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Russian and East European Institute
 Indiana University is deeply committed to the study of the language, history, politics, and culture of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Diaspora. Ukrainian studies is taught in IU's Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures with support from the Russian and East European Institute (REEI), a U.S. Department of Education funded Title VI national resource center. The program offers:
Faculty
Hiroaki Kuromiya, professor of history (PhD, Princeton University), was appointed to IU in 1990. Kuromiya has taught courses on Ukrainian history, Russian history through film, and the Russian revolution and Soviet regime. His current research interests are 20th century Ukrainian history, Stalinism, and modern Russian history.
Indiana University's interdisciplinary program in East European Studies presents students with several options for a course of study on Ukraine. All students can enroll in one full year of language instruction during the academic year, and summer intensive language instruction is available for the first year of study. Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships are available on a competitive basis for graduate students pursuing Ukrainian language study during both the academic year and summer session. Undergraduate students pursuing a bachelor's degree in virtually any discipline or professional school can include Ukrainian studies in their course work and graduate with a minor from REEI. REEI offers a master's degree in Russian and East European studies for students seeking professional careers in government, nonprofit organizations, or private business that requires advanced knowledge of the language and culture of Ukraine. The Departments of Comparative Literature, Slavic Languages & Literatures, History, Anthropology, and Political Science offer MA and PhD degrees which may include a focus in Ukrainian studies. Students pursuing a PhD in most disciplines and professional school graduate students (MBA, MPA, MLS) can also pursue course work in Ukrainian studies toward a dual MA degree, Graduate Area Certificate in Russian and East European Studies, or PhD minor Course offerings: Parliamentary Development Project for Ukraine Indiana University's Parliamentary Development Project (PDP) for Ukraine is an international project implementing the USAID (United States Agency for International Development) Democratic Parliamentary Strengthening Program in Ukraine. PDP provides technical and consulting support to the Ukrainian Parliament - the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine - to promote democratic changes in the Ukrainian community. PDP cooperates with Parliamentary Factions, Committees, Secretariat and supporting services thus contributing to more efficient democratic changes inside the Parliament, improving the legislative and executive branches' interaction, encouraging more open public access to lawmaking processes and stimulating the citizens and the Verkhovna Rada communication process. For more information view the PDP website. Or read more on the SPEA website, and in SPEA magazine.
Exchanges and Study Abroad Students may choose to participate in the Kansas University study abroad program in L’viv, Ukraine during the summer break. More information about the L’viv program can be obtained here. Other Ukrainian language programs in L'viv include the Ukrainian Catholic University's Summer School. The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute also hosts a Summer Institute on its campus. Library
Indiana University's Ukrainian collection is among the top five at university libraries in the United States. The overall figure for the Ukrainian collection is unknown, since it has been traditionally counted with the other Soviet materials. However, it has been determined that there are 8,850 volumes in Ukrainian literature and 5,510 in history, for a total of 14,360 in those areas. In all I.U. has 16,800 volumes in Ukrainian. These works are supported by strong holdings for East European studies, such as our complete holdings of Foreign Broadcast Information Service: Daily Reports, Eastern Europe, the Joint Publications Research Service East Europe publications, and all of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty materials. Video Library Ukrainian Films can be checked out from the Russian and East European Institute for loan without charge to instructors and students for use in the classroom and curricular development. Look here for an complete list of available video resources. Some of the Ukrainian films in the library include Babyn Yar, Shapes in the Wax, Under the Banner of Mistery, the Unknown Holocaust, Voditel' Dlia Very, and Famine 33.
Cultural Activities Indiana University combines the attractions of a small town (population 65,000) and a large cultural center which offers a wide variety of activities, many connected to Slavic or Ukrainian language and literature. IU's world-renowned School of Music with leading performing artists on its faculty offers regular operas, concerts and recitals. A number of film series are presented on campus. Guest lecturers in the area of Ukraine include prominent scholars, writers, and political figures. Ukrainian coffee hour convenes every week at a local cafe for students of the language to practice conversation with native-speakers. The Ukrainian coffee hour is sponsored by the Ukrainian Studies Organization. To learn more about the Organization, its activities, and students who are involved in Ukrainian studies, please read the February or April 2007 issues of the REEIfication newsletter. Or for more information about the Ukrainian coffee hour please view the Coffee Hours flier.
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Russian and East European Institute | College of Arts and Sciences | Ballantine Hall 565, Bloomington, IN 47405 | Ph: (812) 855-7309 | Fx: (812) 855-6411 | reei@indiana.edu | Copyright 2006 Trustees of Indiana University
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Olena Chernishenko
Dov-Ber Kerler (Jewish studies; Germanic studies) and 
Sarah Phillips
Indiana University has an intensive summer language program open to IU students, students from other universities, upper-level high school students, nondegree students, and members of the community. The Summer Workshop in Slavic and East European Languages (SWSEEL) offers a full year of beginning Ukrainian language training in a single eight-week, intensive summer session, mid-June to mid-August each year. By special agreement with the Indiana State legislature, all summer intensive language students pay tuition at the in-state rate. Fellowship awards for tuition and a stipend are available on a competitive basis. In some summers, IU receives funding from the American Council for Learned Societies to offer Ukrainian tuition-free to graduate students working in any field related to Eastern Europe. More information on the language program and financial aid is available at the 
Links to other Ukrainian programs, organizations and universities: