Julianna Stohs Major(s): Political Science, Economics, and Russian, 2016 Pre-capstone study abroad: Moscow, Russia Capstone study abroad: Almaty, Kazakhstan Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin Q: Tell us about your current work! What do you do and …
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Podcast interview with Polish lecturer Krzysztof Borowski
Polish lecturer talks Polish migration course, teaching Polish on podcast Krzysztof Borowski, Slavic Studies’ new Polish lecturer, was recently featured in a popular Polish-language podcast about life in America called Ameryka i ja (America and Me). …
Interview With José Vergara
Interview: José Vergara (UW Slavic PhD, 2016) about the Czech Poet Ivan Blatný José Vergara is a 2016 PhD alum of Slavic Studies at UW-Madison and is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian at …
Q&A With New GNS+ Lecturer Krzysztof Borowski
GNS+ welcomes one of our newest lecturers Krzysztof Borowski. Krzysztof received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. He specializes in Polish language instruction, Slavic sociolinguistics, and issues of identity in contemporary Poland. What first …
Karen Evans-Romaine Elected President of AATSEEL
Our very own Karen Evans-Romaine has been elected President of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL) and will serve a two-year term. Founded in 1941, AATSEEL exists to advance …
Remembering Jim Bailey
Emeritus James Orville Bailey, Jr. Jim died at the age of 90 on July 20, 2020 in Madison, Wisconsin. He was born in 1929 in La Junta, Colorado, but grew up in California. After graduating …
Remembering Harlan Earl “Mark” Marquess
Professor Emeritus Harlan Earl “Mark” Marquess died on December 12, 2019 at Oakwood Village in Madison, Wisconsin. Mark was born in 1931 in Sheridan, Wyoming, where he graduated from high school. After a period studying …
Alumni Stories: Joshua Dufour
When did you graduate and with what degrees? I attended the UW-Madison in 2013 – 2015 as a graduate student in the CREECA department, which is the Center for Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. …
Russian Flagship Program Marks Ten Years with a $1.3 Million Grant Renewal
The University of Wisconsin–Madison, home to one of the largest and strongest Russian programs in the nation, has received a four-year grant of $1.3 million from the National Security Education Program in the U.S. Department …
Melissa Azari Awarded a Mellon-Wisconsin Fall Fellowship
Melissa Azari received a Mellon-Wisconsin Fellowship for the Fall 2019 semester from the Graduate School of UW-Madison. Melissa is a PhD candidate in the Slavic program of GNS. Her dissertation explores auditory and musical themes …