UI Associate Professor of Instruction and Coordinator of the Russian program, Irina Kostina, was awarded the International Programs’ Special Projects Award to host a virtual conference about a conflict-ridden region near Russia titled “Caucasus: A Mosaic of Histories and Cultures.”

University of Iowa sophomore Kara Juhl, who has never traveled outside the U.S., will focus on her Spanish proficiency in Santiago, Chile for the fall 2025 semester.

A webinar put on by the Anne Frank Initiative explores the importance of Holocaust education and why Anne Frank's story is relevant to discussing other difficult stories from the past and present.