Saturday, February 7th, 2026
EU Film Festival: Kyiv Theater, Island of Hope (Ukraine/France)
Double Feature: Voices of Hope from Ukraine
Location: University of Pittsburgh, 121 David Lawrence Hall
Final Day of the 2026 EU Film Festival: Democracy, Community and [Space] Aliens!
First Film:
Teen Angst
Ukraine
2025
Director: Inga Pylypchuk
Documentary, 37 MIN
Nine young Ukrainian women document life in a war zone with honesty, humor, fear, and resilience. Their collaborative desktop film captures what coming-of-age looks like when the world is on fire.
2nd Film: Kyiv Theater, Island of Hope
France/Ukraine
2024
Director: Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini & Thomas Briat
Documentary, 110 MIN
A legendary French theater director brings a workshop to wartime Kyiv, igniting a creative refuge amid destruction. The film celebrates the power of performance and the unshakeable spirit of Ukrainian artists.
EU Film Festival: Teen Angst (and Kyiv Theater, Island of Hope) (Ukraine/Germany)
Double Feature: Voices of Hope from Ukraine
Location: University of Pittsburgh, 121 David Lawrence Hall
Final Day of the 2026 EU Film Festival: Democracy, Community and [Space] Aliens!
Teen Angst
Ukraine/Germany
2025
Director: Inga Pylypchuk
Documentary, 37 MIN
Nine young Ukrainian women document life in a war zone with honesty, humor, fear, and resilience. Their collaborative desktop film captures what coming-of-age looks like when the world is on fire.
2nd Film: Kyiv Theater, Island of Hope
France/Ukraine
2024
Director: Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini & Thomas Briat
Documentary, 110 MIN
A legendary French theater director brings a workshop to wartime Kyiv, igniting a creative refuge amid destruction. The film celebrates the power of performance and the unshakeable spirit of Ukrainian artists.
Keynote Address — Socialisms' Audible Glitches
Worlding Broken Records, Erased Tapes, and Archival Quiet
Presenter: Andrea Bohlman
Location: 208 Cathedral of Learning
Keynote Address for Auditory Cultures of World Socialism Symposium
Festivals of international friendship with their eroticized and racialized soundscapes, bootleg recordings of music from abroad, oral histories and testimonies—these are canonic sites for socialist worldmaking through sound, familiar vehicles for articulating or contesting visions of global collectivity. Yet they all cast listening and sound as vectors of thinking big. In this talk, I turn to the sound archives of world socialism with an ear for the intimate, small-scale, and particular. How can we attune ourselves to the global inequalities, insurgencies of class politics, and moments of transnational (im)mobility that complicate the media narratives inherited from the Cold War? Drawing on anthropologist Marina Peterson’s “glitch methodology” for the study of audio recording, I suggest modes for thinking of literal broken records, erased tapes, and quiet in the archive as constitutive elements of world socialisms’ sonic commons.
An associate professor of music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Andrea Bohlman studies the political stakes of music making and sound in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Much of Bohlman’s work builds on her expertise in music in East Central Europe, cultures of protest, and everyday histories of sound recording. Her 2020 monograph, Musical Solidarities: Political Action and Music in Late Twentieth-Century Poland, grows out of a decade of research on the work of sound and music for the opposition to state socialism in Poland. Bohlman is currently writing a book, provisionally titled Rewind: Tape Recording, Sound Knowledge, and the Threads of History, 2020–1936, that is in many senses a backwards history of tape recording. The book unspools a constellation of tape archives to query histories of unstable listening.
Friday, February 6th, 2026
EU Film Festival: Dahomey (France, Benin, and Senegal)
Location: University of Pittsburgh, Public Health, G23
2026 EU Film Festival: Democracy, Community and (Space) Aliens!
France, Benin, and Senegal
2024
Director: Mati Diop
Documentary, 68 MIN
As 26 stolen royal treasures finally return home from France to Benin, the objects themselves narrate a story of colonialism and reclamation. Mati Diop’s Golden Bear–winning documentary sparks a vibrant debate about history, democracy, and the future of cultural memory.
Group Discussion to follow the screening of the film.
