Graham Shunk, a high school senior from North Carolina and exchange alumnus of the National Security Languages Initiative for Youth (NLSI-Y) program, is currently a finalist for NASA’s Grow Beyond Earth competition and has designed one …
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NSLI-Y students maintain motivation to advance Russian proficiency in the digital classroom, imagine Russian as part of a career
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 …
Opportunity: CREECA is Recruiting for NSLI-Y Pushkin Summer Institute in Daugavpils, Latvia
CREECA is recruiting a Resident Director and an Assistant Resident Director for the NSLI-Y Pushkin Summer Institute Abroad in Daugavpils, Latvia. Both positions run from June 21-August 8, 2020. Complete information, including how to apply, …
TA in Writing – 2019 Pushkin summer Institute at UW-Madison
The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia—with funding from the Brittingham Trust—seeks two graduate teaching assistants with a passion for literature and prior experience with teaching composition for the 2019 Pushkin Summer Institute …
Pushkin Scholars: Recreating the Knowledge and Friendship of Alexander Pushkin’s Lyceum Years
In fall 2017, UW-Madison welcomed its first cohort of “Pushkin Scholars.” This program, open to alumni of the STARTALK Pushkin Summer Institute, a summer intensive pre-college program, provides priority consideration for financial support for students …
Assistant to the On-Site Director at the Pushkin Summer Institute
The Pushkin Summer Institute (PSI) is an intensive pre-college summer program aimed at high-school students from underrepresented communities. Our unique, five-week program combines the intensive study of Russian language, culture, and civilization with residential living …
Residential Counselor at the Pushkin Summer Institute
Residential counselors play in integral role in the success of the PSI program. Counselors live with program participants in a UW-Madison residence hall, eat meals with participants in the dining halls, provide language support during …
Teaching Assistant in Writing (Pushkin Summer Institute at UW-Madison)
2018 PUSHKIN SUMMER INSTITUTE at UW-MADISON Teaching Assistants in Writing The Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia—with funding from the Brittingham Trust—seeks two graduate teaching assistants with a passion for literature and prior …
Anya Nesterchouk Takes on New Role in the Pushkin Summer Institute
In January 2018, Anna (Anya) Nesterchouk began her new role as Program Coordinator and On-Site Director for the Pushkin Summer Institute (PSI) at UW-Madison. Nesterchouk, a lecturer in the English as a Second Language (ESL) …
JOB: 2018 Pushkin Summer Institute at UW-Madison Seeks Residential Counselors
RC Announcement 2018 The Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia and the Dept. of German, Nordic, and Slavic seek responsible hard-working, outgoing, friendly, and mature undergraduate students with a passion for Russian and …