Background

Laurie Koloski received her Ph.D. from Stanford University.  She specializes in modern Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on the social and cultural history of post-1945 Poland.  Her monograph, Seeing Beyond the State: Continuity and Culture in Early Postwar Poland, is forthcoming from the University of North Carolina Press.  She is currently serving as Director of the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Studies, which promotes international education and global awareness at the College of William & Mary.