CLAS@Pitt Weekly Newsletter -- January 9, 2019

CLAS@Pitt Weekly Newsletter -- January 9, 2019

             



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The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh wishes you a prosperous, healthy, and happy new year. To our students, faculty, and staff: best of luck as you embark on a new semester!
In This Issue

CLAS Events

Pitt Other Events

Student Events, News, & Opportunities

Internships, Fellowships, & Funding Opportunities

Call for Papers, Training, & Conference Information

Educator Opportunities

Community Events

Employment Opportunities

Organizations

Questions? Contact clas@pitt.edu

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Trivia Question
A Chinese group recently won a $1.4 billion dollar contract to construct a bridge in which Central American country?

The first people to e-mail ket82@pitt.edu the correct answer will win a CLAS mug and water bottle. Please note: to collect your prize you will need to visit us at 4200 Posvar Hall.

The answer to this question will be featured in next week's newsletter.
To see the previous answer, click here.

CLAS Events
Reminder! If you would like to add a CLAS sponsored event to your Outlook or Google calendar(s), visit: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/events/list and search by event or date.
January 15, 2019

The New Triangular Relationship Between the U.S., China, Latin America, and the Caribbean: Socioeconomic Conditions and Challenges

With Enrique Dussel Peters
Professor of Economics, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)

Alcoa Room - Barco Law Building
3:00 p.m.

How has China's increasing presence in Latin America created a "new triangular relationship" between the U.S., China, and Mexico? Dr. Dussel Peters will explore a variety of critical topics relating to the importance of theory and methodology to understanding China within and beyond its borders, with a particular focus on China in Latin America and the Caribbean. The presentation will be followed by a discussion moderated by Dr. Ariel Armony, Vice Provost of Global Affairs and Director of the University Center for International Studies (UCIS). 

For more information, please e-mail asia@pitt.edu

Emerging Latino Communities Reading and Publishing Group

1154 Public Health
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

January 18  |  February 8  |  March 8  |  April 12

The Center for Health Equity, with the support of the Center for Latin American Studies, invites you to explore 1) the problems Latinos in small yet rapidly growing populations face, and 2) how to solve those problems. We will read articles and offer feedback to those who are writing manuscripts. We hope to get new writing and research collaborations going!

Open to all interested: students, faculty, staff, and practitioners from Pitt and beyond. We will meet over coffee and light snacks in a relaxed atmosphere. If you want to get extra network time, we will be there 30 before and after the meeting time.

For more information, visit healthequity.pitt.edu or e-mail Chantel Durrant cjd13@pitt.edu

January 31, 2019

Música y Poesía del Conflicto Colombiano
Music and Poetry from the Colombian Conflict

Alphabet City  - 40 W North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
7:00 p.m.

Three chamber music and multimedia works inspired by different aspects of the 50-year long armed and social conflict, and a special appearance by Colombian poet Piedad Bonnet. 

Federico Garcia-De Castro: Memoria
Nicolás Aguía: La Bonanza del Olvido
Johan Hasler / Piedad Bonnet: La Cicatriz en el Espejo
with Gizelxanath Rodriguez, soprano

Free & open to the public!
Event conducted in Spanish with English translations

For more on Alia Musica: aliamusicapittsburgh.org
For more on City of Asylum: cityofasylum.org
For more on Colombia En Pittsburgh: colombiaenpittsburgh.org
For more on the Center for Latin American Studies: ucis.pitt.edu/clas

March 29 - 30, 2019

23rd Latin American Social and Public Policy (LASPP) Conference

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at the University of Pittsburgh welcomes faculty and students to the 23rd Latin American Social and Public Policy (LASPP) Conference. At the conference, researchers can present their scholarly work related to social and public policy in Latin America.

Deadline for abstract submission: January 18, 2019
Submit abstracts here: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/laspp/call-for-papers


Friday, March 29th, 2019

11:00 a.m., Location TBA

The Seventeenth Carmelo Mesa-Lago Distinguished Latin American Social and Public Policy Keynote Speaker for this year is: Dr. Aníbal Pérez-Liñán (Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame; Editor-in-Chief, Latin American Research Review; and Co-editor, Kellogg Series in Democracy and Development)

Saturday, March 30th, 2019

12:30 p.m., Location TBA

Special Roundtable: The Challenges of the Policy Cycle in Brazilian Politics

For more information, visit: 
https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/laspp/call-for-papers

Pitt Other Events
Let us know about events going on in the Pitt community! To submit events, click here.
January 24, 2019

They Call Me Q

Pitt-Greensburg, Ferguson Theater
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

This one woman performance, THEY CALL ME Q, is the story of a girl from Bombay growing up in the Boogie Down Bronx who gracefully seeks balance between the cultural pressures brought forth by her traditional parents and wanting acceptance into her new culture. Along the journey, Qurrat Ann Kadwani (Q) transforms into 13 characters that have shaped her life including her parents, Caucasian teachers, Puerto Rican classmates, and African-American friends. 

For more information on this eventhttps://calendar.pitt.edu/event/they_call_me_q#.XDTR_1xKjIU

This performance is made possible due to the generous funding provided by the Year of Pitt Global. To check out other related events, please visit:  https://www.yearofpittglobal.pitt.edu/

February 1, 2019

International Student Career Conference

William Pitt Union, Ballroom
9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The University of Pittsburgh Career Center, Office of International Services and the Office of Cross-Cultural Leadership, invite international students to the International Student Career Conference, held February 1st, 2019. 

