Jennifer Byrne recently completed a seven-month Boren Graduate Fellowship in Riga, Latvia, preparing her for a career in public diplomacy. The fellowship provided the opportunity for her to spend a year in Latvia with a goal of improving her fluency in both Russian and Ukrainian while studying Russian propaganda, disinformation, and media censorship. A Tucker-Cohen… Read more »
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IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholars Program supporting second cohort
Republished from News at IU An Indiana University program that supports Ukrainian scholars and their research has been so successful that IU has agreed to support a second cohort of scholars for the next academic year. The IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholars Program started with an agreement in June 2022 to support up to 20 scholars after… Read more »
IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholars Program supporting second cohort
An Indiana University program that supports Ukrainian scholars and their research has been so successful that IU has agreed to support a second cohort of scholars for the next academic year. The IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholars Program started with an agreement in June 2022 to support up to 20 scholars after Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022. Support was so… Read more »
Jeta Loshaj analyzes Kosovo, Albania aspirations for unification
Indiana University is well known for its Russian and East European Studies program, which is what drew Jeta Loshaj to Indiana from her home country of Kosovo. The program is offered by the Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute in the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. “I always planned… Read more »
Minja Petrovic advocates for educational policy reform in Eastern Europe
Minja Petrovic always wanted to be a teacher. She spent her undergraduate years in her home country of Serbia at the University of Kragujevac School of Education. After spending a semester in Hungary as an exchange student, her path shifted, eventually leading her to the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. Petrovic… Read more »
Kyle Tucker wins prestigious fellowship for nuclear policy, peace & security
Hamilton Lugar School (HLS) graduate Kyle Tucker has been named as a fall 2023 Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow, placing him in a highly selective program where he will spend a year as a researcher for a think tank or NGO (non-governmental organization) in Washington, D.C. Tucker says he would have become a teacher if… Read more »
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: 1-Year Anniversary Panel Discussion
WFIU Noon Edition live broadcast Friday, February 24 IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies Shreve Auditorium Join us for a live broadcast of WFIU’s Noon Edition on the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Host Bob Zaltsberg and a panel of experts will discuss the year since the invasion, the ramifications… Read more »
IU Hamilton Lugar School to host a teach-in on Russia’s attack on Ukraine
Events organized by Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University will host teach-in events March 1-3 on Russia’s attack on Ukraine featuring experts from Indiana University, the Hamilton Lugar School, and Ukraine. All events, organized by the Robert F. Byrnes Russian and… Read more »
IU Hamilton Lugar School hosts panel discussion on Russia-Ukraine tensions
The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University will host a Zoom panel discussion on Friday, February 4, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST focused on the current Russia-Ukraine tensions. On the Brink: Diplomacy or War for Ukraine? will feature experts from Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies,… Read more »