by Masha Udensiva-Brenner | May 26, 2026 | ECEC, Faculty, News, Read
We are pleased to announce that Małgorzata Mazurek (Associate Professor of Polish Studies) will be the new Co-Deputy Director of our East Central European Center starting on July 1, 2026. Mazurek joined Columbia’s Department of History in 2014. She specializes in the...
by Masha Udensiva-Brenner | May 21, 2026 | Faculty, News, Read, Russia, Ukraine, War in Ukraine
In an article for “Just Security,” Matthew Murray argues that building a sustainable peace in Ukraine will require de-oligarchizing and dismantling Russia’s wartime economy and creating a new economic security architecture for Europe. Murray warns that...
by Masha Udensiva-Brenner | May 15, 2026 | News, Read, Spotlights, Student Spotlight
Jordan Dickens is recipient of the Harriman Junior Fellowship and winner of the 2026 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Master’s SynThesis competition. What region/topics are you focusing on at the Harriman Institute? My studies have focused on the history of...
by Masha Udensiva-Brenner | May 12, 2026 | Awards, Faculty, News, Read
A warm congratulations to Rebecca Kobrin (Russell and Bettina Knapp Associate Professor of American Jewish History), who received the Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching! This award is given to faculty and graduate student instructors who have significantly...
by Masha Udensiva-Brenner | Apr 30, 2026 | Awards, MARS-REERS, News, Read, Student
We’re so proud of our student Jordan Dickens (MARS-REERS ’26) for winning first place in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 2026 Master’s SynThesis competition for his thesis “Better Not to Think About It?: The AIDS Epidemic, Perestroika,...
