About the Department
Bryn Mawr College established the Department of Russian in 1943. Nationally and internationally renowned, the department awards the A.B. degree in Russian, and the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Second Language Acquisition in Russian . The department also supports the Russian Language Institute (RLI), which offers summer intensive courses in Russian language and culture at all levels. Currently, the faculty and staff in the Department of Russian are:
Elizabeth Allen (On leave Spring 2013)
Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature
Graduate Advisor
Sharon Bain
Lecturer in Russian
Co-Director of the Russian Language Flagship at Bryn Mawr College
Dan Davidson (On leave Spring 2013)
Professor of Russian
Director of Graduate Program in Second Language Acquisition
Billie Jo Ember
Department of Russian Coordinator
Coordinator of the Russian Language Flagship at Bryn Mawr College
Assistant Director of Russian Language Institute
Linda Gerstein
Professor of History, Haverford College
Tim Harte
Associate Professor of Russian
Chair and Undergraduate Advisor
Co-Director of the Russian Language Flagship at Bryn Mawr College
Natalia Hayes
Russian Language Flagship Lecturer at Bryn Mawr College
George Pahomov
Professor of Russian
Emeritus
Marina Rojavin
Lecturer in Russian
Ekaterina Tarkhanova
Russian Language Flagship Instructional Assistant at Bryn Mawr College
Directions to the Russian Center:
For general directions to Bryn Mawr College, click here. The Russian Center is located on New Gulph Road across from the Centennial Campus Center Parking Lot (next to the English House).
Contact Information for the Department of Russian Faculty and Staff:
| Elizabeth Cheresh Allen | eallen@brynmawr.edu |
610-526-5188 |
| Sharon Bain | sbain@brynmawr.edu | 610-526-5186 |
| Dan Davidson | ddavidso@brynmawr.edu | 610-526-5184 |
| Billie Jo Ember | bember@brynmawr.edu | 610-526-5187 |
| Linda Gerstein | bstiner@brynmawr.edu | 610-526-5187 |
| Tim Harte | tharte@brynmawr.edu |
610-526-5190 |
| Natalia Hayes | nhayes@brynmawr.edu | |
| Marina Rojavin | mrojavin@brynmawr.edu | 610-526-5185 |
| Ekaterina Tarkhanova | etarkhanov@brynmawr.edu | 610-526-5185 |
Department of Russian Mailing Address:
Bryn Mawr College
Department of Russian
101 N. Merion Ave.
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
610-526-5187
610-526-5192 (fax)
russiancenter@brynmawr.edu