This exciting event aims to empower international students in their job & internship search, as well as provide helpful career advice from speakers, alumni and employers. Through participation in the event, students will:

  • Learn valuable and relevant job & internship search strategies
  • Report a greater understanding of navigating the world of work
  • Engage and network with knowledgeable speakers and guests

This event is open to both undergraduate and graduate international students studying at the University of Pittsburgh. Registration is limited to 150 attendees and you MUST pre-register to attend using this Eventbrite form: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pitt-international-student-career-conference-2019-tickets-53367714270

For more information on this event: https://calendar.pitt.edu/event/international_student_career_conference?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=University+of+Pittsburgh#.XDTSSVxKjIU

This conference is made possible due to the generous funding provided by the Year of Pitt Global. To check out other related events, please visithttps://www.yearofpittglobal.pitt.edu/

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Student Events, News, & Opportunities
Certificate information for undergraduate and graduate students:

The number one priority of the Center for Latin American Studies is its students. CLAS seeks to expand and enrich resources on the Latin American and Caribbean region at the University of Pittsburgh in order to offer its students multidisciplinary academic training programs of the highest quality that complement a degree in a discipline or profession.

Undergraduate Programs: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/ugrad_programs   
Graduate Programs: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/grad_certificates

To set-up an advising meeting with the CLAS Advisor go to: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/advising    

Graduate Student Opportunity!

Afro-Latin American Studies Graduate Seminar

In Havana, Cuba

May 3 - 11, 2019

The Afro-Latin American Studies Graduate Seminar in Cuba is a one credit course for graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh. Pre-departure sessions at Pitt and field lectures and excursions in and around Havana are designed to provide students with contextualized, first-hand experiences in understanding the historical, social, and cultural legacies of Afro-Latin America. This seminar focuses on Cuba's African roots, including African-derived music, religion, literature, and art; issues of race and gender from colonial to revolutionary society; and Cuba's contemporary links with Africa and the African Diaspora.

Application Deadline: January 20, 2019

For more information: https://www.abroad.pitt.edu/cubagrad 

Or e-mail: Afro-Latin@pitt.edu

Course Offering! 

MUSIC 1332: Music in Latin America -- Music and Migration

Spring 2019 -- Mondays and Wednesdays 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.

3 credits

Instructor: Juan Velasquez, JUV10@pitt.edu

Course Offering! 

ENGFLM 1585 CINEMA AND REVOLUTION

Professor Elizabeth Reich – elizabeth.reich@pitt.edu

Spring 2019 -- Tuesdays 1:00 to 4:50pm
 

CINEMA and REVOLUTION is a new course that explores the connections between Black Power era cinema and the Third Cinema Movement –a political film movement, complete with manifestos, guns, and a transformative, on-the-ground role for filmmaking in the revolution. In the course, we’ll explore a wide range of Third Cinema films, mostly from Latin American countries engaged in anti-colonial and class warfare; and consider their influence on the first wave of black independent cinema in the U.S. after World War II. These U.S. films were only loosely connected to specific political movements but nonetheless had real impact on Black Power activists and the general viewing public –and, importantly, reconceived key arguments about decolonization and liberation elaborated in Third Cinema in relation to the problems of American racism.

Course Offering! 

Haitian Creole 1

With Gerdine Ulysse

Spring 2019

TuThu - 10:00 - 11:40 a.m.

4 cr.

Course number: LCTL 0351

Any students interested in starting a new language in the spring semester are welcome to enroll. The catalog number is LCTL 0351 Foreign Language 1, Topic Title: Haitian Creole 1, TuTh 10-11:40 in CL 137

 

Welcome to Brazil Nuts!

Brazil Nuts is an active student organization at the University of Pittsburgh. Since its creation in 1998, the group's primary goal has been to expose students to Brazilian culture and the Portuguese language, creating environments for the students to practice their Portuguese outside of the classroom and to interact within the Brazilian community.

The club's activities provide students with unique opportunities to learn more about Brazil and its people. Weekly dance classes are offered where participants can enjoy themselves while learning about axé, samba and other forms of Brazilian dance, while movie nights provide viewers with a chance to witness the art of Brazilian cinema. The club also offers Bate-Papo, a weekly conversation table where students of all levels can practice Portuguese with peers and native Portuguese speakers.

Membership is open to anyone who is interested in the Portuguese language and learning about the cultures where Portuguese is spoken. Take a look at our site, learn about some of our activities and find out about other events occuring in the Pittsburgh area!

Visit the Brazil Nuts Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/brazilnutsatPitt/

 


Pitt Caribbean and Latin American Student Association (CLASA)

For more informationhttps://www.instagram.com/pitt_clasa/
 


Our purpose at Pitt Spanish Club is to immerse students in the culture and language  of Spanish-speaking countries. We collaborate with the University of Pittsburgh Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) and other organizations to host many events. 

Visit our website: https://pittspanishclub.weebly.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PittSpanishClub/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BnSOj7iHbRt/?taken-by=pittspanishclub
 



Panther Tango Club

Free lessons on Tuesdays

Posvar Hall, First floor lobby by escalators

6:30 p.m. -- Beginner Tango
7:45 -- Experimental Tango & Practice

Beginners welcome! No partners needed.

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Internships, Fellowships, & Funding Opportunities
National Association of Latino and Arts and Cultural

Grant Opportunities: https://www.nalac.org/programs/nalac-grants  
 


Nationality Rooms Scholarships
The Nationality Rooms have awarded annual scholarships for summer study abroad to all parts of the world since 1948. The purpose of the awards is to give Pitt students the opportunity to experience in-depth immersion in another culture. It is critical that the applicants choose a program that will maximize their contact with the populace abroad and qualify for academic credit with the University. Applicants may apply for up to two scholarships, but can only receive one award. We welcome students of almajors and courses of study.

For more information or to sign up for a mandatory 60 minute scholarship information session, please visit: www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/scholarshipsgrants or call 412.624.6150

Graduate Application deadline: January 17, 2019

 


Launching of Innovation Fund grant competition to create higher education institutional partnerships between Mexico and the United States

Mexico City, Mexico, October 9, 2018 — The U.S. Department of State, along with Partners of the Americas (Partners) and NAFSA: Association of International Educators (NAFSA), announce the launch today of a new Innovation Fund grant competition to create higher education institutional partnerships between Mexico and the United States.  The Mary Street Jenkins Foundation Innovation Competition is supported through a generous contribution from the Jenkins Foundation.  The Foundation’s grants have benefited Mexico’s youth establishing thousands of scholarships, schools, and sports centers, and the quality of life in the state of Puebla through the development of rural clinics and hospitals, as well as the provision of clean drinking water and public services in rural communities.
 
The purpose of the Mary Street Jenkins Foundation Innovation Competition is to provide more opportunities for higher education institutions (HEIs) in the United States and Mexico to work together to provide new student exchange and training programs between both countries. The HEIs that are eligible for this grant competition include universities (public and private), colleges, technical/vocation schools, and other post-secondary institutions with credit-bearing programs.
 
This grant competition seeks proposals from teams of HEIs in Mexico and the U.S. that will increase student exchange and training in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities. Proposals in the following academic disciplines will be given special consideration: Archaeology, Anthropology, Education and exchange programs that include and will benefit economically-disadvantaged and/or racial/ethnic minority student populations in both countries.
 
Since January 2014, a total of 44 Innovation Fund grant-winning partnerships have been awarded to Mexican higher education institutions in partnerships with universities and colleges the United States. Mexico is the lead country to engage with and benefit from this signature hemispheric-wide education initiative, accounting for almost one-third of all grants. To date, a total of 18 Mexican states and 20 U.S. states benefit from Innovation Fund partnerships.

 
The competition will remain open for partnerships between Mexican and U.S. HEIs through January 31, 2019. Full details of the competition and application instructions can be found at http://www.100kstrongamericas.org/grants/
 

Microsoft Scholarships

Microsoft awards tuition and conference scholarships each year to encourage students to further their learnings in Computer Science and related STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) disciplines. Recipients for the scholarship will be awarded in recognition of their demonstrated passion for technology, academic excellence, and leadership while working to push the software industry forward.

We strongly encourage underrepresented groups to pursue STEM fields of study as we greatly value a broad range of perspectives and contributions. We are especially committed to offering scholarships to those individuals from backgrounds that may have historically been underrepresented in the technical field. We prioritize scholarship applications that demonstrate exceptional leadership work in the promotion of diversity in STEM disciplines at their university.

Tuition Scholarship

Eligibility:

  • Be enrolled full time in a bachelor’s degree program at a four-year college or university in the United States, Canada or Mexico at the time you submit the application.
  • A demonstrated record of academic achievement/excellence. Because the scholarship is merit-based, you must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 4.0, or a 4.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 5.0.
  • Show satisfactory progress toward an undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related STEM discipline.

Diversity Conference Scholarship

  • Recipients receive paid registration to one of the following diversity conferences:
    • Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
    • National Society of Black Engineers Conference
    • Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Conference
    • Tapia Conference
  • Travel, hotel, and meal stipend of $1,200 USD.
  • These funds are not transferable to other individuals.

Applications for the Tuition Scholarship are open until January 31, 2019. Please apply here. If you have any questions, contact us at scholars@microsoft.com. 

The Conference Scholarship application period is from 1st February 2019 to 29th March 2019. Please check back for more info in February.

For more information, visit: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/usscholarshipprogram
 


Hertog 2019 Fellowships

Call for Nominations & Applications

We offer a variety of seminars on topics in political thought and public policy – including on classical liberal thinkers and on democratic capitalism. Can you please share this email with faculty and students in your department? You can also download our flyers to share with your students.

For faculty: nominating students is easy. Simply share the candidate’s name and email with me, along with a brief description of the student’s abilities and interest in politics and public policy. I’ll then reach out to your nominee(s) to encourage them to apply.

All fellowships come with housing and stipends to offset living and travel costs. Our early application deadline is January 14, 2019, and our final deadline is February 11, 2019.

For more information and to nominate a student contact:
Cheryl Miller
Hertog Foundation
(202) 853-9440
cherylm@hertogfoundation.org
HertogFoundation.org


City Internships 2018/19
Study and Intern Abroad Programs

For this academic year, we'll be offering Winter, Spring and Summer Programs in 9 locations: London, Paris, New York, Washington D.C., Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston & San Francisco.

All of our Programs feature a series of career-readiness classes, workshops and events centered around an internship placement at a leading company in an industry of interest to a student. 

Our programs are open to students from any year and with any major, and they may choose a placement in one of 9 career fields: Banking & Financial services; Consulting & Professional services; Law & Politics; Technology & Engineering; Marketing, Advertising & PR; Media, Entertainment & Journalism; Art, Fashion & Design; Start-ups & Entrepreneurship; Charities, NFPs & NGOs.

Students may be directed to apply now at: https://city-internships.com/apply
Programs and Offerings Prospectus: City Internships 2018/19 Prospectus.
 


Global Wordsmiths: 
The Language Access Project Internship

Global Wordsmiths, a start-up language interpretation and translation company located in East Liberty, aims to serve immigrants and refugees in Pittsburgh by eliminating language access barriers through the Language Access Project. It does so by recruiting, training, and pairing bilingual university students with small, local nonprofits. 

They are seeking near-native or very advanced bilingual, highly motivated interns to assist in translating and interpretation services.

For more information, contact Meredith Bapir ambapir@globalwordsmiths.com
 


Call for Applications: 2019-20 Princeton University Library Research Grants
 
Princeton University Library Research Grants
 
Each year, the Friends of the Princeton University Library offer short-term Library Research Grants to promote scholarly use of the Library’s special collections. The award is $1,000 per week (up to four weeks) plus transportation costs.
 
Applications will be considered for scholarly use of archives, manuscripts, rare books, and other rare and unique holdings of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, including the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library; as well as rare books in Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, and in the East Asian Library (Gest Collection).  Special grants are awarded in several areas: the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies supports a limited number of library fellowships in Hellenic Studies, the Elmer Adler Fund supports research in the graphic arts, and the Cotsen Children’s Library supports research in its collection on aspects of children’s literature. The Maxwell Fund supports research on materials dealing with Portuguese-speaking cultures. The Sid Lapidus '59 Research Fund for Studies of the Age of Revolution and the Enlightenment in the Atlantic World supports relevant special collections research.

