Primary Partners

The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies

The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies, an interdisciplinary academic program in the College of Arts and Sciences, promotes a deeper understanding of Jewish history, culture and thought through its teaching, research and community outreach initiatives.

The Center for European Studies

The Center for European Studies (CES) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill advances understanding of the social, political, and economic events that shape contemporary Europe.

The Center for Slavic, Eurasian & East European Studies

Together with its consortium partner, Duke University, The Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies (CSEEES) fosters a deeper understanding of Eastern European and Eurasian countries, thereby improving our national capacity to meet strategic U.S. needs.

The Russian Flagship Program

The U.S. government designates Russian as one of the languages critical for national security and economic competitiveness. The Russian Language Flagship Program is a national initiative created to answer that urgent need. The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Russian Flagship Program (UNCRFP) is a federally funded initiative that supports motivated undergraduate students of all majors to attain a professional level of proficiency in the Russian language. The Russian Flagship Program at UNC-Chapel Hill is a joint collaboration between the Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages & Literatures and the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies, and is one of eight Russian Language Flagship programs in the US sponsored by the National Security Education Program (NSEP).

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