page_title: Thaddeus Radzilowski
section_title: Other involvements
hierarchical_section_title: Thaddeus Radzilowski / Other involvements
caption_attribution_description: English: Picture taken while meeting Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. Polski: Thaddeus Radzilowski z papieżem Janem Pawłem II
context_page_description: Thaddeus C. Radzilowski or Tadeusz Radziłowski was a Polish-American historian, scholar, author, professor and co-founder of the Piast Institute, a national institute for Polish and Polish-American affairs. Radzilowski's work focused on Poland and other Central and Eastern European nations, including Russia. He wrote extensively on the histories of these regions as well as the migration of peoples from Central and Eastern Europe, with special emphasis on social history and historiography. He lectured widely in Europe and North America and published more than 100 monographs, edited collections, journal articles, book chapters and scholarly papers.
  In 1999, Radzilowski received the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for contributions to the dissemination of Polish culture in the world. In 2013, Radzilowski was awarded the Lech Walesa Media Award by former president of Poland Lech Wałęsa.
context_section_description: Ford Foundation Commission on Ethnicity in American Life
  Kosciuszko Foundation
  My Polish Story feature film (consultant, narrator)
  National Polish-American Jewish-American Council (Co-Chairman)
  Polish American Historical Association (Past President)
  Polish National Alliance
  Polish National Congress (Michigan Director)
  Polish Roman Catholic Union of America
  Saint Mary's College, Orchard Lake (President Emeritus)
  The Polish Review (Editorial Board)
  University of Michigan (Professor)
  Upper Midwest Ethnic Studies Association (Past President)
  National Polish Apostolate Committee
caption: Thaddeus Radzilowski meets with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican
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