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About REEI

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

The Russian and East European Institute (REEI) was established in 1958 on Indiana University's Bloomington campus. REEI administers one of the country's leading programs in Russian and East European area studies. REEI has been designated one of sixteen U.S. Department of Education-funded Title VI National Resource/FLAS Centers for Russia and Eastern Europe for the 2014-2017 grant period.


IU Awards for REEI Alumni

1994: Irene Meister, College Distinguished Alumni
1998: Stephen Cohen, College Distinguished Alumni
1999: James F. Collins, Honorary Doctorate
2004: Richard Miles, Distinguished Alumni Sevice

REEI Awards

Distinguished Alumni

1988: Alexander Rabinowitch 1988: Charles Gati 1995: Gale Stokes 1995: Helena Goscilo 2002: Howard I. Aronson 2002: William Hopkins 2009: Donald Raleigh 2011: Stephen F. Cohen 2013: Victor Jackovich

Distinguished Service

1988 Theofanis Stavrou
1988 Robert F. Byrnes
1989 Karen Niggle
1996 Robert W. Campbell
1997 Charles Jelavich
1997 Janet Rabinowitch
2000 William B. Edgerton
2007 Denise Gardiner
2009 David L. Ransel
2010 Jerzy Kolodziej
2012 Henry Cooper
2015 Anna Sharogradskaya
2017 Mark Trotter


Institute Staff

Sarah Phillips, Director
Mark Trotter, Associate Director/Outreach Coordinator
Elliott Nowacky, Student Services Coordinator/Military Relations Coordinator
Mary Belding, Administrative Secretary
Jennifer Ashcraft, Undergraduate Academic Advisor


Graduate Assistants

Clare Angeroth Franks, Library Assistant
Elena Doludenko, Outreach Assistant
Teuta Ismaili, Webmaster
Nicholas Jackson, Publications Editor


Contact Information

Russian and East European Institute
Indiana University
Global and International Studies Building
355 North Eagleson Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-1105
Phone: (812) 855-7309
Fax: (812) 855-6411
Email: reei@indiana.edu

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    • Staff
    • Graduate Students
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    • About Bloomington
  • Undergraduate
    • REEI Minor & Language Certificate
    • REEI Area Studies Certificate
    • 4+1 Pathways
    • Polish Studies Minor
    • Courses
    • Advising
    • IU Funding Opportunities
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    • External Funding
    • Summer Language Study at IU
    • Study Abroad
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    • Russian Studies Workshop
    • Other Resources at IU
  • Alumni & Giving
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