CSE Hosts Vigil for Those Who Oppose Russia’s War in Ukraine
On May 3, 2022, the Center for the Study of Europe (CSE), an affiliated center of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, hosted a candlelit vigil on Marsh Plaza for those who oppose the war and stand for the protection of the sovereign nation of Ukraine.
Led by BU faculty member Alya Guseva, who identifies as Ukrainian and sang the Ukrainian national anthem, about a dozen people spoke at the vigil. Among the speakers was AGNI coeditor Bill Pierce reading “Such Love” by Ukrainian poet Yuliya Musakovska; Rev. Jessica Chicka (STH’07, ’11, ’19); University chaplain for international students, Kate Saenko, Associate Professor & Director of Masters in AI at the Department of Computer Science; Svitlana Malykhina, BU Lecturer in Russian and Coordinator of the Russian Language Program, and Thomas Silver (CAS ’23).
The mission of the Center for the Study of Europe is to promote understanding of Europe through its cultural heritage; its political, economic, and religious histories; its art, literature, music, and philosophy; as well as through its recent emergence as a new kind of international form through the European Union (EU). Operationally, the center provides a focal point and institutional support for the study of Europe across Boston University through coordination of teaching missions, support of research, community-building among faculty and students, and outreach beyond the University. Visit the center’s website for more.