Lubomyr Luciuk

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Lubomyr Luciuk
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Photo of Luciuk in 2022
Born
Lubomyr Yaroslav Luciuk

(1953-07-09) July 9, 1953 (age 71) [1]
NationalityUkrainian-Canadian [2]
Occupation(s) Professor, author [2]
Years active1980–present
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Shevchenko Medal

Lubomyr Yaroslav Luciuk (born July 9, 1953) is a Canadian academic and author of books and articles in the field of political geography and Ukrainian history. Until January 2025 he was a full professor at the Royal Military College of Canada. [3] [1] [4] and remains a Senior Research Fellow of the Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto.

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Background and education

Luciuk was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario. [5] He earned two degrees from Queen's University, an Honours BSc (1976) and MA (1979) and completed his PhD (1984) at the University of Alberta. [1] [5] He had postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Toronto and Queen's University. [1]

Political and academic work

Luciuk served as a part-time Member of the Parole Board of Canada from 2013 to April 2016. [4]

Until 6 November 2024 he was a member of the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

He was a full professor of Political Geography in the Department of Political Science and Economics at the Royal Military College of Canada, in Kingston, retiring on 17 January 2025. [1] [4] [5]

Awards

In 2010, Luciuk was one of 16 recipients of the Shevchenko Medal of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress in recognition of his educational, research and advocacy efforts on behalf of the Ukrainian Canadian community. [6] . He was awarded the Cross of Ivan Mazepa by Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in 2019 and declared a persona non grata by the Russian Federation in April 2022.

Publications

Professor Luciuk specializes in the political geography of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, refugee studies, and the ethnic and immigration history of Canada. He is the author or editor/co-editor of 32 publications including "In Fear of the Barbed Wire Fence: Canada's First National Internment Operations", "Searching for Place: Ukrainian Displaced Persons, Canada, and Migration of Memory", and "Konowal: A Canadian Hero", [5] and over 200 editorials in Canadian newspapers.

Books authored/edited/compiled by Luciuk

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Member Profile: Lubomyr Luciuk". The Writers Union. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 Member Profile – Lubomyr Luciuk, Ukrainian Canadian Congress, 5 November 2010, retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. RMCC Faculty profile, retrieved 28 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Public Safety Minister Toews announces appointments to the Parole Board of Canada". Public Safety Canada. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Myron B. Kuropas (3 August 2003). "Honoring Lubomyr Luciuk: giving credit where credit is due". The Ukrainian Weekly . Vol. LXXI, no. 31. p. 7.
  6. UCC Announces Shevchenko "Medal & Youth Leadership Award of Excellence Recipients", Ukrainian Canadian Congress, 25 October 2010, retrieved 28 January 2013.