CLAS Weekly Update 9/16/25 | Center for Latin American Studies

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CLAS Highlights

Save the dates!

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Save the date!

Please click the link below for more information on the Center for Latin American Studies Engagement Programs.

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CLAS Faculty Highlight

George Reid Andrews honored by the
Conference on Latin American History

Read about it on Pittwire

CLAS Faculty Publication

CLAS affiliated faculty, David Tenorio, released his book, Queer Relajo, in August!

For more information and to order

Pitt and Community Events/Opportunities

Important Dates

September 15, 2025
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Application Deadline, 5:00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00)

September 25, 2025
Deadline to add a Letter of Invitation to a submitted application.

This month, we encourage applicants to the International Education Administrators awards with November and February deadlines to register for the special IEA Office Hour.

Fulbright U.S. Scholar IEA Office Hour

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM at 3:00 PM

Fall 2025 Career & Internship Fair

September 16th - Engineering
September 17th - Computing, Information, & Analytics
September 18th - Arts & Sciences, Government, Nonprofit

11 AM- 3PM William Pitt Union

Open to all Pitt students and alumni

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Penguin Random House, the country’s largest book publisher, is hosting a virtual visit for Pitt students Sept. 22. Please share with your students and department contacts as appropriate and feel free to join us if you’d like. Thank you!

Join us for an exclusive VIRTUAL site visit in NYC with Penguin Random House, the country’s largest book publisher!

Date: Monday, September 22, 2025

Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm ET

Location: Virtual meeting via Zoom

Majors: Open to all majors/class years

*PRH hires all majors, with strong focus on Communications, Media, English, Journalism, Publishing, Education, Social Sciences, Design, Production, Marketing/Publicity.

You’ll learn about:

Publishing industry
Penguin Random House
Internship program and entry-level roles
Employee benefits
General resume and cover letter advice
Answers to your questions!

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Applications for the Panthers Forward Class of 2026 are now open! Each year, Panthers Forward provides 150 Pitt students with up to $5,000 in federal student loan debt relief and exclusive access to:

mentoring opportunities,
financial wellness resources,
debt repayment and budgeting modeling, and
networking with Pitt alumni.

Do you know undergraduate students planning to graduate in 2026 who might be eligible for Panthers Forward? Please encourage them to learn more about the program and apply on the Panthers Forward website.

The deadline to apply is Sunday, September 28, at 11:59 p.m. Questions can be directed to panthersforward@pitt.edu

Panthers Forward website