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On March 23, 2022 LLC’s Russian Professor Timothy Sergay, and colleagues from Political Science (Profs Cheng Chen, Julie Novkov), and History (Prof Nadia Kizenko) came together to share their historical perspectives, observations and insights into the current Russian/Ukraine war in a webinar, Ukraine: Crisis in Context. View it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXC5vs-qcQI.

These Student Success Stories narrated by UAlbany students on successfully navigating their time at UAlbany share glimpses into student experiences and challenges, provide peer advice, and expand understanding of opportunities at UAlbany and of campus life. JOIN US FOR OUR NEWEST EPISODE: "Meet the Podcast Team: A Podcast About Podcasting" where UAlbany students share their experiences producing these stories. And while there, why not enjoy their other podcasts too! RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/b1c9480/podcast/rss

As of the February 24 Russian invasion of Ukraine, war has returned to the region of Europe named “the Bloodlands” in a study by historian Timothy Snyder. The Russian regime has flooded the Russophone and Anglophone media with pro-Kremlin propaganda, using both the Kremlin’s media outlet RT and human and automated trolls and bots, regarding its grievances and the aims of its “special operation.” Please seek out informed sources as you come to terms with the facts and implications of this turning point in Europe’s post-World War II history. Google for opinions and accounts from commentators who have been closely observing the Putin regime: Timothy Snyder himself, the historians of Ukraine Serhii Plokhii and Serhy Yekelchyk, former ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, Anne Applebaum, Julia Davis at The Daily Beast, Julie Ioffe, Andrea Chalupa, Mark Galeotti, Masha Gessen, the many English interviews and testimony by Vladimir Milov and Vladimir Kara-Murza, Jr. There are many others. Russian remains one of the very richest languages in the Indo-European cultural sphere, and a critical language in terms of policy and international relations. Timothy D. Sergay, Director, Russian Program and Ilka Kressner, LLC Department Chair

Visit our newly launched Living in Languages Journal at https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/liljournal/, an online, open access, peer-reviewed journal devoted to Translation Studies! This is a multilingual and interdisciplinary publication (a collaboration between UAlbany's English and the Languages, Literatures and Cultures Departments) where translation is understood without delineation: traversing borders, disciplines, cultures, and mediums. Congratulations to the Editorial Board of doctoral students from ENG and LLC! Our own Nerisha Padilla Cruz (SPN) is one of the editors!

Two faculty members and a UAlbany institute's executive director join seven other SUNY faculty and staff from six campuses as newly named 2022 fellows in SUNY's Hispanic Leadership Institute

Practice Spanish skills as a variety of faculty share great recipes online in Spanish, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Try something new, grow your Spanish skills, visit with friends and faculty, and enjoy a great meal! Four cooking classes will be offered, on Mondays 8:00-9:00 pm - 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, & 10/25/21.

Do you want to practice your Spanish language skills? Are you interested in the culture of the Spanish-speaking world? Join us for fun, relaxing conversations in Spanish and meet Spanish speakers from different countries. Thursdays 2:00-3:00 pm in Humanities 290 (click on picture at left for schedule). All levels are welcome!

Listen to Professor Cynthia Fox on the French-Canadian Legacy podcast discussing her ongoing research studying the history of the French language in the US.