Launched in 2012, the Pushkin Summer Institute (PSI) at UW-Madison is an intensive, five-week pre-college program for outstanding high school students from under-represented communities. The goals of the project are: to build and improve students’ Russian language abilities; to build critical thinking, reading, and writing skills; to stimulate student interest in Russia and Russian studies; to prepare students for the demands of college life; and to expose students to the opportunities UW-Madison and the Madison community have to offer.
Students take courses in Russian language, literature, and culture and participate in a variety of extra-curricular activities, while living in a dormitory with Russian-speaking residential counselors.
For more information, please visit the Pushkin Summer Institute Website.