Havighurst in the News
Havighurst Center in the News
Spring 2022
Miami University professors who have studied Russia, Russian history, and the region share insight into the unfolding situation in Ukraine.
- Hannah Chapman wrote an analysis piece for The Washington Post, Thousands of Russians are protesting against the war with Ukraine. Putin’s not likely to listen.
- Stephen Norris appeared on NPR WVXU’s Cincinnati edition discussion, Biden makes an appeal to Russia for diplomacy. He was quoted in the Dayton Daily News story Russian attack on Ukraine: Wright-Patt remains on heightened readiness posture. Dr. Norris also was interviewed by Le Devoir (Québec) and also appeared on the Roy Green Radio Show in Canada.
- Liza Skryzhevska, associate dean of Miami University Regionals, was quoted in this Journal-News story, Russia’s invasion hits hard for local educators with ties to Ukraine.
- Nam Vu, professor of economics, provided input on the economic impact the situation could have on Ohio's economy, for this Dayton Daily News story, Not just vodka: Russian imports to Ohio include steel, fuel and ammo.
- Scott Kenworthy, associate professor of Comparative Religion, spoke to the Wall Street Journal about the effects this could have on Russian Orthodox churches in the U.S.
Read more in Miami University's News and Events (written in January 2022)
November 2020
Miami University students receive 1st and 2nd place and an honorable mention at the 2020 Ohio Undergraduate Russian, East European, and Eurasian Research Forum!
Ohio Undergraduate Russian, East European, and Eurasian Research Forum
October 2019
"Island of Democracy"
Roza Otunbayeva, former president of Kyrgyzstan, and the first and, so far, only female head of state in Central Asia, discussed Krgyzstan’s history, democratization and the future as part of the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies’ annual lecture series.
Read more in the Miami Student
February 2018
"Because of my Russian classes, I got involved with the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies, which is an incredible resource on campus. In fact, I feel the Havighurst Center alone justifies my application to Miami because of all the funding opportunities it provides to students." -Anna Melberg '18
October 2017
"While terrifying, the vivid representation of a Russian propaganda poster speaks to a defining era of world history. That story comes to life through a traveling exhibit on loan to Miami University from the New York City-based Blavatnik Archive. Guests can experience the free, public exhibit, which primarily tells the stories of Russian Jews who fought in the Soviet armed forces during World War II"
Exhibit from New York City-based archive visits King Library
April 2017
Jack Matlock and John Beyrle, former U.S. ambassadors to the USSR and Russia in 1987-1991 and 2008-2012, respectively, speak at Miami University in a free public lecture at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in Wilks Theater at Armstrong Student Center. They will participate in Miami's Havighurst Center Lecture, in an armchair-style discussion titled "The Past, Present and Future of U.S./Russia Relations: A Conversation with Two Ambassadors."
February 2017
The Havighurst Center hosted a Skype session with Miami University alumnus and Moscow Times journalist, Matt Bodner, and his colleague, Alexey Kovalev, on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017.
Read about it in The Miami Student: Moscow Times journalists talk media with MU students
April 2016
This semester's Havighurst Center Colloquia Series: Religion and Identity in Russia and Ukraine hosted Fr. Cyril Hovorun, Stockholm School of Theology, on the topic of After the Empires: Phantom Pain of the Orthodox Churches.
Read more at The Miami Student: Colloquia examine Russia, Ukraine
August 2015
Miami University's Graduate Certificate in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies #14 in Russia Direct's ranking of the best U.S. Master's level programs in the field of Russian and post-Soviet studies.