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About REEI

Saturday, March 17, 2018

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
201: Mark Trotter


Institute Staff

Sarah Phillips, Director
Mark Trotter, Associate Director/Outreach Coordinator
Elliott Nowacky, Student Services Coordinator/Military Relations Coordinator
Megan Imerzeel, Program Specialist
Jennifer Ashcraft, Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Lisa Bidwell, Administrative Assistant- Russian Studies Workshop

Graduate Assistants

Clare Angeroth Franks, Library Assistant
Jeff Weinberg, 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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    • 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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      • Career Advising
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    • 4+1 Pathways
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    • Russian Studies Workshop
    • Other Resources at IU
  • Alumni & Giving
    • Giving Opportunities
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