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From the FLAS Fellows: Devon Rancourt’s Experience with the Balkan Language Initiative in Belgrade
Written by Devon Rancourt, CSEEES 2nd-year M.A. student Last summer I took intensive Serbian language classes in Belgrade, Serbia through the American Councils Balkan Language Initiative (BLI)…
From the FLAS Fellows: Emma Clute's Summer at Middlebury College's School of Russian
Emma Clute, Summer 2025 and Academic Year 2025-2026 FLAS Fellow Interview compiled by Autumn 2025 CSEEES Intern Cody Allen Alongside opportunities for students to study abroad, there are also…
Linguistic Immersion and Cultural Insight: Ryan Scharff’s Summer in Poland
By Ryan Scharff, Senior in Data Analytics and Slavic Studies (minor) While never being my main area of study, language and linguistics have always been a secondary focus of mine and something I wish…
From the FLAS Fellows: Sarah Hohman’s Path to Polish Proficiency
Written by Sarah Hohman, CSEEES 2nd-year M.A. student When I began work on my master’s degree in August 2024, I had just returned from a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Moldova. As part…
From the FLAS Fellows: Angelo Juarez's Summer at Middlebury College's School of Russian
Written by Angelo Juarez, Summer 2024 and Summer 2025 FLAS Fellow Last year, I spent ten weeks of my summer learning Russian in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan through SRAS. It was quite an amazing experience…
Unearthing the Past: My Summer Studying Mortuary Archaeology in Poland
Written by Amelia Webster, Senior in Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Biology with a minor in Mycology on the pre-med track. This past summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to…
Prepare for Your Next Academic Workshop with CSEEES' First Graduate Student's Guide
The Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (CSEEES) is proud to share the first resource in our new Graduate Student’s Guide—resources made by graduate students for graduate students…