by Katrina Papouskaya | Jul 23, 2026 | Faculty, News, Read
Aziza Shazarova will be a 2026-27 Faculty Visitor at the Institute for Ideas and Imagination (II&I) in Paris. She will conduct archival research at the Bibliothèque nationale de France on previously unstudied waqf deeds established by women in Islamic Central Asia...
by Katrina Papouskaya | Jul 15, 2026 | Awards, News, Read
We would like to congratulate Frank Sysyn, a member of our Ukrainian Studies Program Advisory Board, on receiving the 2026 ASEEES Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies Award. Sysyn is a Professor of History and Classics and Director...
by Katrina Papouskaya | Jul 13, 2026 | Balkans, Faculty, News, Read, Uncategorized
Albania has entered its second month of civic demonstrations, now widely known in the media as the “Flamingo Revolution.” The protests are among the largest in recent decades. They began over environmental concerns but have since evolved into a broader movement...
by Katrina Papouskaya | Jul 8, 2026 | Faculty, News, Read
Matthew Murray has been appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board of Energoatom, the state-owned Ukrainian nuclear energy company responsible for operating the country’s nuclear power plants and generating more than half of its electricity. At Energoatom, his...
by Katrina Papouskaya | Jul 6, 2026 | Faculty, News, Read, Russia
Kimberly Marten published an article, “Could European Business Norms Have Led to the Greening of Russia? The Example of Nornickel” in Europe-Asia Studies. She argues that even highly polluting companies in Russia have changed their policies in response to...
