Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies- REEES

Deadline extended! Applications are still open for the free online Summer Institute for Global Educators, July 26-30, 2021. In-service and pre-service high sch...ool educators in all subject areas are invited to apply, and those who work at Title I districts are especially encouraged to do so. Act 48 credits will be available. The (brief) application can be accessed here: https://ucis.submittable.com//summer-institute-for-global-

Call for applications: ASEEES Graduate Student Essay Prize - Deadline: June 15 The ASEEES Graduate Student Essay Prize was established in 1990 and is awarded for an outstanding essay by a graduate student in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. The winner of the competition receives free roundtrip domestic airfare to and room at the ASEEES Annual Convention and an honorary ASEEES membership for the following year. The prize is presented during the awards presentation at the Annual Convention. For more information and to apply, visit https://www.aseees.org//aseee/graduate-student-essay-prize

Take part in our Russian Studies Career Toolkit Series TOMORROW (Thursday, Jan. 28) at 5pm EST to explore how you can use your Russian studies background in a career in non-profit organizations http://ow.ly/4NhA50DfVae

Calling all students interested in Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia! Tune in this evening at 5pm EST for an information session with our staff to learn more about studying foreign languages, pursuing a certificate, minor or major at REEES: http://ow.ly/EEJe50DfUUU

Interested in ecology and Soviet history? Join us tomorrow (Tuesday), January 26, at 12pm EST for Steppe Irrigation: Water, Rivers, and Canalization in the USSR, a live interview with Maya Peterson and Christopher Ward to discuss the role of water & the environment in the former USSR. http://ow.ly/F3Yt50DfUAZ

The Slavic Reference Service is still accepting applications for Doctoral Student Peer Mentoring.