CLAS@Pitt April 2024 Newsletter

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CLAS APRIL 2024 NEWSLETTER

April marks the last month in the Spring semester, concluding with Graduation and the culmination of months and years of study, effort, and sacrifice. The month starts with A CLAS Speaker Series presentation by Dr. Eduardo Elena, on the Social Worlds of Expansionism at the end of the XIX Century in Argentina. Peruvian Quechua rapper Liberato Kani will have a demonstration at the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium on the evening of April 4th and a conversation with local rapper Frzy on Friday afternoon, April 5th. We also wish Luz Amanda Hank the best of luck as she starts her decolonized Camino de Santiago hostel in Galicia, Spain.

The Next Rising Country: The Social Worlds of Expensionism in Argentina, 1860s-1900s
April 2nd, 4130 Posvar and Zoom

Quechua in Resistance: An Evening of Peruvian Hip Hop
with Rapper
Liberato Kani
April 4th, 7:30-10 PM
Frick Fine Arts Building

Appy to be a CLAS Ambassador!
Applications due by April 12th

Link to Apply

Tax Clinic for International Students and Scholars
March and April,
In-person and Virtual

More info and to Register

Luis Bravo, CLAS Academic Advisor, needs 47 more tattoos to complete his dual degree in Fine Arts and Dermatology. Come to CLAS so he can practice on you!
April 1st, 2- 4PM, CLAS Office - Posvar Hall

National Scholarships Info Sessions

Fulbright English Teaching Asstistant: April 5th, 7-8:15 PM

International Development Awards
April 12th, 12-1 PM

Seeking Applicants for a Graduate Student Assistant/Teaching Fellow

UCIS International Careers and Professional Development Coordinator

Qualifications:

· Must be a current graduate student in one of Pitt’s graduate programs.

· Maintain superior academic standing and have a cumulative QPA of 3.5 or greater.

· Strong skills in cross-cultural communication and writing.

· Strong skills in organization and time management.

· Teaching experience

· Pays special attention to detail.

Applicants apply via and should include:

· a cover letter explaining how you are qualified for the position, and your reasons for applying;

· a Curriculum Vitae, including relevant work experience; Email applications with requested items attached to adelnore@pitt.edu with the subject line “UCIS Professional Development GSA/TF Application” by April 15, 2024.

Research Assistant Position

Link to apply

The SERVIR Science Coordination Office (SCO) at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center is seeking an experienced program manager/continental coordinator to support hubs and ongoing projects in Amazonia and Central America.

Apply here

Lectures Series on China-Mexico Relations: Chinese Commerce in Mexico City
April 3rd, Zoom
ID: 854 2249 0209
Access Code: 935 418
For more information, email: cechimex@unam.mx

Zoom link

More info

ALPFA Tech Summit
April 26th-28th

More info

March Recap

Dr. Eduardo Gamarra
Results of the annual survey on Hispanics/Latinos in the
United States
March 19th

Link to Video of Presentation

Panoramas Winners Reception
March 20th

Eduardo Lozano Latin American Collection at Pitt

CLAS Podcast

Providing Health Services in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
April 2, 2:30 PM
105 David Lawrence Hall and Zoom (scan QR code below for Zoom link)

Voices Across Borders
April 5th, 3-4:30 PM
Archives and Special Collections Instruction Room,
340 Hillman Library

CLAS 60th Anniversary Gala
October 11th

Link to receive an invitation

Undergraduate Research Colloquium on Hispanic and Latin American Studies
April 1st, 9-5 PM, William Pitt Union

Website

Pathways to Effective Scholar-Activist Collaborations
April 8th, 4:30 PM, William Pitt Union Ballroom

CFR is recruiting for two part-time interns in their Latin America Studies program for summer 2024

Link to apply

More info on the program

How to Apply for a USCIS Citizenship and
Integration Grant Webinar
April 10th, 2-3 PM
You are encouraged to submit questions in advance by emailing public.engagement@uscis.dhs.gov by 4 p.m. Eastern, Thursday, April 4. Put “Citizenship and Integration Grant Program” in the subject line.

Young Adult Border Immersion
April 24th-28th
Las Cruces, New Mexico

More info

International Conference on Management Studies
August 10th-11th, Istanbul

More info and to submit abstract

Comfort With Rage:
A Conversation
with Laylah Ali, Angie Cruz, and Diana Khoi Nguyen

Wednesday, April 10th, 5:30pm, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium

Cambio de Colores
June 5th-7th
Kansas City, Missouri

More info

El Centro: The Spanish Hub at Pitt
All Spring Semester, various locations

More Info

LATI 2024 Colloquium
April 25th, New Jersey City University
Contacts: Dr. Jacob A. Zumoff at jzumoff@njcu.edu
or Dr. Cora Lagos at clagos@njcu.edu

To submit proposal