Jason Merrill

Professor of Russian, Michigan State University

Ph.D., University of Kansas

I graduated from Middlebury College in 1990 and received my Ph.D. in Russian Literature from the University of Kansas in 1997. I am currently Professor of Russian at Michigan State University, after previous stops at Dartmouth College and Drew University. Prior to becoming Director, I taught at the School of Russian for five summers: in 2001 and 2002 I was the lead teacher for Level Two, and in 2007-2009 I led Level Four. This will be my seventh year as Director of the School of Russian; even after all these years I love being involved with the School of Russian because I can associate with the best teachers, students, and guests in our profession.