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2020 Stories
SIGS INSTRUCTOR INVITED AS PANELIST AT THE HARRIMAN INSTITUTE
The Program on U.S.-Russian Relations at the Harriman Institute invited permanent instructor of quantitative research methods at University of South Florida (USF) School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies (SIGS) and research fellow at USF Institute on Russia, Tatsiana Kulakevich, as a leading expert for a panel discussion on recent developments in foreign policy and the evolution of Belarusian national identity.
June 19, 2020Accomplishments
THE BELARUS GOVERNMENT HAS LARGELY IGNORED COVID-19 PANDEMIC
In April of 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tatsiana Kulakevich, permanent instructor of quantitative research methods at University of South Florida (USF) School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies (SIGS) and research fellow at USF Institute on Russia, penned an analysis in the Washington Post, describing the attitudes of an authoritarian government in Belarus towards the coronavirus.
June 19, 2020Research
THE INSTITUTE ON RUSSIA CREATES PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE GLOBAL EDUCATION
For the past three years, the Institute on Russia has focused on advancing global education at the University of South Florida (USF). In 2019-2020, the Institute held many events for students, faculty, and the Tampa Bay community.
June 19, 2020Community Engagement
TRANSPARENCY AND CRITICAL DISCUSSION NECESSARY FOR UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE AND CORONAVIRUS
Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida (USF), Eric Winsberg, recently teamed up with Professor of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, Eric Schliesser, to contribute their expertise in the NewStatesman – where this story originally appeared. The two discuss the false equivalence that is created when comparing scientific research in climate change with new finding about coronavirus.
June 19, 2020Research
USF ALUMNA JAQUIRADÍAZ WINS PRESTIGIOUS WHITING AWARD IN NONFICTION
University of South Florida Department of English alumna Jaquira Díaz is winner of a 2020 Whiting Award in Nonfiction for her memoir Ordinary Girls. Diaz earned her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from USF.
June 19, 2020Accomplishments
USF AND THE VENEZUELAN DIASPORA: NEWS FROM THE FIELD
In the last few years, the humanitarian crisis in Venezuelan has reached an unbearable peak, leading to an unprecedented exodus. Over 5 million of Venezuelans have left the country, and some human rights organizations are predicting that this mass migration could even surpass the Syrian crisis of 2015.
June 19, 2020Research