 
For more information, or to apply, please go to http://rbsc.princeton.edu/friends-princeton-university-library-research-grants
 
The deadline to apply is January 31, 2019.
Grants are tenable from May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020.
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Call for Papers, Training, & Conference Information
For other conferences opportunities visit: 
http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/members/conferences/index.aspx

 
 
23rd Latin American Social and Public Policy (LASPP) Conference

March 29-30, 2019

CALL FOR PAPERS!

Deadline for abstract submission: January 18, 2019
Visithttps://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/laspp/call-for-papers

Travel award available! John Frechione Travel Award

This award is named after Dr. John Frechione (Ph.D., Anthropology and Certificate in Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 1981; and CLAS Associate Director [1987-2015]). Dr. Frechione retired in 2015, after 32 years as a CLAS staff member. However, he remains an active supporter of CLAS and its activities. This award bears his name in recognition of the worthwhile support that he has contributed to CLAS—and especially to students—over the years.

This award will cover lodging for the duration of the conference (starting March 28, 2019). Please state whether or not you would like to be considered for the award when submitting your abstract. For additional information, contact the organizers at laspp@pitt.edu.

Program and schedule of events forthcoming.

Questions? Contact us at laspp@pitt.edu


Call for Papers: Representations of Afrolatinidad in Global Perspective Conference
 

Representations of Afrolatinidad in Global Perspective

University of Pittsburgh

April 11-13, 2019

Conference Convened by the Afro-Latin American and Afro-Latinx Studies Initiative

Contact: Dr. Michele Reid-Vazquez, University of Pittsburgh, mbr31@pitt.edu
 

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Juliet Hooker, Professor of Political Science, Brown University

Dr. Nancy Mirabal, Associate Professor, American Studies, Director of the US Latina/o Studies Program, University of Maryland-College Park

The intersections of race, ethnicity, and representation have shaped historical and contemporary articulations of Afrolatinidad. As an expression of multivalent identity, both shared and unique, Afrolatinidad informs the experiences of over 150 million Afro-Latin Americans and millions more within diasporic communities in the United States, Canada, Europe, and beyond. The conference seeks to foster an international dialogue that addresses regional, national, and transnational links among the ways Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Latinxs create, sustain, and transform meanings surrounding blackness in political, social, and cultural contexts.

This two-day symposium aims to engage multiple depictions of Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Latinxs – whether self-fashioned or imposed. The varied portrayals in the past and present reflect the ongoing global realities, struggles, vibrancy, and resiliency of Afro-Latin diasporas throughout the Americas and elsewhere. The symposium will feature keynote addresses by Dr. Juliet Hooker, Professor of Political Science at Brown University, and Dr. Nancy Mirabal, Associate Professor of American Studies and Director of the U.S. Latina/o Studies Program at the University of Maryland-College Park. Their work on Afro-descendant politics in Latin America and Afro-Latinx discourses of race, gender, and territoriality, respectively, will spark broader exchanges around Afrolatinidad and representation among presenters and attendees.

We invite submissions that address aspects of Afrolatinidad, particularly through ethnicity/race, gender, history, technology, and expressive culture, such as music, dance and art. We are especially interested in papers that analyze these themes across a variety of conceptual frameworks, including Africana Studies, Anthropology, Caribbean Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Latin American Studies, Latinx Studies, Media Studies, Political Science, and Sociology.

Submissions need not be confined to these topics, but, if possible, please indicate at least two themes that correspond to your proposal.

Themes: Slavery and Its Legacies in Latin America; Politics of Culture/Cultural Expression; Visibility and Invisibility; Theorizing Afro-Latinidad; Race, Gender, and Migration; Diaspora, Community, and Technology/Social Media

Please submit a title, 250-word abstract, and 2-page CV to Afro-Latin@pitt.edu.

If you have questions, please contact Dr. Michele Reid-Vazquez at mbr31@pitt.edu and include “Afrolatinidad Conference” in the subject line. Authors of accepted proposals will be contacted by January 31, 2019, and paper drafts are due March 28, 2019 for pre-circulation with discussants and panelists. In addition to invited keynote, roundtable, and community and curriculum speakers, ten to twelve scholars will be selected to present their work at the symposium. Lodging and meals will be covered for all invited presenters.

For more information, visit:  
www.africanastudies.pitt.edu/Call%20for%20Papers%3A%20Representations%20of%20Afrolatinidad

 


UF Center for Latin American Studies' 68th Annual Conference:

Jews and the Americas

University of Florida

February 24-26, 2019

The conference is jointly sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies, the Alexander Grass Chair in Jewish Studies and the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica at the University of Florida.

Funding is also provided by the U.S. Department of Education and the Bacardi Family Endowment.

Register for the conference Here.

• $0 - UF students, faculty and staff
• $50 - Non-UF Florida residents
• $100 - Non-UF out-of-state residents

Please note, registration fees will increase by $50 for non-UF Florida and out of state attendees beginning February 11th. 

For more information, visit: http://www.latam.ufl.edu/annual-conference/
 


Security and Criminality in the Americas - Governing the Unruly

Latin American Centre, University of Oxford
3-4 June, 2019

The interaction between criminality and everyday life in the Americas continues puzzling academic researchers and policymakers well into the first quarter of the twenty-first century. Security and human rights seems balancing on a tightrope giving and taking spaces for urban and rural criminal activity. In light of the ongoing criminality in the region, what can academics suggest to counter violence, corruption and illegal behaviours? Which methods and interpretations can best explain today’s violence, illegal economies, and security gains and failures by the political authorities? This conference seeks to pull together cutting-edge research from social scientists and experts in related disciplines interested in providing suitable justifications to governing criminality and countering the unruly in the Americas.

Submissions are welcomed from young and established scholars working in the following topics: Statecraft and the rule of law, Transnational organised crime, Illegalities and everyday life, Violence and human rights, Justice and punishment, National and local corruption.

