Jonathan Perkins

Jonathan Perkins is the Director of the Open Language Resource Center and was the Associate Director of the KU LTC for six years before taking over as its Director in 2019.  He holds a doctorate in Russian literature from the University of Kansas and has taught Russian at all levels as well as courses in Russian culture and instructional technology.  He is the co-author of the award-winning Russian curriculum Mezhdu nami and a national leader in the promotion of Open Educational Resources for language learning.  He also served as the Director of  KU's Title VI Language Resource Center grant from 2018-2022.