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
Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature
Graduate Advisor
Sharon Bain
Lecturer in Russian
Director of the Russian Language Flagship at Bryn Mawr College
Dan Davidson
Professor of Russian
Director of Graduate Program in Second Language Acquisition
Linda Gerstein
Professor of History, Haverford College
Tim Harte
Associate Professor of Russian
Chair and Undergraduate Advisor
George Pahomov
Professor of Russian
Emeritus
Olga Prokopenko
Instructor in Russian
Billie Jo Stiner
Department of Russian Coordinator
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 |
| Linda Gerstein | bstiner@brynmawr.edu | 610-526-5187 |
| Tim Harte | tharte@brynmawr.edu |
610-526-5190 |
| Olga Prokopenko | oprokopenk@brynmawr.edu | 610-526-5187 |
| Billie Jo Stiner | bstiner@brynmawr.edu |
610-526-5187 |
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
Office Hours (Summer 2009):
Tuesday: 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday: 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm