Lisa Bobbitt completed her degree program this Fall 2021 semester, earning a B.A. in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies with a minor in sociology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

During Lisa’s senior year at Illinois, she completed a research paper that explored the ideology of race and similarities and differences in how African Americans and Afro Russians experienced and experience racism in Tsarist Russia through the present.

Lisa completed her degree while working full-time in the public relations industry. Following graduation, she plans to apply to graduate school and pursue a career in social work with a focus on mental health.