Deadline for title and abstract submission (max 250 words): 30 January 2019

Email your submission to Carlos Solar and Carlos A. Perez Ricartcarlos.solar@area.ox.ac.uk and carlos.perezricart@sant.ox.ac.uk

For more informationhttps://www.lac.ox.ac.uk/article/conference-call-papers
 


Dissertation Workshop! The Mark Claster Mamolen Dissertation Workshop on Afro-Latin American Studies

The Afro-Latin American Research Institute at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, Harvard University, invites graduate students working on dissertations related to Afro-Latin American studies to submit a proposal to the annual Mark Claster Mamolen Dissertation Workshop on Afro-Latin American Studies.

Doctoral students at universities anywhere in the world, who are at the dissertation writing stage, from any discipline, are invited to submit an application. Previous applicants who were not selected before are welcome to reapply. The only condition is that their dissertations deal with Afro- Latin American topics broadly defined, covering any time period, from colonial times to the present. Proposals can be submitted in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Interested students should submit a three-page proposal (double space) summarizing their dissertation topic and one letter of support from their academic advisor. Please make sure you identify in the header of your application your name, institutional affiliation, and field you are researching in.

Complete materials should be uploaded electronically by January 13, 2019 using the following application format: https://goo.gl/forms/iCChlRJeIWncPAAg1

For further inquiries, please contact ALARI@fas.harvard.edu, using subject line: “Dissertation Workshop.”

To read the full call for applications, click here.

For more information, visit: https://alari.fas.harvard.edu/call-proposals-0?fbclid=IwAR2VsQeaSBmiv56XZ_lQvoH4fQC5tKHZ3dUcMmvcjWkkCT1CDBOvYmQ0Tjg

 


ICA 2019 Preconference:
“Digital Journalism in Latin America”

Organizers: Pablo J. Boczkowski (Northwestern University, USA) & Eugenia Mitchelstein (Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina)

Preconference Date and Time: May 23th, 2019, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Location: School of Media & Public Affairs, George Washington University

Submission Deadline: January 31, 2019

Information about submission: Authors should submit an extended abstract of no more than 750 words (excluding references). Abstracts should be submitted no later than 16:00 UTC, January 31, 2019. Please email your submission to the preconference organizers (pjb9@northwestern.edu and emitchelstein@udesa.edu.ar). Authors will be notified about whether their abstract has been selected on January 15th, 2019. Presenters will be encouraged to submit a full manuscript for the pre-conference. Full manuscripts should be sent to both of the pre-conference organizers via email by May 15th, 2019, for presentation and discussion during the pre-conference. Papers should be between 6,500 and 7,000 words in length. Attendance to the preconference has a USD 25.00 fee. Please contact the organizers (pjb9@northwestern.edu and emitchelstein@udesa.edu.ar) if you have any questions and/or need any additional information.

To read the full Call for Papers, click here.


Colombia Internacional: Open Theme Call for Papers
 
Colombia Internacional, published by the School of Social Sciences at Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá – Colombia), will receive open theme articles
from February 1 to 28, 2019. We invite those interested in participating in the call to send us unpublished papers presenting research results and theoretical innovations on debates in the fields of Political Science and International Relations. Papers can be sent in in Spanish, English or Portuguese  

Original articles must be submitted for consideration through our Scholar One platform in Word for Windows and formatted according to the journal's editorial guidelines. These can be found at: https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/forauthors/colombiaint/editorial-policy

All articles will be subject to the following evaluation process: First, the editorial team will check whether the article complies by the journal's basic requirements, and whether it is pertinent to the publication. Following this, it will be submitted for evaluation by two academic peers and by the Editorial Committee. The author(s) will be informed of the result of this process in less than six months following the date of closure for the call.  

Articles sent to Colombia Internacional cannot be submitted to other publications for evaluation.  

Reviews should be sent to: colombiainternacional@uniandes.edu.co


 
TESOL Colombia III: Going beyond Theory: Rejuvenating Literacies, Culture, and Language Pedagogy

To be held at the Universidad de La Sabana campus in Chía, Colombia on 16–18 May 2019. This year’s conference focuses on areas of innovation, research, and development in language learning and teaching, including but not limited to: Digital literacies and learning experiences; Innovation, methodology, and design; Teaching and learning communities; Language learning and literacies; Teacher development; Assessment.

Submit proposals by clicking this link.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via the email address tesol.colombia@unisabana.edu.co

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Educator Opportunities
2019 CLASP Teaching Award for Junior Faculty

The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) calls for nominations for its seventh annual “CLASP Teaching Award for Junior Faculty.”  The award recognizes excellence in teaching Latin American Studies designated courses.  Tenured faculty members are not eligible.  Nominees in a tenure-track position are preferred, but visiting or adjunct professors and instructors are eligible.  Graduate students are not eligible.  Nominees must have the Ph.D., and they must be currently teaching at a CLASP member institution.  Nominations should come from senior or supervising faculty or administrators.  However, self-nominations are also accepted, but at least three professional references must be included in the self-nomination letter. The nominator (or self-nominator) should briefly provide clear and convincing evidence of the following:

1.  Outstanding teaching effectiveness, including pedagogical style and student successes stories.
2.  Contributions to the Latin American Studies program and/or the Department.
3.  Involvement in the larger community, including professional associations and participation in service activities.
4.  Incorporation of own academic research and field experiences
into the classroom.

Nominees must also provide a Statement of Teaching Philosophy and a current CV. The CLASP Teaching Committee and former winners will evaluate the nominations and will recommend three finalists to the CLASP Executive Committee.  The finalists will then be asked to provide the contact information of two current or former students, and these students may be asked to provide evidence of teaching effectiveness in a recommendation letter.

Nominations will be accepted through February 1st, 2019.

Simply email the nomination letter to Vincent T. Gawronski, Chair of the Teaching Committee: vgawrons@bsc.edu

The winner will be presented with an engraved trophy and a check for $500 at the Latin American Studies Association International Congress (May 24-27, 2019) in Boston, MA.

Globalize Your Classroom!

