2017-2018

Russian as a Second Language
Study Russian in Russia, Ukraine, or Kyrgyzstan

Russian as a Second Language (RSL) program packages are designed for flexibility to suit almost any need or interest. Study for a week or a year. Choose the bustling streets of Moscow or the rugged hills of Kyrgyzstan. Take advanced courses or start with the basics. Home Stays and TORFL Testing are optionally available. SRAS also has a range of programs that offer RSL with other subject courses. With SRAS, it's all up to you.

7th Midwest Greek Linguistics Workshop

Friday, March 2nd
9:30 am – 5:30 pm, Stuart 104 & Classics 110

Free and open to the public.

Keynote speaker: Prof. Vassilios Spyropoulos (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

The Art of Being in Exile: Alienation & Liberation

7th Annual History of Art Graduate Student Conference, University of California, Riverside

May 19, 2018

CALL FOR PAPERS

The University of California, Riverside’s Art History Graduate Student Association is pleased to announce the seventh annual AHGSA Conference. The Art of Being in Exile: Alienation & Liberation will be held in Riverside on Saturday, May 19, 2018.

Voices of Experience: The Value of Foreign Languages in the Working World

An Alumni Panel Discussion

Six Northwestern alumni will speak on how their foreign languages skills and interest in other cultures influenced their undergraduate and graduate studies and professional careers.

Voices of Experience: Our Panelists

Ambassadors Ian Kelly and David Bakradze discuss their diplomatic collaborations between the US and Georgia. A short commentary video on the topic from Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota will also be shown.

Ian Kelly is the Ambassador of the United States to Georgia; former spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State and Director of the Office of Russian Affairs in Washington, D.C.

David Bakradze, Ambassador of Georgia to the United States and former State Minister of Georgia for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration.

Mon, May 14, 2018

Merhabalar,

The room for tomorrow's Turkish Circle event has been confirmed to be Pick 016. As a reminder, we will meet at 4:00pm and will be joined by Prof. Dr. Ufuk Kocabaş of Istanbul University. His talk will be titled "Dünyada ve Türkiye’de Sualtı Arkeolojisi."

Distinguished Visiting Professor of Humanities, #00064876
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP
College of Arts, Sciences, and Business

Application Deadline
Posted until filled, with review of applications to begin on March 5, 2018

Please join us Friday, February 23 for the Interdisciplinary Approaches to Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia (REECA) workshop!

The paper topic is:

"Я Сама, Фотка Себя: The Selfie as Domestic Politics and Practice in Russia"

Description/abstract:

Informality, informal or shadow economies, with a specific focus on the former USSR region (Southern Caucasus or Central Asia)
Dublin City University (www.dcu.ie) is a research-intensive, globally-engaged, dynamic institution consistently positioned in the rankings of the world’s top young universities.  Dublin City University is ranked in the top 150 in the world for politics and international relations by both the QS and Shanghai world rankings.

CFP: "Science Fiction and Communism"
When:  May 26 - 27, 2018
Where:  American University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria) Abstract deadline: February 23, 2018 Acceptance responses will be send out by March 9, 2018