[ASEEES] January NewsNet Out Now; Virtual Networking Sessions for Organizing Convention Panels; CfA-ASEEES Dissertation Fellowships

Wed Jan 14 14:40:52 EST 2026

January 2026 NewsNet Issue Now Available
The January 2026 issue of NewsNet is now available online<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fpublications%2Fnewsnet%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164564672517%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RuOuO7P9RH6gXTSQMlnGKRcJlG5g%2BnWI1R0yDMyzyQE%3D&reserved=0>. You can also download and read the issue in PDF<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F01%2FNewsNet-Jan-2026-Final.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164573597625%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=G2uY5qmGXoUOE2ZA%2FxXo%2BF7aBf%2FsY6T8gMMvQuBwEAs%3D&reserved=0>.

In this issue:

  *   2025 President's Address: "Scholarship and Shattered Illusions" by Adrienne Edgar
  *   "How SEEES Scholars Can Defend Academic Freedom" by Kate Pride Brown
  *   New (Yugoslav) Kids on the Block: An Interview with New Yugoslav Studies Association
  *   2026 Executive Director's Annual Report by Lynda Park
  *   CfP: 2026 Annual ASEEES Convention
  *   How to Organize a Panel for the ASEEES Annual Convention
  *   Why I Donate to ASEEES by Edith Clowes
  *   CfA: 2026 ASEEES Grants and Fellowships
  *   2026 ASEEES Board of Directors and Committee Assignments
  *   2025 Affiliate Awards and Prizes
  *   Call for Volunteers: Spring 2026 Research Meetup Series

Virtual Networking Sessions for Organizing ASEEES Convention Panels
Want to organize a panel but unsure how to find participants? Seeking a panel for your paper? Need a chair/discussant or want to volunteer to serve as chair/discussant?
Join ASEEES for one or more of our virtual networking sessions<https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/_LiKDnY9S-uEv2L_iF8TIw#/registration> for organizing panels. These meetings will give potential convention participants an opportunity to meet colleagues with overlapping research interests and ask questions about organizing panels for the Annual Convention. Register<https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/_LiKDnY9S-uEv2L_iF8TIw#/registration>
Dates:

  *   January 15, 12pm ET<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fevent%2Fvirtual-networking-sessions-for-organizing-panels%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164573634339%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HjAcwhZmyvmmDm1xNvSrYX3SYip0kA3W8kwJF%2BOCds0%3D&reserved=0>
  *   January 22, 12pm ET<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fevent%2Fvirtual-networking-sessions-for-organizing-panels-2%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164573672372%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PJaQMm2CBOffG2RsV7V2yk2OCzPTf9rDPNw1ry4SWf8%3D&reserved=0>
  *   January 29, 12pm ET<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fevent%2Fvirtual-networking-sessions-for-organizing-panels-3%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164573706876%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BjrANIga4PXO2mW8fleD0Sqy3blHih0mNTF7vIt%2ByNk%3D&reserved=0>
  *   February 5, 12pm ET<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fevent%2Fvirtual-networking-sessions-for-organizing-panels-4%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164573736948%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ip8fGC46tbcn68Cf%2FvyaCXMzbknXOciKWdMlsLR0M60%3D&reserved=0>

Check out the newly revamped Papers/Panels Wanted Board<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fconv-info%2Fpaperspanels-wanted-board%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164573766747%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DBy%2Fzj0t5f0yVCmmNwEnwUdgb4o2%2F7Abr%2BBveQKlNyg%3D&reserved=0>! ASEEES offers a dedicated space for Annual Convention attendees to find others to form panels. Share your panel or paper ideas or volunteer to serve as chair/discussant by filling out the form<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcobalt-balloon-411.notion.site%2F2bfc439a00c08074b687cd4f9f727603%3Fpvs%3D105&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164573793192%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PYDXLiIv5JsTzn6WvM2XakwePzC4ibEpdtgkRpXpj8U%3D&reserved=0>.

Call for Proposals 2026 ASEEES Annual Convention
October 16 - 17, 2026, Virtual
November 12 - 15, 2026, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL

Theme: States and Empires<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fconvention%2F2026-annual-convention%2Fconvention-theme%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164573813356%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=MJxzSR17dVbBf6x0EzMRoP0eZwzSLyPy9xhsvZMd9Xk%3D&reserved=0>
Spotlight on Balkan Studies

Call for Proposals<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fconvention%2F2026-annual-convention%2Fcall-for-proposals%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164573831898%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FqoN0zNhYP%2FTPl4cvrX%2B9pE%2BdjycimdPmBrNMvy1AVc%3D&reserved=0>

March 1 - Deadline for panel, roundtable, book discussion roundtable, lightning round, and individual paper proposals
April 1 - Deadline for film screening submissions and affiliate group meeting room requests
September 1 - Ancillary event space requests

