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CREECA’s Yoshiko Herrera takes the virtual stage this fall to discuss race and jazz in Russia, U.S.-Russian relations

Posted on December 14, 2020

While 2020 has been the year of social distancing, mask-wearing, and remote meetings, the necessity of moving lectures and seminars online has also opened up opportunities to reach new audiences. One of several CREECA faculty …

Posted in December 2020 NewsletterTagged Featured Stories, REECAS News

New CREECA associates talk outreach, interdisciplinarity, and language studies

Posted on November 2, 2020

Three new CREECA associates, Krzysztof Borowski, Melissa Sheedy, and Liina-Ly Roos, have joined the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic (GNS+) this fall and have settled into new academic appointments at the start of this …

Posted in November 2020 NewsletterTagged Featured Stories, REECAS News

REECAS alumna Caroline Savage’s storied career as a Foreign Service Officer and advice to future REECAS graduates

Posted on October 29, 2020

Since REECAS alumna Caroline Savage joined the Foreign Service 16 years ago, she has done work in DC and overseas in four of the five specialties of the Foreign Service within the State Department: Consular, …

Posted in November 2020 NewsletterTagged Alumni Spotlights, Featured Stories, REECAS News

NSLI-Y students maintain motivation to advance Russian proficiency in the digital classroom, imagine Russian as part of a career

Posted on September 29, 2020

As North Carolina high school student Graham Shunk was wrapping up a virtual Russian course in August 2020, a journalist from the Russian-language television channel NTV-America reached out to invite him to give an interview–in …

Posted in September 2020 NewsletterTagged Featured Stories, Pushkin Summer Institute, REECAS News

CESSI celebrates Title VIII grant renewal and successful record-breaking, virtual summer

Posted on September 23, 2020

As summer 2020 started to wind down, CESSI (Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute) received the good news that it is once again the recipient of a Title VIII grant that will enable CREECA to award …

Posted in September 2020 NewsletterTagged CESSI, Featured Stories, REECAS News

Congratulations to REECAS Grads!

Posted on May 19, 2020

Hats off and a round of applause to the Class of 2020! The 2020 graduates in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) have been undergoing interdisciplinary areas studies training to become future leaders …

Posted in May 2020 Newsletter, NewsletterTagged Featured Stories, REECAS News

Wisconsin Russia Project Scholars Reflect on Time at UW-Madison

Posted on May 18, 2020

On April 27, pre–doctoral and postdoctoral scholars of the Wisconsin Russia Project (WRP) gathered virtually for the final “Salon” of the academic year. These regularly-occurring research forums are one of many platforms where scholars — …

Posted in May 2020 Newsletter, NewsletterTagged Featured Stories, REECAS News, Wisconsin Russia Project

Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia in the Madison Community

Posted on March 31, 2020

CREECA works in many ways to fulfill its mission as a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center—through both face-to-face and online engagement. While the world’s social dynamics have shifted tremendously, CREECA’s commitment …

Posted in March 2020 NewsletterTagged Featured Stories, Outreach, REECAS News

CREECA Participates in Key Outreach Events for Wisconsin’s Youth

Posted on February 25, 2020

A hallmark of CREECA’s mission is to serve as a resource on Russia, Eastern and Central Europe, and Central Asia for educators and the broader community. One way we achieve this goal is by igniting …

Posted in February 2020 NewsletterTagged Featured Stories, Outreach, REECAS News

Cross-Unit Collaboration and Student Leaders Plan Russian Winter Extravaganza at UW-Madison

Posted on February 25, 2020

UW-Madison’s Russian Winter Extravaganza on December 4, 2019 was a celebration of Russian language and culture for Russianists and the larger Badger community. In addition to winter-inspired crafts, games, and treats such as коровки (a …

Posted in February 2020 NewsletterTagged Featured Stories, REECAS News

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