University of Michigan Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

Curious about what’s happening this fall? Check out our Fall Calendar for a full list of events hosted by WCEE and our affiliated centers: the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREES) and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies (CCPS). We hope to see you there! https://myumi.ch/zNNXP

Congratulations to U-M rising senior Allison Tate (Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy), who co-published research on the amputation crisis in Ukraine for Release Peace: The Magazine.
Her research was conducted as part of the WCEE-Release Peace Fellowship, which supports student work on peace, security, and human rights in Europe and Eurasia under the mentorship of professional editors at The Hague-based NGO Release Peace.
Read more: https://myumi.ch/NX6zk

CCPS Faculty Affiliate Benjamin Paloff was recently interviewed by the Polish Cultural Institute New York for the first episode of a new drama-focused mini-series within "Encounters with Polish and Ukrainian Literature".
In conversation with host David A. Goldfarb, Paloff discusses Polish drama and the marriage plot through works by Aleksander Fredro, Stanisław Wyspiański, and Stanisław Przybyszewski.
https://myumi.ch/pg7Zg

Study in Warsaw, Poland for a unique, immersive experience and the chance to connect with European and international peers! Check out a conversation with Callie Rouse, Senior Study Abroad Advisor at CGIS, to learn more. https://myumi.ch/yknQd

Check it out: the CCPS Year in Review Photo Book is here—highlights from 2025–26! https://myumi.ch/QM7wX

WCEE Year in Review Photo Book: revisit highlights from 2025–26! https://myumi.ch/E79r6

Don’t miss it! This Saturday, April 25, at 7:00 PM, the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of North America will perform at First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor.
We were also honored to host them in 2023, when Alexander Vindman was our distinguished guest.

Don’t miss this screening! Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00 PM!
"lL bell’Antonio" (Mauro Bolognini, 1960). North Quad, Space 2435.
In Catania, Sicily, Antonio (Marcello Mastroianni) is famed as a great lover—until his marriage to the beautiful Barbara (Claudia Cardinale) exposes a humiliating secret and scandal erupts across the town.
FREE and open to the public. In Italian with English subtitles.
https://myumi.ch/pVeeX