  *   Before submitting your proposal, please read the Rules and Guidelines for Convention Participation<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fconv-info%2Frules%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164573851511%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=dtfk37QVX%2FwSQpeWyZwgDeGvNHU4WdOC%2FZy4Dz2eGeM%3D&reserved=0> and the Convention Proposal FAQs<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Ffaq%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164573870941%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vCJSpNfcXG%2B7db0BbfBE6S0RrEDaS4yQBkLZlRHrFDE%3D&reserved=0>.
  *   Help us save money on audio-visual expenses. In 2025, ASEEES spent $117,000 for a/v equipment, wi-fi, and tech support at the hotel. Please review and discuss the Audio-Visual Policy<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fconv-info%2Fav%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164573890721%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SH5UEzvsqH0FhG1obLUHDpw4prS1Zme9J%2FDBvnGG8Uw%3D&reserved=0> with your panelists and request the equipment if you definitely plan to use it.
  *   Review the Session Categories<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fcategories%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164573909240%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2xjmbQuaTRkrKB6sotWbw0q%2Fc%2FrUlf5tdJSoEQiLkAE%3D&reserved=0> before you submit your proposal. Session categories are used strictly for scheduling purposes and have no bearing on the proposal's acceptance.
  *   To foster robust participation in the virtual convention, we have changed the session rule to 2 In-person + 1 Virtual Sessions: those participating in two (2) in-person sessions in Chicago may also participate in one (1) virtual session. The one (1) paper limit across both in-person and virtual format still applies.
  *   All session participants must agree to participate either in-person (November) or virtually (October). NO hybrid or virtual sessions will be allowed at the in-person convention.
  *   Individual paper proposals will ONLY be considered for the Virtual Convention. If you wish to submit a proposal for the in-person convention, you must do so as part of a panel proposal. To assist in the process of forming panels, we're offering a newly revamped Papers/Panels Wanted Board<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fconv-info%2Fpaperspanels-wanted-board%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164574166371%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8tGB%2BNoaWWQDxZ%2BpoSFRbj9oni%2BWW3rkXDX%2FCCGG5Cw%3D&reserved=0>.
  *   ALL session organizers and individual paper submitters in the US and abroad MUST be current ASEEES members in order to submit a proposal. Please review the membership requirement<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fconv-info%2Frules%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164574186328%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vETUCZ1aw%2Frlu3s2ESVYjoGN8ymMg2czBwiStiF9Fns%3D&reserved=0> for participation. Renew your membership today!<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fmembership%2Findividual%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164574205572%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RiWTXR39urtwu5%2FLbcz%2FdyRyn6e6pjeGkgW%2BexDiHOE%3D&reserved=0>

ASEEES offers travel grants<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Faward-type%2Fconvention-grant%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164574224206%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fxGVe8uIGllxFEq%2BdkQ8OimJYPJR8IYvKtCK9vnGwsk%3D&reserved=0> for members to present their papers at its Annual Convention. ASEEES also offers a Childcare Grant Program<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Faward%2Fconvention-childcare-grant-program%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164574247176%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1oYi5K5LhtiHCwprEystxW%2BKnI9GNB1Hbiw0t4qXLEw%3D&reserved=0> for convention participants. Only current regular or student members may apply for the grants.

If you have questions about the convention or need technical assistance with the ASEEES member site or the online submission platform, please contact us<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fcontact%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164574267853%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2B0JV%2Bp4OCMORFsIY%2Bszdw9Lx0nB8KISG9NkAUL3AIWk%3D&reserved=0>.

CfA: Next Generation Dissertation Research Fellowship Program
Thanks to the generous donors to the Next Generation Emergency Research Support Fund<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Fnext-gen%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164574287013%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=aET%2FvKlk99yQcXNGpbikUGeb8YKELvtw1zmrAMkxwtE%3D&reserved=0>, ASEEES is delighted to offer the ASEEES Next Generation Dissertation Research Fellowships<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Faward%2Faseees-next-gen-fellowship-program%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164574304598%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2Bf5l8pA48YaBtKEkWkNzzHP6AoQEBF%2B6EH6aDRgeQ%2BY%3D&reserved=0>. The Fellowship will provide a maximum stipend of $28,000 for doctoral students at US universities, regardless of citizenship, to conduct dissertation research in Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies.  The program is open to students in any discipline whose dissertation topics are within Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies. Please see the webpage<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.org%2Faward%2Faseees-next-gen-fellowship-program%2F&data=05%7C02%7Caseees%40list.pitt.edu%7C7f7763bdf2e443b9d1d808de53a4d3e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C639040164574322000%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BOerl4fJhj152B8vbcukw8FrbxxZQZxEcpoOaYqekyo%3D&reserved=0> for full eligibility requirements. Application Deadline: January 29, 2026

CfA: 2026 Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Fellowship Program

  *   The Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Research Fellowships provide a maximum stipend of $28,000 for doctoral students at US universities, regardless of citizenship, to conduct dissertation research in Russian historical studies. The program is open to students in any discipline whose dissertation topics are within 19th-early 21st century Russian historical studies.
  *   The Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Completion Fellowships provide a maximum stipend of $28,000 for doctoral students at US, regardless of citizenship, to complete their dissertation in Russian historical studies. The program is open to students in any discipline whose dissertation topics are within 19th-early 21st century Russian historical studies.
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