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This is the inaugural year of the Roma Boniecka-Anna Cienciała Award, an honor named after the principal donors who helped the Slavic Department establish UW's Slovene studies endowment back in 2016. The recipient of this year's award, Maddox Unočić, was given the title to recognize his outstanding work in Slovene studies.In addition to the title, the student of this award is provided a cash…
During the Slavic Department Convocation and Awards Ceremony, the five recipients of the 2026 Best Language Student Awards were recognized for their outstanding efforts in the department. Four students who recently completed their first and second years of Russian were awarded the 2026 Best Russian Language Student Awards, and one student received the Best Polish Language Student Award. These…
This past June, the Slavic Department celebrated the 12 graduates and seven award winners at the Departmental Convocation and Awards Ceremony. For most students, their degrees of study within the Slavic Department had been a goal since adolescence, and four students shared this experience. “It was one thing I was certain I wanted to do at UW,” Anika Fung, a graduate of the Russian Language,…
Caprielle Lang has served as the first Student Assistant to the UW Slavic Department of Languages and Literatures for almost two years. This past June marked her graduation, earning degrees of a B.A. in English with a concentration in Creative Writing, a B.A. in Global Literary Studies (GLITS), and a minor in Textual Studies. Following her conclusion of the position, Caprielle reflected on her…
Slavic Languages & Literatures Department Chair and Professor Gordana P. Crnković published the article "View from the Eiffel Tower, a Film Adaptation of a zagreb woman: Art and the Power to Push Back" in the journal Balkanistica (vol. 39, 2026).
The benefits of learning more languages go far beyond the positive classroom experience; there are substantial advantages in your career and personal life. Previous scholarship has demonstrated that bilingual job candidates have up to a 35% increase in job opportunities.
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UW professor, translator, and writer José Alaniz visits the store to discuss his latest book, Comics of the Anthropocene: Graphic Narrative at the End of Nature, the first full-length monograph to explore how US comics artists have depicted environmental destruction, mass extinctions, and climate change. He will be joined in conversation by fellow artists Megan Kelso, Leonard Rifas, and…
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To commemorate the publication of Czech comics artist Štěpánka Jislová's "Heartcore," the English translation of her graphic memoir "Srdcovka," the International Journal of Comic Art blog hosts Professor José Alaniz's review of the book and his interview with the author.
Professor José Alaniz's wide-ranging interview with artist Polish artist Kuba Woynarowski appears in the International Journal of Comic Art blog.