Marta Shaw (PhD, CIDE 2014) and her husband William are leading an effort to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland. They currently live in Krakow, Poland where Marta is an Associate Professor at Jagiellonian University. Over the past several years, Marta has been a leader in the Slot hospitality network, which was founded to support cultural enrichment in Poland. Over 1,500 volunteers participate in the network, and today, they are working to mobilize the Slot network as a humanitarian effort for Ukrainian refugees. Marta and her husband are also currently sheltering refugees in their home.

The Shaw’s efforts have recently been featured in the news, both locally (KARE 11, FOX9) nationally (MSNBC).