2019 Summer Institute for Pennsylvania Teachers

Join the University of Pittsburgh for the 2019 Summer Institute for Pennsylvania Teachers, June 17-21. Pitt's College in High School Program and the University Center for International Studies invite applications from secondary educators interested in teaching globally focused courses that offer transferable college credit to students at their high schools. 
 

Benefits
  • Participate in a FREE and STIPENDED summer residential program at a leading institution in international education
  • Get certified to TEACH world language or social studies COURSES FOR COLLEGE CREDIT at your high school
  • Exchange ideas with Pitt faculty and teachers on how to enrich content and pedagogy in the classroom
  • Discuss trends and challenges in GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION
  • Learn about the rich professional development opportunities and resources offered for FREE by Pitt's University Center for International Studies
  • Join MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS offered for teacher-leaders 
  • Earn Pennsylvania ACT 48 professional development CREDITS
Funding: ROUND-TRIP TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATIONS, and MEALS will be covered for participants outside of Pittsburgh. All attendees will receive a $200 STIPEND for their participation in the program along with a campus PARKING allowance.
 
Standards, Courses, and Certification: Courses will be aligned with Pennsylvania Core and Academic Standards (for social studies) or ACTFL performance standards (for world languages). At the Institute, teachers can obtain certification for the following courses... Social Studies: World Politics; Imperial Russia and World Languages: Intermediate French; Intermediate German; Intermediate Spanish; Intermediate Latin Prose/Verse
 
Apply by February 15, 2019 at chs.pitt.edu/sipt 
 
Why Dual Credit? Starting 2018-2019, the Future Ready PA Index will weigh dual-credit programs such as College in High School equally to Advanced Placement to determine PA School Performance Profile points. In 2013, 87.5% of College in High School students received college credit. 

 
Why Pitt? The University of Pittsburgh is one of four institutions nationwide to receive NAFSA's 2017 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization. This is the highest honor bestowed by NAFSA: Association of International Educators to U.S. colleges and universities that use "innovative and creative approaches" to advancing international education. This important accomplishment is due in no small part to the University Center for International Studies. UCIS has been a national leader in international education since its founding in 1968. It currently houses several U.S. Department of Education-funded Title VI National Resource Centers as well as a number of affiliated programs, internationally recognized institutes and consortia. By virtue of its university, federal and other institutional mandates, UCIS prioritizes internationalization of teacher training and K-12 education in its core mission.
 
Contact
Zsuzsanna Magdo
University Center for International Studies 
zsuzsannamagdo@pitt.edu
(412) 648 7423    

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Community Events
Let us know about events going on in the community! 
To submit events, visit: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/content/community-events-form
March 8 - 17, 2019

In the Time of the Butterflies

A play by Caridad Svich Based on the novel by Julia Alvarez
Directed by Ricardo Vila-Roger

Experience the spirit, passions and courageous acts of the Mirabal sisters - "The Butterflies" - as they inspired a fight for freedom in the Dominican Republic. Their legacy led to the UN creating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

Launch Event! January 25, 2019
Casa Brasil - 5904 Bryant Street in Highland Park
5:00 p.m.

The public is welcome to join Prime Stage Theatre for an evening of Latin American musicby Guaracha, dancing, food, and drink on Friday, January 25, 2019 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Casa Brasil. 5904 Bryant Street in Highland Park.

The event, which kicks off a season of community events throughout Pittsburgh, culminating in Prime Stage’s March 8-17 theatrical production of In the Time of the Butterflies based on the book by Julia Alvarez, is free to the public.

There will be a cash bar. Those interested in attending are asked to reserve their spaces at https://primestage.com/events/nea-big-read/ by Sunday, January 21.

For more information, visit: https://primestage.com/events/butterflies/

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh hosts various clubs, classes, and conversation groups related to Spanish. These including "Spanish for Beginners," "Spanish Conversation," and "Spanish II."

To browse events related to Spanish offered by the library, click here: 
https://www.carnegielibrary.org/events/?tribe-bar-category=217&tribe-bar-location=All+Locations&tribe-bar-age-group=All+Ages&tribe-bar-date=&tribe-bar-date-day=&tribe-bar-date-to=&tribe-bar-search=spanish&submit-bar=Find+Events

 
These classes are for adult learners and are FREE.
You do not have to register for the classes or bring anything.
New participants are welcome at any time.

 


Let's Speak English

If English is not your first language and you would like a place to practice, come to the Library! Join other non-native English speakers for friendly, low-stress conversation.

Mondays  |  6:30 p.m.
CLP - East Liberty

Tuesdays  |  6:45 p.m.
CLP - Brookline

Tuesdays  |  6 p.m.
CLP - Squirrel Hill

Tuesdays  |  6:45 p.m.
CLP - West End

Wednesdays  |  5 p.m.
CLP - Main (Oakland)

Thursdays  |  5:30 p.m.
CLP- Carrick

Fridays  |  1 p.m.
CLP - Downtown & Business

Want to know more? carnegielibrary.org

Casa San Jose 

Extended Office Hours

Mondays and Wednesdays
9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Casa San Jose esta extendiendo sus horas de oficina en nuestro segundo local en East Liberty.

Si quiere hacer cita o comunicarse con esa oficina por favor llame al (502) 682-4540.

