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Ukrainian Studies Hub Inaugural Conference

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Location: McKenna Conference Center (View on map )

A graphic advertising the name of a conference. The test reads "Ukrainian Studies Conference" and then the main title "Revolutions of Hope: Resilience and Recovery in Ukraine." The monogram for Notre Dame (ND) is seen in the corner and the logo of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies is at the bottom left. The background is blue with a cube pattern.

The Ukrainian Studies Hub will host its first conference on March 6–8, 2025.

This conference will feature academic discussions, lectures, and presentations centered around Ukraine and Ukrainian studies.

For more information about this conference, please visit the conference page.

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The conference will convene leading academics, policymakers, faith leaders, and artists to examine how hope has shaped Ukraine through pivotal historical moments, including its independence in 1991, the Russian aggression of 2014, and the full-scale invasion, which began in 2022 and continues.

Keynote speakers include:

  • Ambassador Oksana Markarova, Ukraine Mission to the U.S.
  • Archbishop Borys Gudziak, president of Ukrainian Catholic University and Metropolitan-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia;
  • Rory Finnin, professor of Ukrainian studies, University of Cambridge, and recipient of the Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies in 2024;
  • Olesya Kromeychuk, director, Ukrainian Institute London; and
  • Serhii Plokhii, professor of Ukrainian history, Harvard University.

For a complete list of panelists and speakers, view the conference schedule.

The conference is supported and co-sponsored by: