News

We Congratulate Dr. Alexander Burry on his Promotion to Full Professor!
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!
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Congratulations to Our Graduating Students!
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:
Randall Rowe,…
The Slavic Department Awards Graduate and Undergraduate Students, recognizing hard work and funding future 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…

Alumni Visit Slavic Department and Other Alumni Updates
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…

The Twenty-Sixth Annual Kenneth E. Naylor Memorial Lecture feat. Bojan Belić (University of Washington)
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…
The 2024 Spring Talent Show "Kapustnik" Featured Fantastic Fun, Fabulous Food, and Outstanding Performances
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…

Sofia Bachman Wins the Fulbright U.S. Student Open Study/Research Award
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…

Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang Awarded "Capacity and Equity Building in Russian Studies" Grant
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…

Faculty Member Connects Student to Slovene Rock Stars
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…