Congratulations to Elizabeth Geballe on her Book Publication
We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Geballe’s book “Were I the Author of this Tale”: Tolstoy as Translator was published last month by the University of Toronto Press.
Congratulations to Jeff Holdeman on receiving a Career Advocate Award
Sincere congratulations to our own Jeff Holdeman on receiving a Career Advocate Award in the College of Arts and Sciences. Career Advocates are student-nominated awards intended to recognize faculty who have invested considerable time and effort into their students’ career readiness and professional development. A well-deserved award that recognizes Jeff’s dedication and care in mentoring Slavic department students!
Congratulations to Elizabeth Geballe on Tenure
As of its meeting on June 12, 2026, the Indiana Board of Trustees has approved the promotion of our own Elizabeth (“Lizi”) Geballe to Associate Professor with Tenure! Congratulations to Professor Geballe on this well-deserved and long-awaited recognition!
Congratulations to our PhD recipients
The department is immensely proud to congratulate two of our students, William Smeal and Daniel Medford, for successfully defending their dissertations and earning their doctoral degrees!
New SLAV Major and Minor Options
The department is very excited for the new degree options, courses, and experiential opportunities for our undergraduate students, which further establishes its profile and reputation among the leading Slavic departments in North America.
Congratulations to our PhD recipients
The department is immensely proud to congratulate two of our students, Ani Abrahamyan and Rebecca Cravens, for successfully defending their dissertations and earning their doctoral degrees!
Congratulations to our 2024 honorees
The department is proud to congratulate the following recipients of major annual awards to faculty and graduate students:
Jerzy Kolodziej award (for excellence in teaching by a graduate student): Van Holthenrichs.
Mentor of the Year award (to a faculty member, selected by the graduate students): Nicoletta Rousseva.
IU Slavic graduate Kyle Tucker selected for the 2024 Monterey Summer Symposium
Slavic graduate Kyle Tucker (B.A. 2023) has been selected as a 2024 Monterey Summer Symposium fellow.
The College of Arts