In the News: WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN: War, Medicine, & the Human Spirit in Ukraine 

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 

Stevenson Library

Join the CCE in unraveling this week's news! 

This is part of a regular discussion held every month

Please join us for a talk with Dr. Olesya Vynnyk in conversation with George Packer, introduced by Jonathan Becker on Wednesday, October 7 at 5:00PM on the first floor of the Stevenson Library.

Dr. Olesya Vynnyk, M.D. is a doctor in Lviv and the medical initiatives coordinator for the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), supporting combat medics with equipment and training.

George Packer is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of 10 books. Before joining The Atlantic in 2018, he was a staff writer at The New Yorker for 15 years. He writes about American politics and culture and U.S. foreign policy.

Jonathan Becker is Acting President of Bard College. He is also Executive Director of Bard's Center for Civic Engagement and Vice Chancellor of Global Higher Education Alliance for the 21st Century.
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