Acad. Job: Adjunct Instructor, Foreign Language (Huston-Tillotson University

Deadline: Open Until Filled

POSITION SUMMARY

Are you passionate about teaching and inspiring the next generation of leaders? Huston-Tillotson University is seeking dedicated and dynamic adjunct faculty to join our vibrant academic community! In this part-time teaching role, you’ll have the opportunity to engage students in meaningful learning experiences, spark critical thinking, and foster intellectual curiosity in your discipline. We are looking for educators who bring creativity, innovation, and a commitment to academic excellence to the classroom.

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CFP: Corpus Linguistics in Russian Language Learning and Teaching

Deadline: June 15, 2025

We are pleased to invite chapter proposals for an edited volume tentatively titled Corpus Linguistics in Russian Language Learning and Teaching, to be proposed for publication in the Routledge Russian Language Pedagogy and Research series.

This volume aims to bring together scholars and practitioners engaged in the study and teaching of Russian as a second (L2) and heritage (HL) language, with a focus on corpus-based approaches. We seek contributions that examine the use of various corpora in language teaching, curriculum development, assessment, materials design, and teacher training. The volume will highlight how authentic language data can inform pedagogical innovation and bridge the gap between linguistic research and instructional practice.

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CFP: Ivan Turgenev and the European Novel International Conference (Bougival, France)

Deadline: June 30, 2025

Conference Title: Ivan Turgenev and the European Novel

Dates and Venues: April 9–11, 2026, in Rouen and Bougival, France

Format: Hybrid format – in-person or online presentations

Working Languages: French, Russian, and English

The international conference “Ivan Turgenev and the European Novel”, jointly organised by the European Ivan Turgenev Museum in Bougival, the Friends of Flaubert and Maupassant, the Meìrimeìe Society, the Literary Society of the Friends of Eìmile Zola, and the Ivan Turgenev Centre at the University of Mons, will take place in Rouen and Bougival from April 9 to 11, 2026.

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Language Learning: Online Intermediate Russian Conversation (Queens College)

Queens College, CUNY

RUSSIAN 2143:  Intermediate Russian Conversation

ONLINE (via Zoom)

https://globalsearch.cuny.edu/CFGlobalSearchTool/search.jsp

FALL 2025

8/26/2025 – 12/22/2025

Mondays and  Thursdays (2 times a week) 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Instructor:

Pisetskaya Aksana, email: Aksana.Pisetskaya@qc.cuny.edu

Enhance your Russian speaking skills in a dynamic, interactive environment. This intermediate-level course is designed for students with prior Russian knowledge who want to improve fluency, expand vocabulary, and gain confidence.

P.S. Potential students will have to register at Hunter College as non-matriculating students, and they should do so quickly since the CUNY registration process takes time.

Acad. Job: Postdoc Position in Political History/Historical Sociology of Interwar Poland (Warsaw University)

Deadline: June 1, 2025

We invite applications for a post-doctoral research position in the project Patchwork Parliaments. Post-Imperial Field of Power in The New Republic Of Poland, Greater Romania and The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes after the First World War funded by the Polish National Science Center.

The project Patchwork Parliaments studies the historical and social conditions of politics in a state made up of post-imperial tributary regions. We focus on constituent assemblies to understand the dynamic interrelationships between personal, regional and state factors in Poland, Greater Romania and The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, three countries made from scraps of former empires. We will seek answers to questions about how different types of elites and regional groupings compete for power with the help of different resources, or capitals. Methodologically, the study builds on (1) parliamentary debates, (2) the political divisions and social contexts of politics, and (3) the biographies of MPs from different regions. The project leader is Wiktor Marzec, PhD. You can read more about the project here.

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Summer 2025 Online Courses: Russian, Ukrainian Language, Cinema, & Literature (Stony Brook University)

Stony Brook University is offering courses in Summer & Fall 2025. Most courses are offered fully online synchronously (see details below for some exceptions). Please spread the word and inform your students.

Summer I (5/27 – 7/5)

Intensive Russian RUS 101 (6 credits) – covers two semesters of Beginner Russian.

