In Memoriam Sandra Arfa, Director of the UW-Madison English as a Second Language program, died on May 5, 2022. Sandy was a core member of the UW-Madison Partnership with Nazarbayev University, lending her expertise to …
War on Ukraine
UW students continue fundraising, awareness campaigns in response to war in Ukraine
As the estimates of refugees and displaced persons in Ukraine continue to grow, humanitarian organizations have increasingly needed more supplies to respond to the crisis. Across Western Ukraine, strangers have welcomed fellow Ukrainians fleeing violence …
Donation Drive for Ukraine
Former CREECA PA Emily Gams (former Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine) is organizing a donation drive to support people in Ukraine. The CREECA office will serve as one of several donation drop-off locations. Please read …
Madison community rallies in solidarity to condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine
CREECA affiliates–from students to Wisconsin Russia Project postdoctoral scholars to university faculty and staff–have been gathering to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine and show support for the people of Ukraine. A student-led protest took …
CREECA’s Statement on Russia’s War on Ukraine
The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) condemns Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified, and inhumane invasion of Ukraine. There is no justification for Russia to conduct military actions in Ukraine, and all purported rationales …
UW faculty offer expertise on Putin’s war on Ukraine in media and outreach
Leading up to and amid Putin’s war on Ukraine, UW faculty members have been lending their expertise on Russia, Ukraine, and other post-Soviet states to various news outlets, including Paul Castañeda Dower (Agricultural and Applied …