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Last weekend, the Slavic Department and our friends at the Slavic Center joined over 700 other runners and walkers at the Love of Languages 5k Run/Walk! Such events give us a chance to celebrate our…
Are you interested in storytelling, filmmaking, language learning, or creative collaboration? Consider participating in the World Language Filmathon! The World Language Filmathon is a collaborative,…
Join Slavic Languages & Literatures staff and students this Wednesday 9/16 at 4:30 to learn about resources, meet peers, and enjoy some Slavic foods!
My summer began with reworking RUS2850 - Other Russias into an 8-week online course. With Dr. Jenny Suchland's blessing, I had the creative freedom to equip students with theories (Foucault was the…
Back to Campus Autumn 2026 with the SEELC!
Welcome back to campus! We hope you will join us for a fantastic year of study by enrolling in one of our many courses below.
It’s been a summer of languages! Siobhán spent the first 8 weeks of the summer taking ASL 1101 (which she found fabulous) before immediately leaving on the last day of the summer semester for…
In May and June Angela Brintlinger was able to spend five weeks in Timișoara, Romania as a guest of West University ( Romanian: Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara; abbreviated UVT). This was her…
The U.S. Russia Foundation (USRF) has awarded a second round of funding for the REEES Think Tank program: “Future- and Career-Readiness in Russian Area Studies”
Congratulations to Dr. Helen Myers on her promotion to Associate Teaching Professor!
Dr. Myers always creates an excellent learning environment for our students and is a steadfast…
Angela Brintlinger, Andrei Cretu, Helen Myers, Emma Pratt, and Larysa Stepanova, whose article “Russian for the Professions: Creating an M.A. Program in the Context of Holistic Foreign Language…
Congratulations to Siobhań for her piece, "The Last Cohort of Russian ETAs," which has been accepted for publication in The Life and Death of Cold War Funding special issue of The Russian…
The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures is pleased to announce that Sunnie has received $15,000 in Departmental Research Grant funding…
Join us in giving a hearty congratulations to our Viktoriia Kim and Kelly Gallagher on their wonderful accomplishment in passing their Candidacy Exams!
As a Lecturer in the Department,…
The Global Arts + Humanities has announced the 2026-27 Society of Fellows. Dr. Yana Hashamova, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor at our Department, has been named Leadership Faculty Fellow…
Congratulations Dr. Angela Brintlinger on this astounding achievement! Thank you for your years of service and your continued dedication to the students, faculty, and all friends and colleagues of…
Congratulations to Dr. Yana Hashamova, who has been named Leadership Faculty Fellow and Mentor of the six Graduate Team Fellows as part of the Global Arts and Humanities Society of Fellows program…
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Collins, who has been given the inaugural “ASC Student Wellbeing Advocate” by the ASC Committee on Student Mental Health and Wellbeing.
Prof. Christa Teston,…
Well done, Andrey!
Wish you continued success and hope you will continue to be a key part of our graduate student community. Keep up the good work!
Congratulations to Alex Burry, who has been granted the prestigious Award for Distinguished Service by the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages.…
We hope you will join us in congratulating two of our graduate students, Marge Stafford and Lejla Veskovic, and one undergraduate Russian Major, Tobey Rubin, on their recent achievements!
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The SEELC would like to acknowledge and congratulate our very own Russian Major, Tobey Rubin, on becoming a Civil Disourse Fellow for the upcoming Spring 2026 Civil Discourse for Citizenship…
This award is “Ohio State’s highest recognition of the exceptional teaching provided by graduate students serving as Graduate Teaching Associates.” Mykyta will receive a $2000 award and be honored at…
The Department of Slavic and Eastern European Languages and Cultures is excited to welcome a new incoming faculty, Dr. Ana Cohle, who will be joining us in August 2026 as a Visiting Assistant…
Congratulations to Dr. Jenny Suchland, who has been selected for the National Humanities Select Summer Residency program! This is a wonderful honor and opportunity for Dr. Suchland, who will be able…
Congratulations to Alex Burry, who has been granted the prestigious Award for Distinguished Service by the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages.…
Plan Ahead for 2026!
Build your Summer and Fall schedules by checking out the Slavic Department's course offerings for Summer and Autumn.
Whether you want to study Russian or Polish, or…
Heartiest congratulations to our very own Graduate Students, Michelle Verbitskaya and Mykyta Tyshchenko, whose Ukrainian textbook proposal has passed stage 1 in the reviewing process for the Language…
Check out the Scholarship and Grant Opportunities available through the CLLC for Graduate and Undergraduate students
🌍CLLC Undergraduate Study Abroad Grants
🌎ALI Study Abroad and…
Want a leg up in your studies? Get your GE credits or study that one course you haven't been able to fit in your schedule.
Join the SEELC this Summer in one of our online courses! Maybe you…
Congratulations to Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang on her new co-edited special issue of The Slavic Review On Black Life and Blackness in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Societies AND her…
Happy New Year from the SEELC! As the new semester nears, we hope you share our excitement in preparing for another year of shared learning experiences.
As part of the new semester, we…
This was a semester to celebrate the brilliance of our graduate students at the SEELC!
Congratulations to all our newly-minted ABDs: Enes Tastan, Michelle Verbitskaya, Siobhán Seigne, and…
We at the SEELC believe we have the best students at The Ohio State University! Most students in our Russian Language Majors have a second major, or add minors in a wide range of fields. Their…
Join us in congratulation two of our very own faculty members, Dr. Dima Arzyutov and Dr. Yana Hashamova, as well as our Chair Dr. Angela Brintlinger, who we thank for continuing to help make our…
This October, we had the pleasure of welcoming the SEELC Alumni Council for their annual campus visit. During their visit, three of the Alumni Council's members, Natalie Mauser-Carter, Kenneth…
Need to enroll in a language class? Do you need to fulfill your GE requirements, or simply want to enhance your education by learning another language? See our schedule below and sign up today! …
On October 22nd, we had the pleasure of joining our friends and colleagues at the Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, the…
Applications to the 2026 CLS (Critical Language Study) Program are open!
Take advantage of this this amazing opportunity for intensive language study over the summer…
My summer has been a well-balanced mix of teaching, research, reconnecting with colleagues from my previous studies, and spending time with family and friends.
Dear friends and colleagues!
We invite you to read our 2025 SEELC Newsletter, featuring the Letter from the Chair Dr. Angela Brintlinger below.
Thank you for all your support and…
Join your friends and colleagues at the Department of Slavic and East European Languages this semester at our upcoming events! Don’t miss the 15th Annual Oulanoff Lecture, the beloved spring…
Congratulations to our Graduate Student and GTA Kelly Gallagher for publishing her first article, “Gender, Selfhood, and Power in Zamiatin’s We,” this week! We are always proud to see our…
Dr. Tuxbury-Gleissner, as part of an interdisciplinary team from the Colleges of Engineering and Arts and Sciences, has received a 2025 Battelle Engineering, Technology and Human Affairs (BETHA)…
Join us in congratulating our Professor Emeritus Dr. Brian Joseph, who has been honored with a Brian D. Joseph Chair in Classics, recently established and made possible through the generosity of a…
Join us in extending a warm congratulations to Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang for her appointment to The Ohio State University Press Board! This appointment is well-deserved and we hope it provides…
CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. DIMA ARZYUTOV AND DR. PHILIP TUXBURY-GLEISSNER FOR THEIR RECENT PUBLICATIONS!
See Dr. Arzyutov’s most recent article, “Rooting in the Subterranean:…
Our students drive our passion for education, community, and shared learning experiences. When students are passionate and engaged, we know that they will leave the classroom as more…
Be sure to support the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies in their Buckeye Funder campaign!
Learn more and donate at the Buckeye Funder site today
Founded 60 years…
The Slavic Department invites you to join us in extending a heartfelt and well-deserved congratulations to two of our faculty members today, Dr. Alisa Lin and Dr. Philip Tuxbury-Gleissner on their…
Happy Summer! The Summer Adventure Series at the Slavic Department returns with our first edition, featuring our very own Dr. Laura Siragusa.
Dr. Siragusa attended the The 2025…
The faculty, students, and staff at Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures offer Dr. Brintlinger the warmest congratulations on being named the 2024‑25 Harlan Hatcher Arts…
Join Slavic/Theatre 3711 for a brief presentation of the scenes they have worked on this semester!
Today, April 18th, at 2:00pm in 350 Theatre, Film, and Media Arts Building
Congratulations to Dr. Lin on the publishing of her new book: Theatrical Consciousness: The Actor’s Mind in Russian Modernism - Make sure you pick up your copy today!
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Thank you to everyone who came out to our Spring Tea Celebration on Monday! There was a great turnout and plenty of great food and treats.
Congratulations to all the winners of many…
We extend a heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Hashamova for this tremendous achievement! The SEELC is grateful to have her with us and hope we can continue benefit from her hard work and dedication…
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Captain James Connell (MA ’69, PhD ’73), alumnus of the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures and member of the…
Join us for lively Ukrainian language sessions! Open to all levels, from beginners to fluent and native speakers.
Starting January 15h in Crane Cafe. Contact Mykyta Tyshchenko (tyshchenko.1…
Welcome Professor Marko Babić, the 2025 Slavic Fulbright Scholar from Poland to OSU!
In the cross-listed course Polish/International Studies 5196, Prof. Babić and students will…
Sign up for our 1 credit, 1st-session Russian Grammar Crash-Course this Spring with Dr. Larysa Stepanova! This course will give students an opportunity to refresh or simply strengthen their…
Are you interested in Russian-language research in Indigenous and Queer Studies? Then the project The Right to Write might be the right place for you! We are looking for a team of six…
On September 27, Michelle Verbitskaya, a PhD student and graduate teaching assistant, received the Teacher of the Year award from the Florida Foreign Language Association (FFLA). Michelle has worked…
The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures recently had the pleasure of hosting two fantastic scholars for two of our annual lectures. On September 9th, Dr. Victoria Donovan…
Mark your calendars! We have some exciting events coming up in the next few months that you won't want to miss.
September 27th we are being joined by Dr. Edyta Bojanowska for the annual Hongor…
Over the summer CSEEES’ outreach coordinator Alicia Baca and SEELC Assistant Professor of Teaching Dr. Diana Sacilowski spent time in Poland conducting research for personal projects as well as…
We have another Summer Adventure to share! This time we feature Dr. Dima Arzyutov and his European travels. Check out Dr. Arzyutov's story below and be sure to sign up for his course this Autumn -…
We have another Summer Adventure to share! This time, from Michelle Verbitskaya, one of our Ph.D. students.
Check out her story below:
For the 8th year this June, I taught at the…
Good afternoon and happy almost-August!
To get you in the learning mood for the new semester, check out this recording of the CUFPI Book Talk: "Resilient Kitchens".
Here Dr. Philip…
Welcome back to the Summer Adventure Series at the SEELC of The Ohio State University!
This Summer has been filled with so many exciting adventures already, and this week we are…
Hello and welcome back to another Summer Adventure story!