Intensive Ukrainian UKR 101 (6 credits) – covers two semesters of Beginner Ukrainian.

Contemporary/Professional Russian RUS 332 (3 credits) – Intermediate to Advanced Russian reading and writing, asynchronous directed readings.

Russian Cinema HUR 241 (3 credits) – Post-Soviet Russian Cinema, in English.

Summer II (7/7-8/16)

Russian Literature and the West HUR 341 (3 credits) – Competing Conceptions of Self and State, in English.

Fall

Elementary Russian I RUS 111, an online section and an in-person section

Intermediate Russian I RUS 211online

Russian for Heritage Speakers RUS 213 (3 credits), online

For more information on enrollment, please visit the Stony Brook Summer website. Contact me directly with questions on the program at anna.geisherik@stonybrook.edu

CFP: Imperial Experiences in Family Violence: Crimes & Criminology in 19th-20th Centuries (National Library of Lithuania)

Deadline: June 15, 2025

Date: December 15–16, 2025
Location: Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania

The University of Helsinki and the Lithuanian Institute of History are pleased to announce the international conference “Imperial Experiences in Family Violence: Crimes and Criminology in 19th–20th centuries.” The event will take place at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library’s which serves as a partner in hosting the conference. This gathering aims to examine the historical dimensions of family violence within imperial contexts.

By exploring legal practices, social perceptions, and criminological approaches across different empires, the conference seeks to analyze how state policies, legal transformations, and cultural norms shaped responses to violence in the family. Bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines, the event fosters a comparative discussion on the intersection of law, crime, history, and family dynamics in imperial settings.

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CFP: Academic Freedom in Flux: Purpose, Beneficiaries, and Practices in the Contemporary World (Tashkent University of Economics, Uzbekistan)

Deadline: June 30, 2025

CALL FOR PAPERS

“Academic Freedom in Flux: Purpose, Beneficiaries, and Practices in the Contemporary World”

Dates: October 16-18, 2025.

Location: Tashkent State University of Economics, Tashkent.

The fundamental questions “Why does academic freedom exist?” and “For whom does it exist?” remain central to contemporary debates about the role and function of higher education and research institutions. These questions touch upon the very foundation of the Academy and its place in society, raising critical issues about the interplay between knowledge production, democratic governance, and societal development.

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Study Abroad: Russian Language Semester Program, Armenia (ASPIRANTUM)

Deadline: June 25, 2025

Russian Language Semester Program
16 weeks (or 12-15 weeks), from Aug 17, 2025 to Dec 05, 2025

Armenian School of Languages and Cultures – ASPIRANTUM is organizing a 12-16-week Russian language semester program in Yerevan, Armenia. The 12-16-week semester program of Russian language will start on August 17, 2025, and will last till Dec 5, 2025 (16 weeks, 111 days, 320 hours of Russian language instruction). If you prefer a shorter program, there are options for 12, 13, 14, or 15 weeks.

The 82-111-day Russian language semester program in 2025 is designed to help participants master written and oral modern Russian, interpret Russian texts from various periods, and enhance their knowledge of colloquial Russian, Russian culture, linguistics, and religions of the region. Additionally, the program will provide an opportunity to learn more about Armenia.

Price: $10,490

Discounted Price: $8,490 (If payment done until May 15, 2025)

More Information

Oral History Project Grant

Deadline: June 1, 2025

Grants of up to $5,000 awarded annually.

The Oral History Office of the Hagley Library invites applications for oral history project support. The interviews generated by these projects will become part of the collection of the Hagley Library, which guarantees the permanent preservation of and access to oral histories associated with any funded project. Graduate students conducting research for their thesis or dissertation, and more advanced scholars for books or other scholarly projects may apply for this grant. Our objective is to expand our oral history collections on business and its relationship to society by supporting serious research that uses oral history as a principal source, and to encourage use of oral interviews more generally. To achieve that goal Hagley seeks to collaborate with oral history practitioners and build a robust archive for the preservation of current projects and as a foundation for future projects and the larger business history community.

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