Tag Archive for Russia

Prof. Sperling lectures at Helsinki seminar on gender, activism in Russia

Valerie Sperling, professor of political science at Clark University, recently lectured at the University of Helsinki’s Aleksanteri Institute as part of a seminar on Gender, Activism, and Political Legitimacy in Russia. The seminar was organized by the Doctoral School for Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies (REEES), the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Russian Studies, and the…

‘Citizen Diplomacy’ program brings young professionals from Russia to tour Worcester educational institutions

From June 8-14, 2012, the International Center of Worcester (ICW) hosted a delegation of six young representatives from educational and research institutions in Russia on a professional exchange program funded by the Open World Leadership Program in Washington, D.C.  The main goal of the program was to give a deeper understanding of American life, demonstrate…