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Teaching Fellow Brings Russian Culture to Greensboro, NC
August 8, 2010

A native of St. Petersburg, 2009-2010 Teaching Fellow Yelena Francis is passionate about sharing her culture, not only with the students in her Russian language and Russian literature and media courses at Bennett College for Women, but with the Greensboro community at large.
IREX Teaching Fellow Creates First Russian Club at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
March 24, 2010

Through IREX’s Teaching Fellowship Program for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies, Leila Zakhirova, a 2009-2010 visiting professor at Whittier College, has made a significant impact on campus.
IREX Partners with Bennett College for Women and Whittier College to Introduce Russian and Eurasian Studies Curricula on their Campuses
August 26, 2009
IREX Partners with Bennett College to Introduce Russian Studies Curriculum on Campus
May 7, 2009

In the tradition of encouraging and supporting US scholars and students in the field of Eastern European and Eurasia studies, IREX has partnered with Bennett College for Women, one of only two historically black women’s colleges in the United States, to develop and introduce a Russian studies curriculum on campus through the Teaching Fellowship Program for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies.