Access to Nobel Prize-Winning Russian Journalism
In early October, the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 was awarded in part to Novaia gazeta Editor-in-Chief Dmitry Muratov and fellow journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2021/press-release/ UW-Madison library patrons can access Novaia gazeta …
Community Updates – October 2021
Alumni Congratulations to former Mosse Fellow Chad Gibbs (PhD, History), who defended his dissertation, Against that Darkness: Perseverance, Resistance, and Revolt at Treblinka , and accepted an appointment at the College of Charleston as assistant professor of Jewish Studies …
Welcome to CREECA, Welcome to Campus: Meet the Next Generation of REECAS Specialists from UW
The CREECA student body looks different than it did when Ingraham Hall was abandoned in March 2020. As MA students in REECAS transition from one phase of professional life to another, the next generation of …
Grants—New and Renewed—Bolster CREECA’s Language Learning Programs for Summer 2022
The Pushkin Summer Institute (PSI) has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Russia Foundation (USRF) to support its intensive, residential program for summer 2022 that will welcome its first in-person cohort since 2019. …