The University of Michigan offers more Poland-related programs than any other educational institution outside of Poland. Poland is prominently featured in U-M courses on politics, culture, history, language, literature, and film. The Copernicus Center for Polish Studies (CCPS), supports lectures, symposia, mini-courses, Polish language instruction, undergraduate and graduate student fellowships, study abroad opportunities, and an annual newsletter (Kopernikana).
An affiliate of the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, CCPS often collaborates on programming with the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREES).
The Copernicus Center for Polish Studies has developed close collaborations with numerous educational and cultural institutions in Poland, including universities in Gdańsk, Kraków, and Warsaw, as well as POLIN: The Museum of the History of Polish Jews and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. With these resources and an outstanding faculty whose primary focus is Poland, U-M attracts some of the best students from Poland and the U.S. who are preparing for careers in academia, government, law, business, and environmental protection.
For more information about Polish studies at the University of Michigan, contact:
Geneviève Zubrzycki
Director, Copernicus Center for Polish Studies
William H. Sewell Jr. Collegiate Professor of Sociology
Phone: 734.764.0351
Email: genez@umich.edu
Directions and Parking
CCPS is located in Weiser Hall, 500 Church Street, Suite 500, Ann Arbor.
Parking
There is limited metered street parking near Weiser Hall on Church Street and South University Avenue. Two parking structures are approximately two blocks away:
Forest Avenue Public Parking Structure
- 650 South Forest Avenue
Palmer Drive Public Parking Structure
- Palmer Commons, Palmer Drive
For more information about parking in Ann Arbor, please visit DDA Ann Arbor.
University of Michigan employees with a U-M parking permit will find the Church Street structure the closest to Weiser Hall, with the Hill Street, Thayer Street, and Forest Avenue structures all within walking distance. Please note that many University parking structures are free and open to the public after 6 pm each day and on Sunday. For more information about parking at the University of Michigan, please visit Logistics, Transportation, and Parking.
