The Engaging Eurasia Teacher Fellowship provides select high school and community college educators the opportunity to spend one academic year undertaking an in-depth study of the people, histories, cultures and current events of Eurasia. Fellows …
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Engaging Eurasia Teacher Fellowship 2023: “Everyday Life in the Soviet Union” Workshop
by Sarah Linkert On October 8, 2022, ten high school and community college educators from across the U.S. congregated on the UW-Madison campus to participate in a workshop as part of the Engaging Eurasia Teacher …
The Badger Herald Covers a Year of Russia’s War against Ukraine: “A year of courage: Local, global allies continue support for Ukraine”
This is an excerpt from the Badger Herald article by Allie Serterides and Audrey Thibert. Image by Audrey Thibert Feb. 24, 2023, marked one year since Russia waged a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, causing millions …
Aselle Almuratova wins ACTR Teaching Award
Aselle Almuratova, current PhD student in Slavic Studies, has won an award for graduate-student teaching sponsored by the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR). The ACTR Award for Excellence in Teaching Russian at the Post-Secondary …
CREECA and European Studies Co-Host K-16 Teacher Workshop “Colonial Famine and Historical Memory: Perspectives on the Great Hunger (An Gorta Mór) and the Holodomor”
By: Sarah Linkert, Eleanor Conrad, Megan Shaw Introductory Activity: Give examples of situations in which it is (or is not) appropriate/expected to share food On February 4, 2023, ten Wisconsin educators from the middle school through …
Support Following the Earthquake in Syria and Turkey: Message from the International Division
The following message comes from Barry Gerhart, interim Vice Provost and Dean, International Division. This week, a catastrophic earthquake brought devastation to Turkey and Syria. It has been called “the disaster of the century” and …
Found in Translation: Letters & Science Profile on Karin Anderson (’04) and Work in Ukraine
Congratulations to 2004 alum Kari Anderson on this Letters & Science profile, written by Aaron R. Conklin! Kari was a speaker on a November 2022 panel organized by Anna Tumarkin about making a difference at the Polish-Ukraine …
CELEBRATING 2022 MADISON POLISH FILM FESTIVAL: Article Now Available!
Questions of family, happiness, and self-fulfillment dominated the 2022 edition of the Madison Polish Film Festival as another selection of new Polish films reached the UW campus. As usual, the event attracted a significant crowd from the …
Allen Centennial’s 2022 Harvest Festival: Bountiful and Diverse Celebration
by Ryan J Dostal On October 8th, Allen Centennial’s Harvest Festival celebrated their Wyman Kitchen garden project, which featured Afro-Diasporic, Indigenous, and Hmong crops and gardening styles, with plenty of music, song, and dance. Specific …
Congratulations to AWSS 2022 Heldt Prize Winners! Listen to Their CREECA Lectures Here!
Congratulations to Katalin Fábián, Janet Elise Johnson, and Mara Lazda for winning the 2022 AWSS Heldt prize for Best Book in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Women’s and Gender Studies for their book, Routledge Handbook of …