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Experts on Ukraine Offer Fitzpatrick Lecture
Two speakers deeply involved in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and Russia addressed students on September 22, 2014, as part of Woodberry Forest School's Fitzpatrick Lecture Series.
Volodomyr Silchenko ’12 is a native Ukrainian with ties to the Crimean peninsula. Now a student at the University of Kiev, Vlad was a firsthand witness to the protests in Kiev's Independence Square (Maidan) last winter. After talking about his experiences as a student at Woodberry Forest, where he played football and was a member of the Book Club, he shared his personal account of the historic events. Several of his classmates returned to the Forest to spend time with him and hear his talk.
Dr. Anika Binnendijk serves as the lead staff member for Russia, Eurasia, and Europe on the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff. She joined the staff from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where she was a special assistant and policy advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and later the Country Director for Egypt. Dr Binnendijk received her undergraduate degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and her master's and PhD from the Fletcher School, Tufts University. Her doctoral dissertation focused on episodes of civil resistance in Serbia and Ukraine. She was joined on campus by her husband, Nat Hoopes, who taught history at Woodberry Forest between 2003 and 2004.
The Fitzpatrick Lecture Series was established through gifts from Mr. and Mrs. William Fitzpatrick, parents and grandparents of six Woodberry alumni. The late Mr. Fitzpatrick was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a member of the Woodberry Forest School Board of Trustees, and an honorary alumnus. Past Fitzpatrick lecturers include civil rights leader James Farmer, presidential candidate Ralph Nader, astronaut Fred Haise, and sports journalist John Feinstein.
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Volodomyr Silchenko ’12 is a native Ukrainian with ties to the Crimean peninsula. Now a student at the University of Kiev, Vlad was a firsthand witness to the protests in Kiev's Independence Square (Maidan) last winter. After talking about his experiences as a student at Woodberry Forest, where he played football and was a member of the Book Club, he shared his personal account of the historic events. Several of his classmates returned to the Forest to spend time with him and hear his talk.
Dr. Anika Binnendijk serves as the lead staff member for Russia, Eurasia, and Europe on the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff. She joined the staff from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where she was a special assistant and policy advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and later the Country Director for Egypt. Dr Binnendijk received her undergraduate degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and her master's and PhD from the Fletcher School, Tufts University. Her doctoral dissertation focused on episodes of civil resistance in Serbia and Ukraine. She was joined on campus by her husband, Nat Hoopes, who taught history at Woodberry Forest between 2003 and 2004.
The Fitzpatrick Lecture Series was established through gifts from Mr. and Mrs. William Fitzpatrick, parents and grandparents of six Woodberry alumni. The late Mr. Fitzpatrick was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a member of the Woodberry Forest School Board of Trustees, and an honorary alumnus. Past Fitzpatrick lecturers include civil rights leader James Farmer, presidential candidate Ralph Nader, astronaut Fred Haise, and sports journalist John Feinstein.
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