This event will NOT take place on December 4th as originally scheduled. The event will have to me moved to a new date in Spring 2024 semester. Thank you for your understanding and please watch this space for scheduling update. … Read more
This panel discussion will examine the consequences of Russia's war against Ukraine on global food security. International experts from Ukraine and UNC faculty will share their insights and expertise on this pressing matter. Oleg Nivievskyi is the founder of the … Read more
Interested in researching or teaching abroad after graduation or as part of your current graduate studies? Join the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs for a virtual information session on Monday, April 17 at 3 p.m. to learn … Read more
The field that is now referred to as “Slavic Studies,” “Slavic and East European Studies,” or “Slavic East European, and Eurasian Studies” emerged in the 1940s with Russia at its core. As geopolitical realities changed, so did the components of … Read more
Join us for a special discussion on education and resilience in wartime with displaced Ukrainian teachers in the United States and those still teaching in Ukraine, including in the Russian-occupied territories. The panelists will talk about the challenges they and … Read more
First migrating from northwest China to Russian Central Asia after the suppression of the Dungan Revolt (1862–1877) under the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, the Dungan people boast a rich oral tradition, which served as an important breeding ground for the development … Read more
Join the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies and a representative from the Boren Scholarship Program to hear more about the Boren Awards, which provide funding to U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study a wide range of … Read more
On March 6, 2022, only several days after Russia waged its war against Ukraine, the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill stated that this war “has not a physical, but metaphysical meaning.” Indeed, Putin’s metaphysical ideas about the world … Read more
Ambassador Kent D. Logsdon currently serves as the US Ambassador to Moldova. Prior to that, he served as Deputy Head of the US Embassy Mission in Berlin, Germany, serving as Chargé d’Affaires from January 2017 to May 2018. His previous … Read more
This presentation provides a feminist analysis of the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s precarious livelihoods and the lack of multi-dimensional empowerment in Uzbekistan due to a market-driven economy, liberalization and neoliberalism – structures that are ill-prepared to deal … Read more
