Darius
Udrys is a political scientist, media specialist, and civic educator
with more than a decade of experience promoting democratic citizenship
in the United States and other countries.
Dr. Udrys has worked as a broadcast journalist and
media trainer with RFE/RL, Inc. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty), and
has served in various non-profit leadership positions, including
director of development at the Los Angeles-based
Center for Civic Education, director of Ludwick Family Foundation's Arsalyn civic education program,
and president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Lithuanian American
Community.
Dr. Udrys is currently vice-rector for development and international relations at the European Humanities University (EHU). EHU is a private non-profit university founded in Minsk in 1992. It relocated to Vilnius, Lithuania after it was closed by Belarusian authorities in 2004. EHU provides undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the humanities and social sciences primarily to students from Belarus.
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on Lithuanian State Television, October 2008. | Darius
Udrys holds a Ph.D. in political science and an M.A. in politics from
Claremont Graduate University. He has a B.A. in political science and
German from Hillsdale College, and has also studied German politics,
language, and culture at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitaet
in Bonn, Germany.
He is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy and the Public Diplomacy Council.
Other volunteer work:
- Member, Global SoCal initiative group
- Member, Rock the Vote High School Civics Advisory Board
- Chair, Los Angeles-Kaunas Sister Cities Committee (2006-2010)
- Member, Lithuanian Educational Council (2001-2002)
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