The Havighurst Center will commemorate Karen Dawisha's life as a scholar of Russian politics, a mentor to faculty and students, and a teacher. Speakers will include Bruce Parrot (Johns Hopkins University), Gulnaz Sharafutdinova (King'sCollege, London), Venelin Ganev (Miami University), Rebecca Fradkin (OxfordUniversity), and Harrison King (University of California, Berkeley). Ricardo Averbach, Conductor of the Miami University Orchestra, will conduct a quartet playing some of Karen's favorite pieces. The event will also include a reception.
Sponsored by theHavighurst Center for Russian & Post-Soviet Studies