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Students of Russian at the Sochi Olympics

Alumna Brittany James (’13) majored in Russian and has been selected to help with translating at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Cai O’Connell, also a student of Russian at UIC, scored an internship…

Russian minor receives $6,500 in study abroad funding

Congratulations to Rhiannon Muncaster, who is pursuing a Spanish and German double major and a minor in Russian. Ms. Muncaster studied in Chile this Fall and won $6,500 in support funding.

Faculty Search Underway

**Applications must be received by November 15** The Department of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois at Chicago seeks candidates for a tenure track position at the rank…

Markowski named Stefan and Lucy Hejna Family Chair

Michal Pawel Markowski is named as the inaugural Stefan and Lucy Hejna Family Chair in Polish Language and Literature in the Department of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Literatures.

Markowski receives Kazimierz Wyka Award

Professor Michal Pawel Markowski, The Hejna Chair in Polish Language and Literature, and the Head of Slavic Department at UIC, has been awarded with the prestigious Kazimierz Wyka Award for literary criticism and essay writing for…