Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

American Council of Learned Societies Announces 14 Scholars to Participate in Inaugural Summer Institute for Scholars of East Central and Southeastern Europe

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Friday, April 7, 2023

NEW YORK, April 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), in partnership with the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS), is pleased to announce 14 awardees of the inaugural Summer Institute for Scholars of East Central and Southeastern Europe (SISECSE). These talented scholars from Eastern Europe and North America will convene for a two-week residency June 1-15, 2023, at the American University in Bulgaria in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. In addition to undertaking local fieldwork at regional archives, museum collections, communities, and historic sites, participating scholars will join collaborative writing workshops and engage in a series of interdisciplinary discussions on "Scholarly Writing in the Digital Age."

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  • NEW YORK, April 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), in partnership with the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS), is pleased to announce 14 awardees of the inaugural Summer Institute for Scholars of East Central and Southeastern Europe (SISECSE) .
  • These talented scholars from Eastern Europe and North America will convene for a two-week residency June 1-15, 2023, at the American University in Bulgaria in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
  • In addition to undertaking local fieldwork at regional archives, museum collections, communities, and historic sites, participating scholars will join collaborative writing workshops and engage in a series of interdisciplinary discussions on "Scholarly Writing in the Digital Age."
  • The 2023 participants represent a diverse range of institutions across the United States and Eastern Europe, including Kennesaw State University, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, University of Miami, and University of Sarajevo.

The Crisis in Ukraine: Claremont McKenna College and Top Ukrainian Universities Host Symposia, Wednesday and Thursday

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

CLAREMONT, Calif., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --

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  • (Day 1, May 25)
    Religious Communities in Peacebuilding, Social Service Work, and in Aiding Internally Displaced Persons: The role of Ukrainian Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslims, and NGO and other leaders in peacebuilding, social service work, and aiding internally displaced persons.
  • (Day 2, May 26)
    WHEN: Wednesday, May 25 and Thursday, May 26, 9:30 to 11:30 AM PDT, both days.
  • Claremont McKenna College Dean Shana Levin, Kopiika Valeriy of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and Viktor Glebov of I.I.
  • Mechnikov National University of Odesa will offer opening remarks at both symposia on May 25 and 26.