UGA Russian Flagship Program

Today we put a spotlight on Chris Haswell, one of our Russian Flagship Program students currently spending the semester at Oxford University through the UGA at Oxford Program!

Swipe through to find out how he is taking advantage of great opportunities while also maintaining his focus on studying Russian!

Join the UGA Russian Flagship Program and the UGA Russian Language Club for a celebration of Nauryz, the Kazakh New Year, 4:00pm-5:30pm on Monday, March 23, 2026. 🌷🎉

Congratulations to Bridget Peach on being selected for a UGA Student Employee of the Year Award for her role as UGA Russian Flagship Program Opportunities Coordinator. This award, sponsored by the UGA Career Center, recognizes UGA students for their outstanding contributions and achievements throughout their employment. Thank you, Bridget, for your exceptional work!

UGA has been named a top producer of Fulbright students for the fourth consecutive year. Nine UGA students and alumni received Fulbright offers for 2025-2026 as English teaching assistants, among them two UGA Russian Flagship Program alumni:

Mackenzie Buck (Russian, Political Science, Public Relations)
Madison Fulton (Spanish, Russian)

Congratulations, Mackenzie and Madi!

https://news.uga.edu/uga-named-2026-top-producer-of-fulbright-students/

Congratulations to all the new Dawgs! We look forward to meeting the Class of 2030 at orientation this summer and enrolling our Fall 2026 cohort from this outstanding group of incoming students. https://news.uga.edu/uga-admits-class-of-2030

Congratulations to our program director, Dr. Victoria Hasko, on this well deserved recognition!

Join us in congratulating Dr. Victoria Hasko for receiving the 2026 Richard Reiff Award for Campus Internationalization!

As director of UGA’s Russian Flagship Program, Dr. Hasko has helped build the largest program of its kind in the United States while expanding global learning opportunities for students across our university. Her leadership has strengthened language education, fostered international engagement, and helped prepare the next generation of global leaders. We are proud to celebrate this well deserved recognition of her outstanding contributions to global education here at UGA.

Read more about Victoria and her achievement at: https://news.uga.edu/victoria-hasko-receives-2026-richard-reiff-award/

Congratulations to Russian tutor and Kazakh instructor Ulbossyn Parmanova on sharing her research on noun number morphology in Kazakh with Georgia students and faculty!

Ph.D student Ulbossyn Parmanova recently presented her research at the 6th Crossroads Graduate Conference, which took place on February 20-21 at the University of Georgia.

In her presentation, titled "No Longer Singular? A Morpho-Semantic Analysis of Noun Plurality in Kazakh," Ulbossyn explored the current state of noun number morphology in the Kazakh language. Her research, based on a corpus of examples of plural noun usage in both spoken and written Kazakh, revealed evidence of changes in singular forms in modern Kazakh, which may be attributed to contact-induced influences.

Congratulations to Ulbossyn on sharing her research with Georgia students and faculty!

Congratulations to Russian Flagship tutor, Ekaterina Tretiakova, for receiving the 2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award! Ekaterina is a Ph.D. student in the Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy program. She serves as a teaching assistant for the Russian Flagship Program, helping guide students through an intensive and immersive Russian language learning experience.

Join us in congratulating two of our amazing graduate teaching assistants for receiving the 2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award!

Bre Alderfer, an M.A. student in the German Studies program, serves as a teaching assistant for GRMN 1001, instructing students who are beginning their study of the German language.

Ekaterina Tretiakova, a Ph.D. student in the Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy program, serves as a teaching assistant for the Russian Flagship Program, helping guide students through an intensive and immersive Russian language learning experience.

We are proud to recognize Bre and Ekaterina for their excellence in teaching and their dedication to student success! Congratulations on this well deserved honor!

Congratulations, Dr. Shapiro! Most UGA Russian Flagship Program students study with Dr. Shapiro during their time in our program, whether in first, second, third, or fourth year Russian language classes or her exciting content courses, all taught in Russian. We are fortunate to have such a dedicated instructor on our team.

Join us in congratulating Dr. Alexandra Shapiro for receiving the Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award!

This honor recognizes outstanding faculty members within the Franklin College of Arts & Sciences who demonstrate a sustained commitment to high quality instruction.

We are proud to celebrate this well deserved achievement and her continued dedication to students and teaching excellence!

Қазақ тілін үйреніңіз! We are pleased to invite UGA Russian Flagship students to join the Spring 2026 Kazakh Tutorial: Russian-Speaking World - Kazakh Culture and Language for Learners of Russian. This 1 hour/week introduction to Kazakh language and culture emphasizes oral and cultural proficiency and reading comprehension. Students will gain survival-level Kazakh language skills and cultural competence for living and studying in Kazakhstan during the Capstone year. This tutorial must be taken at least once before participating in the Capstone year; it can be repeated up to 4 times and is offered every spring semester. We hope to see you for the first lesson this Wednesday! With questions, email [email protected].

Welcome back, students, faculty, and staff! We have an exciting semester ahead. Stay tuned for announcements about upcoming events and guest speakers. Желаем всем успешного семестра!