Ohio State Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies

CSEEES is very pleased to announce that the College of Arts and Sciences has appointed our affiliate faculty members Drs. Matthew Boyd and Diana Sacilowski to Assistant Professors of Teaching. Congratulations to our wonderful colleagues on these well-deserved promotions. We look forward to continuing to work with you both! 🎉

CSEEES Affiliate Faculty Members Receive Promotion to Assistant Professor of Teaching The Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (CSEEES) is very pleased to announce that the College of Arts and Sciences has appointed our affiliate faculty members Drs. Matthew Boyd and Diana Sacilowski to Assistant Professors of Teaching for an initial five-year term starting in the au...

CSEEES would like to congratulate our affiliate faculty member Dr. Philip Gleissner who recently won the 2024 James Beard Media Award for Food Issues and Advocacy! Resilient Kitchens: American Immigrant Cooking in a Time of Crisis, Essays and Recipes was co-edited with Harry Eli Kashdan and is available through Rutgers University Press. The James Beard Awards, established in 1990, are among the most prestigious honors recognizing literature and media in the culinary and food industries.

Book awards are a great honor and recognition in academia. This week, one of our professors received such an award - Dr. Philip Gleissner!

Join us in congratulating Prof. Philip Gleissner with the 2024 James Beard Media Award for a book that he co-edited with Harry Eli Kashdan “Resilient Kitchen: American immigrant cooking in a time of crisis: Essays and recipes (Rutgers University Press).

The James Beard Awards, established in 1990, are among the most prestigious honors recognizing literature and media in the culinary and food industries.

See this link to learn more about Dr. Gleissner's award: https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2024-james-beard-media-award-winners

Voting for the 9th annual Ohioana Readers’ Choice Book Award is now open! CSEEES affiliate faculty member Dr. Robin Judd's book "Between Two Worlds" is one of the finalists that is up for this prestigious award. Voters can choose their favorite from among the thirty-three juried finalists by clicking the link below. The title that receives the most votes overall wins the award. Voting will end July 8th at 3:00 PM EST.

Voting for the 9th annual Ohioana Readers’ Choice Book Award is now OPEN! Choose your favorite from among the thirty-three juried book award finalists. The title that receives the most votes overall wins the award. Voting will end July 8th at 3 pm EST (one vote per IP address - duplicates will be expunged).

Here’s the link to vote: https://survey.typeform.com/to/Cp5NXIqQ

We're looking for a Russian instructor to teach at Columbus International High School! This is a 25% FTE position (10 hours per week) with the instructor teaching fifty-minute classes five days a week during the regular Columbus City Schools District academic calendar plus any needed lesson planning and/or grading. Students learn elementary Russian and engage in other activities relating to the use of Russian language such as language lab activities, watching Russian-language films, and more. Click the link for more details!

Job Opening: Russian Language Instructor for Columbus International High School CSEEES is seeking a new instructor for its Russian language courses taught at Columbus International High School (CIHS). Since August 2011 CSEEES has collaborated with CIHS in offering Russian language instruction to its students as part of our mission as a designated Department of Education Title V...

Calling all K-14 educators! We're excited to announce that registration for our annual professional development workshop is open! In this year's workshop participants will expand their knowledge of how the environment has shaped human history within Eastern Europe and Eurasia. They will also learn about how attitudes towards the environment and natural resources have influenced the actions of the people living in these regions from the past to the present day. This year's workshop will be led by Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle, Professor in the Department of History at Ohio State,

CSEEES Autumn 2024 K-14 Workshop: Exploring the Environmental History of Eastern Europe and Eurasia Register here!

The Midwest Slavic Association is pleased to announce the results of our annual essay competition for 2024. Congratulations to Mikhail Svirin (Miami U.) and Sophie Papp (Ohio State U.) who were our graduate and undergraduate winners this year! Mikhail’s essay has been submitted for consideration to ASEEES' Beth Holmgren Graduate Student Essay Prize, a national level essay competition.

2024 Midwest Slavic Association Essay Competition Results Announced The Midwest Slavic Association is pleased to announce the results of its annual essay competition for 2024. Students were able to submit papers in different formats, from conference papers, to course papers, to dissertation chapters, to master’s theses. Submitted papers covered many different disc...

Get your grills ready for this week's because we are serving up Armenian losh kebabs! These beef and lamb patties that are loaded with delicious herbs and spices are sure to be a favorite.

Armenian Losh Kebab (Lamb Burgers) - Mediterranean Living These lamb burgers are perfect for the grill and will be a tasty step up from regular beef burgers at your barbecue get together.

Looking for a class to fulfill a Graduate Interdepartmental Specialization (GIS) in Second Language Studies or just interested in topics related to bilingualism? Check out SLAVIC 8803!

SLAVIC 8803: Language, Culture, and Cognition: The Bilingual Mind
The study of linguistic relativity (interconnection between language, culture, and cognition) has seen a new turn in the last two decades: the bilingual turn. Almost all academic conferences related to bilingualism and SLA present a panel on language and thought and new studies become available that shed light on our understanding of the intricate interconnection between the two systems. The goal of this seminar is to take a close look at the most recent findings related to the hypotheses in studies on bilingualism.

Congratulations to Dr. Brian Joseph, CSEEES affiliate faculty member and Professor of Linguistics, who was given emeritus status by the OSU Board of Trustees!

Brian Joseph receives emeritus status Linguistics Professor Brian Joseph has been given emeritus status by the OSU Board of Trustees!Congratulations, Brian!

Origins has published a new article by photographer and writer Taylor Dorrell about Paul Robeson, the famous singer and actor who made many visits to the USSR between the 1930s and 1960s. Robeson's visits made a lasting impression on his art and politics. Dorrell's article is a part of Origin's Picturing Black History series.

Paul Robeson in the Soviet Union Between the 1930s and 1960s, the famous singer and actor made many visits to the world’s first socialist country, which made a lasting impression on his art and politics.

In case you missed the news, we're excited to share that seven of our Center and Polish Studies Initiative affiliates were among those who were recently promoted to full professor or associate professor with tenure!

CSEEES Affiliate Faculty Members Receive Promotion and Tenure This week brought many Ohio State faculty members a reason to celebrate as the Board of Trustees approved promotion and tenure recommendations for the Buckeyes listed below. Each has excelled in the areas of teaching, research and creative accomplishments, and service. Interim Executive Vice Preside...

If you're a recent graduate or will be graduating within the next year, don't forget to sign up for CSEEES' Job List! We advertise a wide range of positions where having a degree in East European and Eurasian Studies can be an asset. Sign up below to get on the list!
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We’re serving biezpienmaize (Latvian cheesecake) on this week’s ! This delicious and popular dish can be found all over in Latvia and is perfect if you are needing a quick lunch or snack to tide you over. Try it out by clicking the recipe below!

Latvian cheesecake (biezpienmaize) – Latvian Eats July 2, 2014 Latvian cheesecake (biezpienmaize) Biezpienmaize, literally cottage cheese bread, is my favourite cake in the world. My fondest cake memories are from the high school, when my friends and I would enjoy breaks between classes in the school cafeteria, sitting down for a sizable piece of b...

Looking for a class to take next semester? Consider taking ARTEDUC 5795: Seminar on Topical Issues in Art Education: Populism and Cultural Policy. Taught by Dr. Zülâl Fazlıoğlu Akın this course will focus on arts, culture, and cultural policy in order to understand the emergence and proliferation of far-right populism across Europe.

📚 Ukrainian Book Club’s Next Meeting is June 30th 5pm. Message us to be included in communication.
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та поема «Маруся Чурай» теж Ліна Костенко.

CSEEES would like to congratulate our former FLAS fellow Larkin Cleland who received a Fulbright Hungary Research Award. Larkin plans to study the interconnections of present-day gentrification in the central seventh district of Budapest, Hungary with the area's history as a Jewish ghetto.
Congrats, Larkin! 🎉

Ohio State Announces 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards for Graduating Seniors and Recent Graduates | Undergraduate Fellowship Office May 9, 2024 The Undergraduate Fellowship Office at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce that 15 graduating seniors and recent graduates have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Awardees will study,....

OIA's Global Education Coordinator Ryan Vonderhaar recently interviewed CSEEES' Outreach Coordinator Alicia Baca to learn about the center and its goals to promote the study, knowledge, and teaching of Eastern Europe and Eurasia region and its languages at Ohio State, in the state of Ohio, and beyond. This episode discusses CSEEES' outreach, courses, school partnerships, collaboration with educators, online resources, and other ways to get involved with the center. Check out the podcast below!

Buckeyes Abroadcasts Buckeyes Abroadcasts, an education abroad podcast, has made its official debut.

We've got another tasty appetizer in the works for this week's ! Hermelínová pomazánka is a Czech cheese spread that features Hermelin cheese, finely diced ham, onion, hard-boiled eggs and a little mayo or milk. Try it out for yourself by clicking the link below.

Hermelínová pomazánka – Czech Cheese Spread - Cook Like Czechs Czechs are fans of various spreads, the most popular being the ones made from eggs or fresh garlic. They are spread on bread, rohlíky or housky, typical Czech pastries. The basis of the cheese spread to which this recipe is dedicated is Hermelin, a famous soft-ripened cheese of Czech production. .....

CSEEES would like to congratulate Michael Corsi and Nicholas Seay from the Department of History at Ohio State who were recently named 2024 Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Completion Fellows!
https://aseees.org/news/2024-cohen-tucker-dissertation-completion-fellows-announced/

As we eagerly await the department announcements, we'd like to also congratulate CSEEES affiliate faculty member Dr. Andrea Sims and PSI affiliate Mara Frazier who were promoted to full professor and associate professor with tenure, respectively. Congratulations!! 🎉

Promotion and Tenure Approvals 2024 Promotion and Tenure Approvals 2024 This week brought many Ohio State faculty members a reason to celebrate as the Board of Trustees approved promotion and tenure recommendations for the Buckeyes listed below. Each has excelled in the areas of teaching, research and creative accomplishments, and ser...

