Slavic Languages

Faculty Distinction 2020/21


Aleksandar Boskovic

Lecturer in Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian in the Department of Slavic Languages; Director, Institute of East Central Europe

Collegium de Lyon Fellowship, The University of Lyon, France


Aleksandar Boskovic

Lecturer in Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian in the Department of Slavic Languages; Director, Institute of East Central Europe

Collegium de Lyon Fellowship, The University of Lyon, France


Aleksandar Boskovic
Lecturer in Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian in the Department of Slavic Languages; Director, Institute of East Central Europe

Collegium de Lyon Fellowship, The University of Lyon, France


Valentina Izmirlieva

Professor of Slavic Languages

Visiting Fellow, Institute for Human Sciences, Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, Austria

Programme “Eurasia in Global Dialogue,” Vienna, Austria


Valentina Izmirlieva

Professor of Slavic Languages

Visiting Fellow, Institute for Human Sciences, Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, Austria

Programme “Eurasia in Global Dialogue,” Vienna, Austria


Valentina Izmirlieva
Professor of Slavic Languages

Visiting Fellow, Institute for Human Sciences, Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, Austria

Programme “Eurasia in Global Dialogue,” Vienna, Austria


Adam Leeds

Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages

Heyman Center Fellowship

Hettleman Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant


Adam Leeds

Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages

Heyman Center Fellowship

Hettleman Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant


Adam Leeds
Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages

Heyman Center Fellowship

Hettleman Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant


Jessica Merrill

Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages

Harriman Institute First Book Subvention Award


Jessica Merrill

Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages

Harriman Institute First Book Subvention Award


Jessica Merrill
Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages

Harriman Institute First Book Subvention Award


Irina Reyfman

Professor of Slavic Languages

Award for Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship, American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East-European Languages

AATSEEL Prize for Best Literary Translation into English for Alexander Radishchev’s Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow, co-translated with Andrew Kahn


Irina Reyfman

Professor of Slavic Languages

Award for Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship, American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East-European Languages

AATSEEL Prize for Best Literary Translation into English for Alexander Radishchev’s Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow, co-translated with Andrew Kahn


Irina Reyfman
Professor of Slavic Languages

Award for Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship, American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East-European Languages

AATSEEL Prize for Best Literary Translation into English for Alexander Radishchev’s Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow, co-translated with Andrew Kahn


Alla Smyslova

Senior Lecturer in Russian in the Department of Slavic Languages

American Council of Teachers of Russian Service Award


Alla Smyslova

Senior Lecturer in Russian in the Department of Slavic Languages

American Council of Teachers of Russian Service Award


Alla Smyslova
Senior Lecturer in Russian in the Department of Slavic Languages

American Council of Teachers of Russian Service Award

The Faculty Distinction awards are compiled annually by the offices of the Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences in coordination with the Arts and Sciences Departments. The information displayed is archival in nature and reflects distinctions of the previous academic year - 2020 is a collection of awards an honors from the 2019-2020 academic year.

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