January 17, 2025Current Position: Head of Strings, Professor of Violin and Viola at the University of Connecticut Violin Faculty at Longy School of Music of Bard College Artistic Director, Music at the Institute (MATI) Concert Series in New York City Artistic Director, Caspian Monday Music Professional Interests: Concert Violinist ... Continue reading
November 25, 2024Hometown: Belmont, MA Current Position: Preceptor in Ukrainian, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University Professional Interests: Memory studies Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed is the author of Russia’s Denial of Ukraine: Letters and Contested Memory (Lexington Books Press, 2024) that explores the gradual and long-lasting integration of contested memory in the ... Continue reading
November 14, 2024Пропонуємо вашій увазі інтерв’ю з Роксоланою Михайлик — мовознавицею, яка очолювала команду, що розробила український голос для Google Translate, а також брала участь у проєктах для Oracle, Microsoft і Apple. В інтерв’ю для DOU вона поділилася досвідом роботи над голосовим помічником Amazon та розповіла, як мова впливає на розвиток програмного ... Continue reading
November 1, 2024The Shevchenko Scientific Society in the U.S. mourns the loss of Dr. Volodymyr Orest Bazarko, a distinguished scholar, dedicated public servant, and a treasured member of the Ukrainian community. Dr. Bazarko passed away on October 13, 2024. Born on June 14, 1940, in the village of Mytsiv, Halychyna, Dr. Bazarko’s ... Continue reading
July 3, 2024Professor Taras Hunczak of Chatham, New Jersey, passed away on July 1, 2024 at the age of 92. Professor Hunczak leaves an indelible impression and profound memories for so many – for those who called him husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, friend, teacher, coach and mentor. He also leaves a ... Continue reading
April 10, 2024Hometown: DeLand, Florida Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of History, Stetson University; Affiliated faculty, Program in Theater Studies, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Professional Interests: theater in Ukraine, cultural history, theater studies, gender history, Ukraine’s history, society, culture Why did you decide to join the Shevchenko Scientific Society? ... Continue reading
January 19, 2024Hometown: Austin, Texas Current Position: Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, University of Texas at Austin Professional Interests: empires and borders; historical geography; history of science and technology; critical cartography studies; transnational biography Steven Seegel is a writer, translator, and historian by training, as well as Professor of Slavic and ... Continue reading
December 20, 2023Hometown: Edwardsville, Illinois Current Position: Associate Professor of Political Science, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Professional Interests: Ukraine, Revolution of Dignity, Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine, political regimes Dr. Wilson is the President of the American Association for Ukrainian Studies. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington, was a ... Continue reading
October 14, 2023Hometown: New York City Current Position: Independent writer and translator Professional Interests: poetry, fiction, translation Olena Jennings is a writer and translator, the author of the poetry collections The Age of Secrets (Lost Horse Press) and Songs from an Apartment (Underground Books). Her novel Temporary Shelter was published in 2021 ... Continue reading
May 1, 2023Current Position: Junior Visiting Fellow at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University Research Interests: Ukraine and the Soviet Union, Gender, reproduction, and medicine, Memory politics in Ukraine Why did you decide to join the Shevchenko Scientific Society? It was an obvious decision. I am Ukrainian, ... Continue reading
