Each year the Davis Center welcomes a new cohort of students pursuing interdisciplinary master’s degrees in regional studies covering Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia (hence "REECA"), as well as the Caucasus and beyond. Our two-year program offers advanced training in the history, politics, culture, society, and languages of this vast and changing region. Our graduates go on to make meaningful contributions in their chosen field, whether it’s non-profit work, academia, government, or the private sector.
Our newest students have lived, studied, and worked in the UK, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, and elsewhere, with experience including the Peace Corps, the United Nations, think tanks, journalism, and cheese mongering! Get to know them as they join our second-year REECA students.
Class of 2027
Nicholas Castillo, B.A., Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University, 2024
Anastasia Cwietniewicz, B.A.,International Relations, Pomona College, 2025
Vladyslav Dobrokhlib, M.S., Development Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2023
Nana Gongadze, B.A., Public Relations and Strategic Communication, American University, 2019
Zachary Hollis, B.A., Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, Political Science, Spanish Linguistics, Indiana University Bloomington, 2023
Aspram Israyelyan, B.A., Government, International Politics and Law, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, 2025
William Layton, B.A., History; Russian Language & Literature, University of Virginia, 2025
Jack Lennon, B.A., Russian, History (Minor), University of Notre Dame, 2025
Olivia Mitchell, B.A., History and Russian, University of Cambridge, 2025
Akbota Saudabayeva, B.A., Anthropology and Russian & Eastern European Studies, Tufts University, 2022