For more information on Casa San Jose, visit: casasanjose.org

 

SALUD PARA NIÑOS

Clínicas Pediátricas y de Vacunación Gratuitas
Segundo Sábado de Cada Mes
8:30 AM to 12 PM*
Lugar:
Salvation Army (Centro de Donaciones) 54 S. 9th Street South Side Pittsburgh, PA 15203
865 Cabot Way, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
No se necesita cita o seguro de salud

Clínicas Pediátricas Gratuitas
Cuarto Martes de Cada Mes
2 PM to 3:40 PM
Lugar: Salvation Army (Centro de Donaciones) Calles Carson y 9 South Side
(Carson Street and 9th Street) Pittsburgh, PA
54 S. 9th Street South Side Pittsburgh, PA 15203
865 Cabot Way, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
No se necesita cita o seguro de salud

Para hacer cita y para confirmar que la clínica no ha sido cambiada de fecha
llamar al 412-692-6000 opción 8

Mayor información: 412-692-6000, opción 8
http://www.chp.edu/saludparaninos
 
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Employment Opportunities
Latin American Studies Association (LASA)

For job listings through LASA, visit: http://careers.lasaweb.org/jobs/browse


University Center for International Studies (UCIS)
at the University of Pittsburgh

Director of Global Partnerships & Partner Engagement: https://www.pittsource.com/postings/168980

Associate Director of the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS): https://www.pittsource.com/postings/169113

Engagement Coordinator:
 https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_staff_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=18000557&tz=GMT-05%3A00
 


Global Links

FT Program Associate, International Medical Aid: https://www.globallinks.org/dl/69
 


Development Associate Job

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh

Reporting directly to the President of the World Affairs Council, the position’s primary responsibility is to spearhead development efforts and ensure streamlined fundraising initiatives to support the Council’s growth. The position will contribute to the development and implementation of all fundraising strategies and initiatives, including communications and outreach.

The Development Associate will be responsible for overseeing all administrator duties for the Council’s donor management software systems; tracking all donations and thank you letters and supporting the grant writing process for proposals and reports.

Additionally, the position will assist the Communications Associate in the creation and design of all presentations and marketing materials.


 
Overall Responsibilities:
  • Develop and execute the Council’s annual fundraising plan
  • Secure financial support from individuals, foundations and corporations
  • Manage the maintain and enhance Salesforce and oversee data entry and gift processing
  • Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with major donors
  • Develop and execute a strategy for a large sustained base of annual individual donors / members
  • Develop and track proposals and reports for all foundation and corporate fundraising
  • Oversee the organization of special events
  • Assist in formatting, designing, and distributing marketing materials, annual reports, graphics for presentations, and other campaigns as needed.
Responsibilities by Function:
Development:
  • Use prospect research tools and the Council’s database to build donor relationships.
  • Administer all donor management software systems, including donor input and extracting mailing lists and reports. Knowledge of Salesforce required.
  • Track all donations, including online processing and check tracking.
  • Draft and distribute all thank you letters and provide copies for accounting reference.
  • Draft grant proposals and reports alongside program teams. Own reporting process and calendars, acting as donor liaison where appropriate.
  • Work in conjunction with program teams to prepare required donor reports and budgets.
Communications:
  • Support the Communications Associate in the creation, design and distribution of all communications outputs, including but not limited to annual reports, fundraising appeals, marketing materials, and graphics for presentations among other tasks. Create mailing lists and manage distribution process.
  • Update and maintain distribution list.
  • Assist in updating homepage, news, and other copy on Council’s website, including all figures and graphs.    
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Non Profit Management, Marketing or related field, preferred.
  • Prior professional experience working in Development and fundraising.
  • Excellent writing and interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Proficiency with Salesforce, Click and Pledge, Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Suite
  • High attention to detail
  • Highly organized with the ability to effectively conduct short- and long-term planning
  • Ability to work independently and within a team, and with a positive attitude
  • Experience working in a small office environment requiring frequent multi-tasking and close collaboration with other staff members

To Apply:
Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and writing sample (one single PDF preferred) to Angélica Ocampo, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, via email to
jobs@worldpittsburgh.org including the email subject line: Development Associate. Deadline to apply is January 18, 2019. The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 


Florida International University, Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC)

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Brazilian Studies: https://facultycareers.fiu.edu/?posting=516490

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a sample of teaching evaluations, a statement of contribution to diversity, and a writing sample as a single pdf file.  Candidates will be requested to provide names and contact information for at least four references who will be contacted upon the determination of competitive candidates by the search committee.  To receive full consideration, applications and required materials should be received by February 1, 2019.  

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Organizations
NOTE: These are organizations based locally, nationally, and internationally. We recommend that you visit each website for more detailed information about each organization and its services.
 
Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA)
Americas Society (AS)

Is the premier forum dedicated to education, debate, and dialogue in the Americas. Its mission is to foster an understanding of the contemporary political, social, and economic issues confronting Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the Americas and the importance of the inter-American relationship.   http://www.as-coa.org/
 


Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is the oldest international affairs think tank in the United States and the first global think tank. For updates and information about events and topics visit: http://carnegieendowment.org/programs/
 


Department of Music at the University of Pittsburgh

For more information about tickets and events visit: http://www.music.pitt.edu/ or http://www.music.pitt.edu/events
 


Council Hemispheric Affairs

Founded in 1975, the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA), a nonprofit, tax-exempt independent research and information organization, was established to promote the common interests of the hemisphere, raise the visibility of regional affairs and increase the importance of the inter-American relationship, as well as encourage the formulation of rational and constructive U.S. policies towards Latin America. In 1982, COHA’s board of trustees voted to expand its mandate to include monitoring Canadian/Latin American relations.

Since its inception, COHA has been one of the most active and broadest-based U.S. private bodies dealing with the entire spectrum of political, economic and diplomatic issues, as well as responding to the economic and political challenges confronting the nations of this hemisphere. From its beginnings, COHA’s board consisted of the leadership of some of this country’s most important trade unions, professional organizations and religious groups, as well as distinguished civic and academic figures, who joined together to advance their common belief in support of representative government and pluralistic institutions throughout the hemisphere.
For more information contact: http://www.coha.org/
 


Global Links

Global Links is a medical relief and development organization dedicated to promoting environmental stewardship and improving health in resource-poor communities, primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our two-fold mission provides hospitals with a socially and environmentally beneficial alternative to sending hundreds of tons of still-useful surplus materials to landfills.

Hospitals and clinics in under-served communities often lack the supplies and equipment necessary to provide even basic care to their patients, resulting in needless suffering and deaths. At the same time, the US healthcare industry generates a staggering amount of medical surplus which, without intervention, is destined to pile up in our landfills.

