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Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
734.487.1849
Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 7-8:30 p.m.
Join Eastern Michigan University professors to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including its historical, cultural, and political dimensions, cyberwarfare, the effects on global energy and manufacturing, and broad implications for the contemporary world.
This event is open to the EMU community and the general public.
LBC Credit is available for students attending this webinar.
The event is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences.
James Egge, professor of history and associate dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
Peter Higgins, professor of philosophy and department head of History and Philosophy
Andrii Kashliev is an associate professor of computer science. He conducts research in big data management, focusing on data modeling and large-scale scientific workflows. Kashliev’s broader interests include big data, databases, data analytics, data science, provenance, Semantic Web, Internet of Things (IoT), and services computing. He has published numerous research articles in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences.
Jesse Kauffman is a professor of history. His teaching and research focus on modern European military and political history. He is currently completing a book on the World War I eastern front, which includes an analysis of Ukraine’s struggle to free itself from the disintegrating Russian empire.
Judith Kullberg is a professor of political science. Her research focuses on Russian political elites, parties, and foreign and domestic policy. She participated in the Harvard Election Study of Russia’s first post-communist elections, has conducted focus group research on Russian political elites, and taught international relations as a Fulbright Scholar at Samara State University. She led an EMU study abroad course in St. Petersburg and Moscow in 2018.
Andrew Mansfield is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering. He directs the EMU Energy Systems Laboratory, and his research focuses on energy and thermofluid systems, from fundamental science to applications in automotive and power system design. Prior to his time at EMU, Mansfield worked as an engineer in offshore oil and gas major projects for Shell Oil Company and as an advanced combustion systems engineer for General Motors.
Rachel Schroeder is an assistant professor of sociology whose research and teaching focuses on culture, politics, religion, and social change. Her current research takes on the significant yet understudied issue of the impact of religious resurgences on minority rights and freedoms in formerly secularized societies, with Russia as her case of interest. Her work in this area has been published in Religion, State, and Society, and she is currently working on a book analyzing a historical series of “culture wars” style clashes in Russia that culminated with the trial and sentencing of two members of the Pussy Riot punk band.
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