Visiting Scholar Speaker Series: Volunteering in Russia: Building bridges in communities
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 12:00–12:50 PM
- LocationTrimble Hall 200
- DescriptionThe speaker for this installment of the series will be Evgeniia Koss, senior lecturer of English and Russian as a foreign language at Togliatti State University in Togliatti, Russia.
- Websitehttps://events.uta.edu/event/visiting-scholar-speaker-series-volunteering-in-russia-building-bridges-in-communities
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