UK Russian Studies, MCLLC, and allied concerned University of Kentucky Faculty join institutions across higher education in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We are shocked by the Putin regime’s historical distortions, unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation, and senseless violence. Some of us were born in the region; many of us have long-standing ties to friends, family members, and scholars living there.
By Olaoluwapo Onitiri
LEXINGTON, KY. -- Anna Voskresensky, senior lecturer in Russian studies, has received the American Association of Slavic and East European Languages Award for Excellence in Teaching on the Post-Secondary Level. She received the award at the association’s conference in Philadelphia in February.
The Cottrill-Rolfes Endowment in Catholic Studies will be hosting Dr. Quentin Wodon, Lead Economist In Education Global Practice for the World Bank, for a lecture next week on Tuesday, March 8, at 4:00 pm.: "The Global Role of the Catholic Church in Education, Healthcare, and Social Protection: Challenges and Opportunities"
Dr. Quentin Wodon is a Lead Economist in the Education Global Practice at the World Bank. A lifelong learner, he holds four PhDs. As part of his volunteer work for the Global Catholic Education project, he conducts research on Catholic and faith-based engagement around the world in education, health, and social protection, with two main aims: making the work of the Catholic Church better known in the international community, and bringing to the Catholic Church the expertise emerging from international experience. In this lecture, he will share an assessment of the role of Catholic and other faith-based organizations in the social sectors, including whether they succeed in serving the poor and providing quality services, particularly in Africa.
Russian historian Karen Petrone and Russian scholar Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby, along with Gregory Hall, professor in the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, in conversation with Interim Dean Christian Brady discussed the ongoing crisis between Ukraine and Russia and the historical, cultural, and political motivations for the conflict.
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Join historian Karen Petrone and Russian scholar Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby, along with Gregory Hall, professor in the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, in conversation with Interim Dean Christian Brady as they discuss the ongoing crisis between Ukraine and Russia and the historical, cultural, and political motivations for the conflict.
Registration is limited, RSVP here.
Jamie Kreiner is Professor in the History Department at the University of Georgia. Her most recent book is Legions of Pigs in the Early Medieval West, which won the George Perkins Marsh Prize, American Society for Environmental History, 2021, for the best book in environmental history. She has also won the William Koren, Jr. Prize from the Society for French Historical Studies and the Wayne D. Rasmussen Award from the Agricultural History Society. She is one of the co-authors of the article “The Environmental History of the Late Antique West: A Bibliographic Essay” (2018). Among the undergraduate seminars she has taught are “The Animal and the Human in the Middle Ages”, “Economy and Society before Capitalism”, and “The Medieval Mind: Cognition, Media Culture, Ethics”. She is a member of “Dirty History”, an interdisciplinary workshop in agriculture, environment, and capitalism.
