Russia's War on Ukraine: Resources for Harvard Students
Get involved
Sign up to the Harvard Ukrainian Solidarity Alliance mailing list
Join the Harvard Ukrainian Student Society Facebook group
Learn more
Recommended news sources in English: The Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post, and The New Voice of Ukraine
Twitter accounts to follow
- News: @KyivIndependent, @NewVoiceUkraine, @KyivPost
- Scholars: @channelljustice, @SPlokhy, @Oleh_kotsyuba @dobczansky, @ksvarnon, @OKhromeychuk, @OxanaShevel, @darelasn, @JesZychowicz, @HJColeman68, @tanyalokot, @oonuch, @UmlandAndreas, @ykomska, @Marusiasays, @steven_seegel, @JohnVsetecka
- Academic centers: @HURI_Harvard, @ShevchenkoSoc, @H__Ukraine, @DCRES_Harvard, @AAUS_says, @aseeestudies
HURI's resource page on the Russia-Ukraine War
Newly available from HURI: Two books by Ukrainian authors in English translation
- In Isolation: Dispatches from Occupied Donbas by Stanislav Aseyev
- Mondegreen: Songs about Death and Love by Volodymyr Rafeyenko
Recommended reading guide (includes international media sources, journalists to follow, fiction and non-fiction books, and more)
Donate and advocate
Comprehensive list of ways foreigners can help (compiled by Global Shapers Community (born out of World Economic Forum) and supported by Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine).
Razom for Ukraine has an excellent list of ways you can help Ukraine and its people, including ways to donate, volunteer, and contact representatives for government support.
The Ukrainian Institute, London has also compiled a great list.
Contact your congressional representatives (see example message here)
Take care of yourself
Contact your Resident Dean for support, including for help dealing with stress, anxiety, and sadness caused by the war.
Counseling and Mental Health Services
- 24/7 line for students: Call (617) 495-2042 and select the CAMHS Cares option to speak with a counselor.
- Make an Urgent Care appointment: (617) 495-2042.
- Take a break, with dogs: PAWS, the therapy dog program, is back at CAMHS. Currently, they are only offering the drop-in groups. Limited to ten students per group. See CAMHS calendar for upcoming events.
- Check the CAMHS website and calendar for workshops and group sessions.