Welcome to the Ellison Center!

We are a National Resource Center funded by the Title VI Program of the US Department of Education, promoting in-depth interdisciplinary study of all major postcommunist subregions - Eastern and Central Europe, the Baltic region, the Caucasus and Central Asia, and Russia - in order to understand the legacies of the imperial and communist past as well as to analyze the emerging institutions and identities that will shape Eurasia's future.

We offer undergraduate degree tracks within the European Studies Major and International Studies Majors as well as a Master's Degree in Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies; we sponsor lectures, conferences and exchanges covering the entirety of East Europe and Central Eurasia; and we sustain a dynamic program of outreach to local schools, colleges and community organizations interested in our region. With over 60 participating UW faculty, the Ellison Center represents a unique intellectual resource for faculty, students and professionals living in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Applications for enrollment in Fall 2010 are due December 30, 2009