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Undergraduates learn language, culture, politics, and customs from Russian-speaking Jewish émigrés.

Rebecca Frank's undergraduate internship taps into well-known '80s and '90s movies to boost civic engagement on social media.

The Russian poet, journalist, and literary critic is teaching and lecturing at 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ as part of the Humanities Center's Scholar in Exile program.

Dmitry Bykov discusses the late Russian opposition leader’s legacy, his own poisoning, and why Navalny posed a threat to the Russian president.

Each year, the Hajim School awards well-rounded students with the Robert L. Wells Prize. Meet the Class of 2024 recipients.

Scholar Anna Rosensweig explains how early modern resistance theory is inspiring far-right individuals to defy local, state, and federal laws.

June Hwang brings her whole self—a Korean American woman, a Northern Californian, and a scholar of German and Jewish studies with a specialty in film—to the role.

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ historian Matthew Lenoe explains how Ukraine’s history is intertwined with Russia’s—but also with that of many other nations, empires, ethnicities, and religions.

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ professors Will Bridges, Jason Middleton, and Elaine Sia will be formally recognized for their exceptional undergraduate teaching on October 28.

A fourth-generation teacher with a passion for post-World War II Japanese literature, the associate professor is always searching for innovative ways to reach his students.