Category: Professional Development

Deadline: February 1, 2022

The American Association for Ukrainian Studies (AAUS) invites nominations (including self-nominations) for the next round of the AAUS Book, Article, and Translation Prizes. For this round, works published in 2020 and 2021 are eligible (as long as they were not nominated last year, as each work can be considered for a prize only once). Eligibility criteria are as follows. Deadline for nominated works to be received by all members of the respective prize committee is February 1, 2022. 

The AAUS Book Prize is awarded for the best scholarly monograph-length work in the field of Ukrainian history, politics, language, literature and culture published in English, preferably by a single author, but by no more than two. Textbooks, collections, bibliographies, reference works, and self-published books are ineligible. English translations of scholarly monographs published initially in another language will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but will generally not receive highest priority unless their content represents a major contribution to Ukrainian studies. 

Deadline: January 7, 2022

We are incredibly excited to announce that the application period is open for the first cohort of the Research Institute for Implementation Science in Education (RIISE; https://smartcenter.uw.edu/programs-services/riise/)! With funding from the Institute of Education Sciences (R305B210004), RIISE provides mentored training to established scholars from any domain of education-related research surrounding the conceptualization, design, and execution of implementation research studies. RIISE offers a two-year fellowship opportunity including didactic training, faculty mentoring, and support for research grant writing. Information is below, in the attached flyer, and on our RIISE website. 

THE DEADLINE FOR RIISE APPLICATIONS IS JANUARY 7, 2022
(Application link: https://smartcenter.uw.edu/programs-services/how-to-apply-the-research-institute-for-implementation-science-in-education/)

We are seeking specialists with academic affiliation to vet entries on Russian writers, short stories, or topics to be published in Short Story Criticism in the Literature Criticism Series published by Gale Cengage and produced by Layman Poupard Publishing.

Short Story Criticism reprints essays, articles and book chapters. Each entry of approximately 60,000 words is preceded by a brief (2000 word) introductory essay, a primary bibliography, and an annotated list of further readings.

Much of the work preparing the entry  is done by LPP editors, but we rely on academic specialists to recommend appropriate criticism to be reprinted and to vet our work for accuracy and appropriate coverage.  

Event Date: November 18, 2021

The first installment of the Engagement with Underrepresented Regions in REE&E takes place on November 18. This three-year pilot program is a joint collaboration between ASEEES, ASEEES CLIR, and the Slavic Reference Service at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to engage with librarians, archivists, and other information professionals from underrepresented regions within Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. The inaugural event will feature two roundtable discussions in conjunction with the annual convention of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. All are welcome to join these discussions (free of charge). Please encourage colleagues to register for both discussions.

Deadline: November 15, 2021

AATSEEL has received a generous grant to fund a non-degree certificate program in inclusive pedagogy in Slavic languages and literatures. The program will train two cohorts of thirty professionals in the field at different levels, pre-college teachers, graduate students, and faculty members. Its goals are to foster community, attract a broader range of students to the study of Russian, and better support students of diverse backgrounds.