A one-day set of conversations for network faculty and program administrators on the topic of “Expanding Enrollments in REEES.”
Format: Conversations began at 9AM and concluded by 5PM (see schedule below). This was a fully virtual workshop.
What Was Included: Opportunities to share frustrations and common problems; short presentations of success stories from around the network; a working lunch with colleagues in similar institutions to yours; dedicated panels on increasing enrollment in language and in area studies; a session on advocacy strategies; and a wrap-up conversation aimed at identifying follow-up needs and ways REEESNe can provide support in the future.
What Participants Did to Help: Faculty and administrators at REEESNe member institutions with experience in the above topics put together panels and discussions and were delighted to have others join in the presentations and discussions. These were not formal papers or weighty interventions—our goal was to share experiences, provide ideas, and structure useful conversations.
Schedule:
9-10 AM Discussion: Challenges in REEES
10:15-11:30 AM Lightning round: Success Stories
- Trevor Erlacher, Academic Advisor for REEES and Program Coordinator and Editor for ASEEES (University of Pittsburgh)
- Sibelan Forrester, Professor of Russian (Swarthmore College)
- Heather DeHaan, Associate Professor of History, and Sidney Dement, Associate Professor of Russian and Chair of German and Russian Studies (Binghamton University)
- Chris Kaiser, Program Manager, Shared Course Initiative (Columbia University)
- Cynthia Hooper, Associate Professor of History and Director, Russian and Eastern European Studies (College of the Holy Cross)
- Nikolaos Chrissidis, Professor of History (Southern Connecticut State University)
- Nathaniel Knight, Professor of History and Department Chair (Seton Hall University)
- Tom Roberts, Assistant Professor of Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (Smith College)
11:45 AM-12:45 PM Optional: Social and Working Lunches (see below for the themes confirmed thus far)
- Meet & Greet
- Study Abroad: Emerging and Ongoing Challenges
- Ukraine and Russia: Responding on Campus to Current Events
12:45-2 Concurrent Panels on:
Increasing Enrollments in Languages, Literature, & Linguistics
- Mary Nicholas, Professor of Russian (Lehigh University):
- Billie Jo Ember, Assistant Director, Russian Domestic Flagship; Co-Director, Russian Language Institute; Coordinator, Russian Department; Grants Associate, Sponsored Research (Bryn Mawr College)
- Irina Dubinina, Associate Professor of Russian (Brandeis University)
Increasing Enrollments in Area Studies & Social Sciences
- Rebecca Dalton, Program Manager of Student and Alumni Affairs at the Harriman Institute (Columbia University)
- Kate Graney, Professor of Political Science (Skidmore College)
- Jennifer Tishler, Administrative Director of the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (University of Wisconsin)
- Elise Giuliano, Director of Graduate Studies at the Harriman Institute and Lecturer in the Department of Political Science (Columbia University)
2:15-3:30 Advocacy Strategies
- Jessica Brandt, Associate Dean for Curriculum and Enrollment Management in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (Montclair State University)
- Trevor Erlacher, Academic Advisor of the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) and ASEEES Program Coordinator/Editor (University of Pittsburgh)
- Tim Harte, Provost and Professor of Russian (Bryn Mawr College)
- Carol Ueland, Professor Emerita of Russian (Drew University)
3:45-4:45 Discussion: Take-Aways and Future Planning
