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Mariatou Bah

North Philadelphia native Mariatou Bah said Penn State's LiveOn Student Success Grant made the difference in her decision to attend Penn State and fulfill her aspiration to live on a college campus. "Being able to live on campus gives me a lot of opportunities to do things and meet people," the Penn State Brandywine student says.

A portrait of Penn State Behrend faculty member Lena Surzhko-Harned

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Lena Surzhko-Harned, an assistant teaching professor of political science at Penn State Behrend, will moderate a panel discussion about NATO and Ukraine on Feb. 17.

NATO in Ukraine

NATO in Ukraine

NATO in Ukraine

Join a panel of international experts to discuss NATO's role in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Why is NATO involved? Why is Vladimir Putin afraid of NATO? What should NATO do? And more...

A discussion by NATO experts:

Mark Webber, Ph.D.
University of Birmingham, U.K.

Pierre  Lépine, CD, Ph.D.
Royal Military College of Canada

R. James Orr III, J.D., LL.M.
National War College

Moderated by:

Lena Surzhko Harned, Ph.D.
Penn State Behrend

February 17, 2022, 12:30 p.m. EST

Webinar Zoom Link

For more information, email [email protected].

 

Ukraine in the Spotlight

Ukraine in the Spotlight

​Penn State Behrend Public Policy Fund Presents:

Ukraine in the Spotlight 

A discussion by Ukrainian experts:

Elena Besedina, Ph.D.
Kyiv School of Economics

Olena Lennon, Ph.D.
University of New Haven

Nataliia Kasianenko, Ph.D.
California State University, Fresno

Moderator: Lena Surzhko Harned, Ph.D.
Penn State Behrend

February 9, 2022, 3:00 p.m. EST

A portrait of Penn State Behrend faculty member Lena Surzhko-Harned

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Lena Surzhko-Harned, assistant teaching professor of political science at Penn State Behrend, will moderate a panel discussion about Ukraine and the Russian troop build-up on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 3 p.m. The program, sponsored by the Public Policy Fund at Behrend, will be hosted on Zoom.