Congratulations to our SEELC affiliate faculty member Dr. Alexander Burry who was promoted to full professor as well!

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!

Join us in giving our Dr. Alex Burry a warm congratulations on his promotion from Associate to Full Professor. Dr. Burry is a beloved member of our Department, giving our students new insights into Russian and Slavic literature every semester.

For more information on Dr. Burry and his work, see our 'People' page at https://slavic.osu.edu/people/burry.7.

Check out Dr. Burry's new book, "Legacies of the Stone Guest: The Don Juan Legend in Russian Literature".

You can see other OSU promotion and tenure approvals at the Office of Academic Affairs website.

Congratulations to our other affiliate faculty member Dr. Robin Judd who was also promoted to full professor! 🎉

Congratulations to Professor Robin Judd on her appointment to full Professor of History!

Dr. Judd is a specialist in Jewish, transnational, and gender history, with particular interests in Holocaust studies, the history of antisemitism, the history of religion, the history of leadership, and the history of migration. She is the author of the recently published "Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust" (University of North Carolina Press, 2023) and "Contested Rituals: Circumcision, Kosher Butchering, and German-Jewish Political Life in Germany, 1843-1933" (Cornell University Press). In recognition of her work in Holocaust studies, Governor Dewine appointed her to Ohio’s Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission in 2021. Professor Judd teaches courses on Holocaust studies, modern Jewish history, German history, gender history, and history of migration.
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Congratulations to our affiliate faculty member Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle on being promoted to full professor! 🎉

Congratulations to Nicholas Breyfogle on his appointment to full Professor of History. He is a specialist in the history of Russia/Soviet Union and in global environmental and water history. Breyfogle has also worked extensively in the field of Public History. Since 2007, he has been co-editor of the online magazine/podcast/video channel Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective, http://origins.osu.edu, A Well-Informed People, https://www.aw-ip.org/, and most recently of Picturing Black History, https://www.picturingblackhistory.org/.

In 2022, he was awarded The Herbert Feis Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public History from the American Historical Association. He also received the 2023 Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award from the College of Arts and Sciences.

Congratulations, Professor Breyfogle!

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CSEEES is pleased to share that our outreach coordinator Alicia Baca recently received a Critical Difference for Women Professional Development Grant from The Women's Place at Ohio State. Congrats, Alicia!

On this week’s we are cooking up a treat that can be savory or sweet! Uštipci are fried dough balls that are popular in many of the Balkan countries and can be served with a variety of condiments such as kajmak, ajvar, honey, jam, or others! Check out the link below to try them for yourself!

Uštipci / Fried Dough - The Balkan Hostess No matter what you call them (ustipci, fritule, or priganice), we can all agree they are delicious. Having one of these will take you right back to childhood!

CSEEES would like to extend a well-deserved congratulations to our affiliated students who received their degrees at Spring Commencement on May 5, 2024. We're very proud of you all and it's been a pleasure to work with you during your time here at Ohio State!

Congratulations, Class of 2024! The Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies at The Ohio State University is proud of our affiliated students who received their degrees at Spring Commencement on May 5, 2024:Doctorate:Dr. Christopher Kinley, GIS Student and FLAS Fellow: PhD in History with Graduate Interdisciplinary Sp...

Join us in congratulating Marko Babić who was awarded the Fulbright Slavic Scholar position for spring 2025. Be sure to check back for more information on the course that he will be teaching at Ohio State next academic year.

Babić awarded Fulbright Slavic Scholar position on campus for spring 2025 Marko Babić, researcher and lecturer in the Department of Political Sciences and International Studies of the University of Warsaw, has been named Fulbright Slavic Scholar at Ohio State for spring semester 2025. Babić holds a PhD in political science and DSc (habilitation) in political science and...

It’s starting to get warmer out which means it’s time for some spring/summer gatherings! It’s you’re looking for a side to share at your next event, then try out this week’s recipe, salate de vinete from Romania! This easy-to-make eggplant spread is delicious when served up with some bread.

Eggplant Dip (Salata de Vinete) This Eggplant dip is a traditional Romanian eggplant dip or spread, known as "salata de vinete", made with only 4 ingredients.

The Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies is pleased to announce its two graduate Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship recipients for summer 2024. The FLAS Fellowship program awards fellowships to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students who are enrolled in a course of intensive study that requires both language and area studies expertise over the course of the summer. Congratulations to our graduate fellows and best of luck to you this summer!

Don't miss next week's workshop, "Im/Mobilities at the End of Empire: People and Ideas in Flux," May 16-18, bringing together scholars working on imperial and post-imperial transitions in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states in the Balkans and the Middle East from the nineteenth century through the 1920s. The Mershon Center event is being organized by history professors Yiğit Akın and Theodora Dragostinova. https://mershoncenter.osu.edu/events/im/mobilities-end-empire-people-and-ideas-flux?utm_campaign=asc_marketing-activity_fy24&utm_content=1715258546&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook