We invite you to join us in congratulating two of our graduate students who have worked so hard over the last few years, finally reaching a crucial milestone in their studies!

Randall Rowe defended his dissertation, Mediated Social Hierarchies and Gender & Sexuality in the Russian Federation this last Fall, and his Ph.D. will be conferred this Spring.

Randall received his M.A. in Russian and Slavic Studies from New York University in 2014 and his B.A. in Russian, Michigan State University, 2009.

 

Andrey Ridling will be the first Russian For the Professions M.A. student to graduate from our program! Andrey passed his exams this Spring, writing on the Thaw, Socialist Realism, and completing translations of Russian texts.

Andrey received his B.A., University of South Carolina in Russian language, literature, and culture; Comparative Literature before joining us here at Ohio State.

 

Please give Randall and Andrey a warm congratulations on their outstanding achievements!