Ana Hedberg Olenina, scholar of Russian and Ukrainian film, responds to Olha Zherba's documentary elegy to the national trauma imposed by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and to the solidarity and resilience of Ukranians, expressed through countless small acts of compassion and care.
As Ukraine's president since 2019, Volodymyr Zelensky has become the face of Ukraine's resistance to continued Russian aggression, and President Putin's attempts to redraw the map and rewrite history. US citizens who support the cause of democracy against authoritarianism still find inspiration in his moral clarity and his courage in speaking truth to power.
Following the 2020 American presidential election, there has been a rise in election denialism as an intentional campaign strategy, and has placed the integrity of democracy in the United States into an uncertain direction. The narrative of elections being stolen or results being falsified have already lead to direct attacks on democratic institutions
Critical Languages Institute alum and master’s student of history at Loyola University Chicago Nikola Kajmakoski has won a prestigious and highly competitive Critical Languages Scholarship to study Turkish in Ankara, Türkiye this summer. When asked what originally drew him to study Turkish, Nikola,
Weeks Where Decades Happen: Lessons from a Historical Committee at ASU’s 2023 Model UN Summit (SunMUN 2023). In my last article, I outline the process I used to select a topic for ASU SunMUN’s Special Historical Committee 2023. The First All-Russian Congress of Soviets is an important but lesser-known event in history, where
Weeks Where Decades Happen: Lessons from a Historical Committee at ASU’s 2023 Model UN Summit (SunMUN 2023). ASU’s 14th annual SunMUN Model United Nations conference concluded on November 18th, 2023. With a record turnout of over 250 delegates from high schools across the Valley
Students lead the way on the road to quiz bowl’s grand event.
Later this month, ACF Nationals will be held at Duke University on April 20-21, 2024. Historically, ASU has not been part of this event, but this year marks ASU's inaugural qualification.
Melikian Center graduate affiliate and master’s student of Liberal Studies reports from Ukraine
Over winter break, Rob “Pyotr” Cuthbert, master’s student of Liberal Studies at ASU
CLI Alumnus Ashley Coogan Applies her Language Learning Achievements. There are many students who are achieving great success at Arizona State University, but Ashley Coogan is one of the Critical Language Institute’s stand-out students.
CLI Alumnus Kevin Morris on Language Learning's Crucial Role in Balkan Democracy. For over thirty years, Arizona State University's Melikian Center has been providing students with diverse opportunities for engaging in language learning