SRAS at 30: How Our Work Is Evolving
Drawing on three decades of experience, SRAS is developing a broader framework for studying the region, placing greater emphasis on applied learning, and creating...
SRAS Blog
Articles and stories about study, travel, and research abroad.
Security and Society Journal, New Issue Published
We are pleased to announce the publication of the fourth scholarly volume bringing together a unique series of research papers by talented students -...
Meet Alex: Wanderlust and Humanity: SRAS Outreach Coordinator
My fascination for the Caucasus region began on my first journey to Georgia as an SRAS student in 2022. The atmosphere immediately drew me...
Immersed in Central Asia: American Students Explore Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan
This past July, I had the privilege of leading a group of twelve American college students through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on the pilot run...
SRAS in Conversation with Rikki Brown: Wine, Life, and Learning Abroad
Rikki Brown is a PhD Candidate in Cultural Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She recently returned from three years of fieldwork...
Intent in Language Learning
Okay. Full disclosure. I have a bit of a problem. Of course, my dear husband feels that it is more than a bit of...
Meet Lily in Kyrgyzstan – SRAS Program Coordinator for Bishkek
On the flight home from my first study abroad trip to Kyrgyzstan, I was already imagining how and when I would be able to...
SRAS 2024 Photo Contest
The SRAS calendar is a long-standing SRAS tradition. Each year, we invite our students to send in the pictures that they believe best tell...
Meet Kiara in Tbilisi – SRAS Program Manager for the Caucasus
No one intends to stay. I certainly didn’t when I first arrived. In truth, I didn’t even really want to come to Tbilisi in...
The Allure of Georgia
Georgia has received increasing attention in tourism and food circles over the past several years as the wider world finally discovers a truly original...
There’s Something About Yerevan
Since spring of 2022, Russian language study abroad has moved to three regions - Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Baltics. Different factors/characteristics seem...
SRAS 2024 Calendar Published!
Dear Friends, Colleagues, Partners, and Students, Happy Holidays from SRAS! This year, we are excited to announce the return of the SRAS calendar! After...
Introduction to Karakalpakstan as a Study Destination
When I first arrived in Nukus, the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan, my immediate impression was that everything was salty. I mean...
SRAS in Conversation with Lee Sullivan: Studying Across Eurasia
Lee Sullivan has studied with SRAS in nearly all our locations – many of them new. Back home at Stetson University in Florida, she’s...
SRAS in Conversation with Dr. Katarzyna Maniszewska: Security Studies in Poland
Katarzyna Maniszewska is the long-time director of SRAS’ Security and Society in the Information Age program in Warsaw. She received her Ph.D. from the...
SRAS in Conversation with Heather Rice: Traveling Uzbekistan
Heather Rice has a long history of traveling, living, and working abroad. Now the Russian language coordinator and an assistant professor of instruction of...
SRAS in Conversation with David Galloway: Faculty Led Programming to Georgia
David Galloway, Associate Professor of Russian Area Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, has run multiple faculty-led programs with SRAS. He’s also often...
SRAS in Conversation with Walter Denz of Liden & Denz Language Schools
Walter Denz founded Liden & Denz in St. Petersburg in 1992. He then expanded his language schools to Moscow, Irkutsk, and, most recently, Riga,...
