Mark von Hagen, 65, professor emeritus at ASU, died on September 15, 2019. Following a baccalaureate degree from Georgetown University, Mark completed master's degrees in Slavic languages and literatures (Indiana) and history (Stanford), before earning his Ph.D. from Stanford University. Mark authored numerous works on modern Russia and Ukraine, including a landmark study of the Soviet Red Army, Soldiers in the Proletarian Dictatorship. His expertise on imperial and national borderlands, and especially his seminal contributions to the history of modern Ukraine, earned him an international reputation in Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies. He was also a fearless, outspoken advocate of human rights and defender of dissidents, including support for members of the stigmatized LGBTQ community. In his twelve years at ASU, Mark served as founding director of the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies; founding director of the Office of Veteran and Military Academic Engagement; and interim director of the Melikian Center. Beyond his impact supporting individual students and junior colleagues, his legacy at ASU includes the Ukrainian language program in the Critical Languages Institute, and a certificate in Veteran Studies. Before coming to ASU, Mark was Bakhmeteff Professor of History at Columbia University where he also served as director of the Harriman Institute (1995-2001) and chair of the Columbia History Department (2006-2007). Mark was also appointed as Dean of the Philosophy Faculty of the Ukrainian Free University in Munich in 2009, and during his distinguished career served elected terms as President of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies and as President of the International Association for Ukrainian Studies. Mark retired from ASU in 2019. Mark is survived by a brother, niece, nephew, and his spouse, Johnny Roldan-Chacon, who retired from ASU’s School of Social Transformation in 2016. (Source: Arizona Republic)