Global Links' innovative model of recovery and reuse connects these two social problems in a way that helps to solve both, creating a "virtuous circle" that converts an environmental burden to a life-saving purpose. For information about events and programs visit: http://www.globallinks.org/
 


Latin American Council of Social Science

The Latin American Council of Social Science (CLACSO is a non-govermental international organization with UNESCO associate status, established in 1967. We currently bring together 394 research centers and graduate school in the field of social sciences and humanities n 26 Latin American countries, North America and Europe.
http://www.clacso.org.ar/
 


Latin American Perspectives

Latin American Perspectives is a theoretical and scholarly journal for discussion and debate on the political economy of capitalism, imperialism, and socialism in the Americas. For more than forty years, it has published timely, progressive analyses of the social forces shaping contemporary Latin America. http://latinamericanperspectives.com/
 


Latin American Studies Association (LASA)

The fall 2018 issue of the LASA Forum is now available for viewing online at: https://forum.lasaweb.org/

This issue features timely articles on the current situation in Nicaragua, collected by Juliet Hooker, and an update from Wayne Cornelius on the US administration’s actions to restrict entry of migrants fleeing violence in Central America.

From the 2018 LASA Congress in Barcelona, we offer presentations given at the presidential session “Revisiting 1968 in Latin America: 50 Years Later,” as well as an account of the pre-Congress program of the Otros Saberes Section by Adriana Pou Hernández.
 


The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Chronicle of Higher Education is the No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. Based in Washington, D.C., The Chronicle has more than 70 writers, editors, and international correspondents. http://chronicle.com/section/Home/5
 


Latin American Research Review (LARR)

The Latin American Research Review (LARR) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes original research and surveys of current research on Latin America and the Caribbean.
 
The Latin American Research Review now has a blog, hosted by the information platform Panoramas at the Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh, highlighting recent and forthcoming articles: see the LARR blog.
 
LARR was founded in 1965 by a consortium of U.S. universities. When the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) was established the following year, LARR and LASA merged, with the journal becoming the association's official scholarly journal.

Starting at University of Texas at Austin in 1965, the editorship moved to the University of North Carolina in 1974, and then to the University of New Mexico in 1982 before returning to the University of Texas at Austin in 2003.Dr. Philip Oxhorn at McGill University was editor in chief from 2006 to 2016. The new editor in chief, starting in 2017, is Professor Aníbal Pérez-Liñán at the University of Pittsburgh.
 
Beginning in 2017, LARR is open access and online-only at larrlasa.org. No subscription is needed to access new content. 


The Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programas Fall (NRIEP)

The Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programas Fall (NRIEP) Fall 2018 Newsletter is now available:  https://www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/documents/NRIEP%20Newsletter%20Fall%20%202018_v2.pdf


OLA (Observatory in Latin America—Observatorio Latino Americano)
The broad objectives of OLA are to: Improve academic and public understanding by observing and studying the processes of political and economic change underway in Latin America; Foster a public dialogue between and within the United States and Latin America about the challenges of building social democracy in a globalized world, including creating opportunities for Latin American leaders to directly express their views to audiences in the United States, and; Collaborate with Latin American institutions to further these objectives within countries across the Hemisphere by linking and mobilizing ideas and institutions.

For events visit: http://observatorylatinamerica.org/


The Economic Commission for Latin America CEPAL (news)

The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) -the Spanish acronym is CEPAL- was established by Economic and Social Council resolution 106(VI) of 25 February 1948 and began to function that same year. The scope of the Commission's work was later broadened to include the countries of the Caribbean, and by resolution 1984/67 of 27 July 1984, the Economic Council decided to change its name to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); the Spanish acronym, CEPAL, remains unchanged.
 
ECLAC, which is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations. It was founded with the purpose of contributing to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, and reinforcing economic ties among countries and with other nations of the world. The promotion of the region's social development was later included among its primary objectives.
 
In June 1951, the Commission established the ECLAC subregional headquarters in Mexico City, which serves the needs of the Central American subregion, and in December 1966, the ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean was founded in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. In addition, ECLAC maintains country offices in Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo and Bogotá, as well as a liaison office in Washington, D.C. https://www.cepal.org/en 


The World History Center, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh

The World History Center at the University of Pittsburgh emphasizes research, teaching, and international collaboration on the global past, with attention to policies for the global future. The Center, directed by Patrick Manning, is located in the Department of History and is affiliated with the Global Studies Center and the University Center for International Studies.
http://www.worldhistory.pitt.edu/index.php


World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh

The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a deeper understanding of key contemporary international issues throughout Western Pennsylvania. Established in 1931, the Council is committed to informing opinion leaders and decision-makers about developments around the world as they unfold, and to educating them about the relevance of such developments to the region.

The Council also has a special focus on secondary schools throughout the region, and works to give students and teachers a more nuanced understanding of the global issues of our time. https://www.worldpittsburgh.org/


The Humanities Center at the University of Pittsburgh

The Humanities Center has been running for seven years.  Its vitality derives from the energy of Pitt’s faculty and students in the humanities and associated departments. Thanks to all the hundreds whose scholarly and intellectual passions generate the proposals and fuel the participation that together make a flourishing center. For more information: http://www.humcenter.pitt.edu/


Revista Hallazgos

We invite you all to read our latest issue / Lo invitamos a todos a leer nuestro último número: 
http://revistas.usantotomas.edu.co/index.php/hallazgos/issue/view/453

Trivia Answer
(From 12/19/18) Durante la noche del 7 y la madrugada del 8 de diciembre, las casas y calles de Colombia se iluminan con miles de velas multicolores. ¿Como se conoce popularmente esta tradición de luces?   /   During the night of December 7th into the morning of the 8th, the streets and homes of Colombia are illuminated by thousands of multi-colored candles. What is the name of this tradition of lighting candles popularly known as? La noche de las velitas

Congrats to the winners: Kristel Davis, Ellen Downs, & Yina Quique

Click here to view this week's question.

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