"...public diplomacy and international broadcasting are fundamental to our national security." Mark Pomar has a new piece in the AFSA #FSJ discussing the role media played during the Cold War and how tools like Voice of America & Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty could be used today. afsa.org/broadcasting-b…

The New Europe College and the Centre for Advanced Study announce a Call for Applications for their joint programme to support scholars from the regions affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine (Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, etc.). Deadline June 15 cas.bg/en/sustaining-…

What role have parties played in Mongolia's unexpected transition to and consolidation of democracy? I argue in this chapter for Routledge Books that parties allowed coordination 1/2 taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/…

Academics to their students: “Write clearly and concisely” Academics to their editors: “Complexity and Crisis in a Time of Complex Crisis: Unpacking the Complexities of Crisis Within Conditions of Crisis-Induced Complexity.”

Dissertation grant opportunity! The Duolingo Dissertation Grant program is offering 7 grants this year: 5 in second language learning , 1 in early English literacy, and 1 in elementary math. Applications due 5/31. More info: docs.google.com/document/d/1CE…

Hey, have you checked out The Slavic Connexion's new page? It's full of insightful articles written by the REE studies community, including the latest by Moscow resident Dmitry Tockman on why some Russians condone the war. slavx.org/read

Rare job opening at the Strauss Center!!!

ICYMI: CREEES/DSES Alum Bianna Golodryga gave an inspiring, funny, and beautifully moving UT Liberal Arts Commencement address. You can view it here: vimeo.com/824200827?shar…

Thank you again UT Liberal Arts for the opportunity to address such an incredible crowd. This speech is deeply personal and means a lot to me. If you have a moment to watch, you’ll understand why. It was also important that I include Evan Gershkovich’s wrongful detention. 🙏🏻🤘

Congratulations to CES FLAS Fellows Misha Simanovskyy🕯️🕯️🕯️ and Nick Acevedo for being named, respectively, as an AY 2023-24 Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellow and an AY 2023-24 Brumley Next Generation Undergraduate Scholar by UT's Strauss Center!

Job opportunity: ned.org/about/jobs/#op… Thanks, Aleksej Demjanski!

Що, крім незнання французької, завадило Володимиру Путіну "розгледіти" на давній французькій карті напис "Україна - земля козаків", а також коли Україна з'явилася на мапах - читайте в інтерв'ю професора Техаського університету в Остіні Steven Seegel 🇺🇦 DW. p.dw.com/p/4Roco?maca=u…

Щиро дякую DW українською за інтерв'ю 🙏🇺🇦 UT CREEES UT Austin UT Liberal Arts Texas Global H-Ukraine

Congratulations to Amy H. Liu, UT Government associate professor and 2022 #HamiltonBookAwards nominee! Liu’s book focuses on Chinese migrants in Central-Eastern Europe and their varying levels of political incorporation in the local community.

Yes, you should ALWAYS judge a book by its cover 🤪 This was a FUN 🥳 book to write - professionally and personally. UT Government UT CREEES Temple Univ Press CAORC Fulbright Romania 🇭🇺🇷🇴🇷🇸🇧🇬🇭🇷🇵🇹

We’re inspired by the resilience & innovative spirit of UBL PIE Fellows who came to UT Austin to enhance their entrepreneurial skills. Read about how their businesses will help in the recovery of Ukraine: utx.global/42cfnsf Texas Global American Councils for International Education Department of State UT CREEES

My next public event. Honored to be presenting on this 🇺🇦 focused panel in London on Saturday. We'll be focusing on war crimes against #Ukraine and Ukrainians, and Russia's present & future responsibilities for them. Oleksandra Matviichuk Tomila Lankina Olga Onuch (Онух) Sir William Browder KCMG Mariia Zolkina

Worthwhile resources from Steven Seegel 🇺🇦 @stevenseegel.bsky.social. UT Liberal Arts UT Austin Center for European Studies #maps #Borderlands #MapMen UT-Austin Geography #cartography #SocialGeography

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It feels good to be appreciated for my scholarship and activism in geography, in #Ukraine and widely. These parts of my life are inseparable. Thanks to my colleagues in Sweden (h/t Brian Kuns) and worlds beyond. You know who you are. Keep doing what you do. We support each other.