Nominations for service on the ACTR Board of Directors in the 2026-2029 cycle are now open. 

The ACTR Nominations Committee welcomes nominations (including self-nominations) for prospective Board membership from members of ACTR in all types of teaching environments and at all levels. Information about the two-stream process, directions for submission, and a timeline are available on the ACTRNominations Page. The ACTR candidacy prompts are available here.

The 2026 election will include the position of the graduate student representative, as well as the two elected officer positions, the presidency and the vice-presidency. These three positions have a two-year term (2026-2028). Any current graduate student in the field who is a member of ACTR may run for the position of graduate student representative. Any current member of the ACTR Board is eligible to run for the officer positions.

All members of ACTR are welcome to run for the Board of Directors. For the 2026 election, the Nominations Committee especially, but in no way exclusively, encourages those with an interest in serving or learning how to serve in the following areas of current board need:

• Pre-college program outreach and support (National Russian Essay Contest, Olympiada, Russian Language Scholar Laureate Award)

• Newsletter (especially copy editing, formatting and technology skills)

• Fundraising

• Social media, publicity, and web services

Questions? If you are interested in running for the ACTR Board and would like to speak with a member of the Nominations Committee about what service to the Board entails or about the nominations process, please email this year’s chair, Susan Kresin, at BoardACTR@gmail.com, no later than November 20 for Stream 1 and December 20 for Stream 2. Guidance will also be available from other ACTR committees. 

The election will be held in January 2026, and the results will be announced at theAnnual Membership Meeting, the evening of February 11. 

We look forward to receiving your nominations.