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 International Electoral Observers (IEO) - Training

Open and legitimate elections are at the basis of both sustainable development and effective democracy. Actions supporting the right to participate in genuine elections can play a major role in sustaining peace, security and conflict prevention. This support takes the form of electoral assistance projects and election observation missions, all activities that requires skilled and trained observers.

THE PROGRAMME

September in Svaneti: Mountains and Towers of the Caucasus
A John Graham Invitational Cultural Tour to West Georgia
Saturday, Sept. 23rd - Sunday, Oct. 1st

Arts & Artisans of Georgia
A John Graham Invitational Cultural Tour to East Georgia
Monday, Oct. 1st - Friday, Oct. 13th

Students and scholars working in the South Caucasus can find several resources and funding opportunities through the American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC):

· Opportunities for funding
· Calls for papers
· Libraries and archives
· Employment opportunities
· Research links
· Publications
· Events
· Curricular Materials
· Videos of conference presentations

See: http://arisc.org/?page_id=72

Yiddish Dictionary

In 2002, Yiddish lexicography took a step forward with the publication of the Dictionnaire yiddish-français by Yitskhok Niborski and Bernard Vaisbrot. But for students of Yiddish not fluent in French, using this dictionary requires looking up the definitions in a French dictionary.  Now we are proud to announce that an English version of this dictionary is now available from Indiana University Press.

Access is via the Database Trials page .

This Trial is through March 31, 2017.

The Pulitzer Center is collaborating with the New York Times Op-Docs and the Tribeca Film Institute on a documentary filmmaker pitch. Two opportunities are now open: one for professional filmmakers from around the world and another for Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium students.

The deadline for applications is on Monday, March 27, 2017, at 11:59pm EST. Three student finalists will be selected to present their projects at The New York Times building in New York City on April 25, 2017, as part of the Tribeca Film Festival.

A doctoral student in Human Resource Development at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is conducting a study on Serbian engineering and science professors in order to explore the potential for increasing research collaboration between these Serbian professors in the U.S. and colleagues in Serbia.

The Clancy Lab at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign is part of an international study on women’s health with Jagiellonian University in Kraków. The goal is to understand some of the things that affect menstrual cycles, reproduction, and bone health. For this project they will be looking at hormones, physical activity levels, diet, and genetic markers in women in Polish and Polish American women.

The University of Chicago annually recognizes and honors tenure-track and tenured faculty in the Biological Sciences, Divinity School, Humanities, Institute for Molecular Engineering, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences for sustained exemplary graduate student teaching and mentoring. Graduate students in these divisions wishing to nominate a faculty member should work with their department/committee/program to compile a nomination packet by March 30, 2017.

For more information, click here.

In celebration of their twelfth season, join John Graham Tours for a cultural trip through the Caucasus.

Learn more at the links below: 

Ancient Christianity in Armenia and Georgia: A Culture Tour 
May 30th  -  June 10th, 2017

Colchis & Svaneti: Discover Georgia Tour
June 12th - 25th, 2017
      

The American Research Institute of the South Caucasus has put together an online web space to enhance opportunities for communication between scholars of the region. This space provides an opportunity to discuss research, funding opportunities, chances to participate in conferences, and so forth.