Today, we are featuring Dr. Philip Gleissner and his wonderful trip to Czechia. Check out his story below, and be sure to stay cool…
Welcome back to another installation of our Summer Adventure Series! Today we are featuring one of our Graduate Students - Siobhán Seigne and her time this Summer studying in Sofia, Bulgaria…
Looking for a course that explores the excitement and drama of the Space Race? Sign up for Slavic 3333: The Soviet Space Age today! This online course fulfills your GEs (Foundation: Historical and…
Welcome once again to the next installation of our Summer Adventure Series! While we are excited for the Autumn Semester to begin, there is still so much time for fun, learning,…
Today we extend a congratulations to one of our students, Liz McBean, who has been hired as Visiting Lecturer in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at Bowdoin College starting next month…
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The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures will see two employees hired last Spring, Joe Ernst and Daniel Pavlovski, continue on in their work this Summer and into the Fall…
We have several exciting course offerings this Fall! Russian 2850 and Slavic 3800 are great courses that fulfill your GE requirements, while Slavic 4530 fulfills Russian and German major…
Book awards are a great honor and recognition in academia. Last month, one of our professors received such an award - Dr. Philip Gleissner! The James Beard Awards, established in 1990, are among the…
In preparation for teaching my new course, Other Russias, in the Autumn, I read Yuri Rytkheu’s When the Whales Leave (translated by Ilona Yazhbin Chavasse).
The…
We would like to extend a hearty congratulations to one of our faculty members, Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang, who has been appointed as the next Kenneth E. Naylor Professor of South Slavic Culture. Deans…
We have another story to share in our Summer Adventure Series! This time we hear from Dr. Laura Siragusa, who attended a series of talks in Bordeaux, France. See Dr. Siragusa's story below: "I…
The SEELC is honored to announce that the College of Arts and Sciences has appointed two of our faculty members, Dr. Matthew Boyd and Dr. Diana Sacilowski as assistant teaching professors in SEELC…
Introducing our "Summer Adventures Series"! We have asked students and faculty to share with us their activities and escapades this summer. These stories show how we stay engaged and excited about…
Interested in learning more about Albana? Check out the article below from the Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies to learn more!
The Center for Slavic, East European and…
At the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, we believe we have some of the best faculty at the University. Today, we have another reason to celebrate that fact!
We invite you to join us in congratulating our graduate students who have worked so hard over the last few years, finally reaching a crucial milestone in their studies:
We want to give a special thank you to all those who came to the annual Slavic Spring Tea this semester!
Each Spring we celebrate the hard work of our students, and recognize several with the…
In the first days of April, 2024, the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures had the pleasure of receiving two of our Alumni Advisory Council members - Kenneth…
On April 1st, 2024 the Twenty-Sixth Annual Kenneth E. Naylor Memorial Lecture in South Slavic Linguistics met at the Faculty Club to celebrate and continue the scholarly tradition of the late great…
This week saw the Slavic Spring Talent Show, also known as "Kapustnik", feature Slavic Department students showing off their creative talents. Each semester, language students at the Department…
The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures extends our warmest congratulations to our Ph.D. student, Sofia Bachman!
Sofia continues to be an integral part of the…
Associate professor Sunnie Rucker-Chang (DSEELC and AAAS) was awarded a grant in the amount of $113,318 from the US Russia Foundation to support the project “Capacity and Equity Building in…
Here at the Slavic Department we are constantly striving to create and sustain global connections between people, institutions, and cultures. This spring, one of the Department's Senior Lecturers…
We would like to congratulate Siobhan for her continued excellence in the Department, and we are very happy to see the Felice M. Grad Scholarship be awarded to her. Siobhan Seigne is a Ph.D…
In 2024-25, Ohio State’s Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures department will offer FIRST YEAR UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE, taught by Mykyta Tyshchenko. The autumn course will run under the…
Lejla Veskovic is a Ph.D. student at the Department of Slavic and East European Languages & Cultures, and we welcome you to congratulate her on winning this award!
The Armed Conflicts and Im…
The 13th annual Undergraduate Olympiada of Spoken Russian took place on Sunday, February 25th at The College of Wooster. Over 20 students from four colleges and universities in Ohio competed in…
The Department of Slavic and East European Languages welcomes our visiting Fulbright Slavic Award scholar Angieszka Poczta-Wajda.
We are so excited to work with Agnieszka as she teaches…