Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

 
The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) at the University of Pittsburgh is an interdisciplinary center focusing on Central and Eastern Europe and the successor states of the former Soviet Union. As a Title VI National Resource Center (NRC) funded by the US Department of Education, REEES plays a critical role in promoting regionally focused scholarship and teaching on Pitt’s campus and raising awareness among wider communities in the Pittsburgh area and beyond. REEES's affiliated faculty members come from the humanities, social sciences and professional schools. The Center develops and supports student programs focused on foreign language acquisition, cultural immersion, and interdisciplinary area studies certificates to complement traditional disciplinary degrees. REEES also partners with various international and domestic organizations to promote educational, technical and economic development in the Center's world area.

Services Offered: 
Cultural Festivals
Guest Speakers
High School Student Events
Intensive Summer Language Study Opportunities
Internships
Professional Development Workshops
Resource Lending Library
School Visits

Resources

Here is a sample of materials generated by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies or as a result of programming in which they participated.

Lesson Plans, Unit Plans, Modules

Intended Audience:
Higher Education

Outline describing Pink Tide movements in Venezuela.

Podcast

Intended Audience:
Students, 9-12, Higher Education, Faculty, Post-Secondary

Sean’s Russia Blog, an invaluable web source that features interviews with writers, filmmakers, academics, and policy figures from Russia, the United States, and elsewhere, is hosted by Sean Guillory (Digital Scholarship Curator, Center for Russian and East European Studies) and provides hour-long interviews that have ranged from Russian LGBTQ and New Left Activism to The Early Russian Empire...

Presentation Slides (e.g PowerPoint)

Intended Audience:
K-12

This online K-12 educator workshop explores the topic of migration today through the global lens of politics, economics, and climatic changes.  Using modern-day migration case studies, the presenters share content and pedagogical strategies to help introduce or extend current study of the topic of migration in the classroom.  

Outreach at Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Zita Tóth-Shawgo
Engagement Coordinator
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies