Mark Andryczyk Received Peterson Literary Fund’s Translated Book Award: Mark Andryczyk (Associate Research Scholar, Ukrainian Studies Program) received the 2023 Translated Book Award from the Peterson Literary Fund for his translation of Volodymyr Rafeyenko’s Mondegreen.

Alexander Cooley and Joseph Stiglitz Received Columbia Provost Faculty Awards: Alexander Cooley (Claire Tow Professor of Political Science, Barnard College) received a Dialogue Across Differences seed grant from the Office of the Provost for the project “Academic Upheaval in a Time of Geopolitical Conflict,” co-led with V. Page Fortna. Joseph Stiglitz (University Professor) received a Bollinger Convenings Grant from the Office of the Provost for the project “Saving Journalism,” co-led with Anya Schiffrin (Senior Lecturer in Discipline of International and Public Affairs).

The University of Tetova Recognized Tanya Domi for Human Rights Advocacy: Tanya Domi (Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs) received recognition for her human rights advocacy from the University of Tetova in North Macedonia at an international conference, “The Future of the Western Balkans after the Russian Aggression on Ukraine,” organized by the University’s Center for Peace and Transcultural Communication.

Anna Frajlich’s My Father’s Name Shortlisted for Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize: Anna Frajlich (Senior Lecturer, Emerita, Department of Slavic Languages) was shortlisted for the Encounter Prize for her poetry collection, My Father’s Name. The prize is awarded by the Canadian charitable, non-profit organization Ukrainian Jewish Encounter, in cooperation with Ukraine’s NGO “Publishers Forum” (Lviv, Ukraine). My Father’s Name (Imię ojca) was translated from the Polish into Ukrainian by prominent Ukrainian writer Vasyl Makhno.

Rebecca Kobrin Named to Columbia Task Force on Antisemitism: Rebecca Kobrin (Russell and Bettina Knapp Associate Professor of American Jewish History; Co-Director, Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies) was named to the Columbia Task Force on Antisemitism, “formed to address the harmful impact of rising antisemitism on Columbia’s Jewish community and to ensure that protection, respect, and belonging extends to everyone.”

Agnieszka Legutko Received Two Teaching Awards: Agnieszka Legutko, (Senior Lecturer in Yiddish) received a 2024 Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching and a 2024 Lenfest Distinguished Faculty Award for her “exceptional record of teaching and mentoring students . . . and her contributions to the ongoing success and expansion of the Yiddish language program at Columbia.”

Matthew Murray Appointed to Ukrainian NACP Head Selection Commission: The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers approved Matthew Murray (Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs) as a member of the Selection Commission for the post of Head of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention. ◆