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National Resource Center

 

Newsletter

Spring/Summer 2021

A Word from the Director

Dr. Toivo U. Raun, Professor in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University, offers his thoughts on the Center's activities this past semester.
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CENTER NEWS

 

The IAUNRC and Minority Serving Institutions and Community Colleges

 

Kasia Rydel-Johnston, Assistant Director of the IAUNRC, details the work the Center has done with Minority Serving Institutions and Community Colleges in spring of this year.

 

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Area Studies Pathways Series

 

The Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center continued its long-standing Area Studies Pathways careers and professionalization series this semester by holding an event themed around alumni involvement in the non-profit sector on April 6, 2021.

 

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IAUNRC Joins School of Education to Educate Teachers about Trade and Commerce

 

Each year, the School of Education and the regional centers lead professional development workshops for 6-12 grade teachers in Indiana.

 

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Finland and Estonia: Perspectives on the Environment

IAUNRC Spring Symposium

 

The IAUNRC hosts a symposium of experts every semester in a large, public event to discuss some pertinent aspect of our region. This spring, the symposium focused on Finland and Estonia and their respective relationships with the environment.

 

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Mongol Invasion Event 2021

 

Despite being limited to online activity, the IAUNRC once again hosted Central Middle School students from Columbus, IN for an event about the Mongol conquest of Eurasia.

 

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ACES Conference Report

 

Anton Ermakov reports on the Association of Central Eurasian Students' annual confernce

 

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Fatemah Jafari Brown Bag Talk

 

On Thursday, February 18, 2021, the Association of Central Eurasian Students at Indiana University (ACES) hosted Fatema Jafari for a brown bag talk titled “Afghan Women and Two Decades of Democracy.”

 

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Alumni Interview: Nora Webb Williams and Kristoffer Rees

 

The IAUNRC catches up with two of its alumni who have pursued successful academic careers. Nora Webb Williams and Kristoffer Rees share some memories of their time at IU and some insight into their current work.

 

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Association of Central Eurasian Students Brown Bag Series

 

Recap of the annual Association of Central Eurasian Students Brown Bag series, organized by Katharine Khamhaengwong.

 

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Teaching Persian in Bridges

 

Matt Hulstine, graduate student in the department of Central Eurasian Studies, recaps his second semester teaching Persian in Bridges, an afterschool language program for Bloomington Children.

 

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Central Asian Book Club

 

This year the IAUNRC sponsored a series of events where interested parties could meet to discuss three recent translations of works of Central Asian fiction.

 

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Josh Freeman on “Uyghur Intellectuals under High Maoism”

 

This past spring semester the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center was proud to partner with the Islamic Studies Program and the East Asian Studies Center to present a lecture by Joshua Freeman (Princeton) entitled “Uyghur Intellectuals under High Maoism.”

 

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