Friday, February 6th, 2026 to Saturday, February 7th, 2026
Auditory Cultures of World Socialism
Location: Cathedral of Learning 208
This two-day symposium will forge new lines of inquiry and dialogue in the study of sound and society under state socialism. Scholars from history, music, literature, film, and media studies will share recent work on regions of the globe from the Caribbean to East Asia where the revolutionary reshaping of political and social relations has had far-reaching effects on the way people hear the world around them. In the course of the conference, we will ask: how are political ideologies made audible? What are the material conditions, media networks, and sensory attunements that underpin state control of the means of sound production? And what might a “socialist sound studies” look or sound like?
Recent decades have witnessed a “sonic turn” across the humanities and social sciences, as sound is increasingly recognized as a generative resource for historical, aesthetic, and ethnographic research. In keeping with sound’s unruly capacity for bleeding through walls and bridging distances between people and places, this gathering will encourage conversations across regional and disciplinary boundaries. While the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China continue to play outsize roles in our understanding of state-socialist political formations, there is much to be heard in the transnational, peripheral, and intermedial spaces in which socialist ideas have flourished.
The symposium will include panels featuring eight invited speakers, commentary from University of Pittsburgh faculty, and a keynote address by Andrea Bohlman, Associate Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Co-sponsored by:
Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies | Department of Music | Department of History | Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures | World History Center | European Studies Center | Global Studies Center | Asian Studies Center | Center for African Studies | Department of History of Art & Architecture | Department of English
Revolutions in Sound: Auditory Cultures of Global Socialism
Thursday, February 5th, 2026
EU Film Festival: Desktop Documentary Films by: Lého Galibert-Laîné (France)
Curated and Introduced by Charlotte Scurlock
Location: University of Pittsburgh, Public Health G23
2026 EU Film Festival: Democracy, Community and (Space) Aliens!
A bold selection of experimental works exploring how cinema, the internet, and memory collide. These shorts push the boundaries of the video essay form, inviting viewers into an inventive new mode of storytelling.
About the Director: https://lehogalibertlaine.com/
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
Spring 2026 French Club Conversation Hours
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Hosted by the French Club
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Spring 2026 French Club Conversation Hours
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Hosted by the French Club
Spring 2026 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
Join us for our weekly Global Distinction Drop-In Hours on Tuesdays from 3-4 pm in the Global Hub! Come learn how to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market, get the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receive special recognition at graduation, and stand out to prospective employers.
Monday, February 2nd, 2026
2026 Spring German Speaking Hours
Join the German Club for weekly meetings on Mondays in the Global Hub to practice German and share about German culture!
Hosted by the German Club
Sunday, February 1st, 2026
EU Film Festival: Elfogy a llevegõ/Without Air (Hungary)
Location: Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Avenue
2026 European Film Festival (EUFF): Democracy, Community and (Space) Aliens!
Hungary
2023
Director: Katalin Moldovia
Drama, 105 MIN
A Hungarian literature teacher faces a moral and political firestorm after recommending a film about queer poets. This timely drama captures the pressure of censorship, fear, and courage in a community on edge.
*Free Admission with University and College ID
*Free to Pitt ID for Faculty and Staff
EU Film Festival: Petra Kelly, Act Now! (Germany)
Location: Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Avenue
2026 EU Film Festival: Democracy, Community and (Space) Aliens!
Germany
2024
Director: Doris Metz
Documentary, 104 MIN
Looking for a politician of stature in a moment of dramatic political change? As a founding member of the Green Party, Petra Kelly played a decisive part in shaping political discourse in West Germany in the 1980s.
*Free Admission with University and College ID
*Free to Pitt ID for Faculty and Staff
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
EU Film Festival: Terytorium/Territory (Poland)
Location: Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Avenue
2026 European Film Festival (EUFF): Democracy, Community and (Space) Aliens!
Poland
2025
Director: Bartek Paduch
Drama, 97 MIN
A Polish cop uncovers a disturbing case that pulls him into a web of secrets uncomfortably close to home. Tense and tightly wound, it’s a European thriller with emotional stakes that hit universally.
Free Admission with University and College ID
Free to Pitt ID for Faculty and Staff
EU Film Festival: Marijas klusums/Maria's Silence (Latvia)
Location: Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Avenue
2026 EU Film Festival: Democracy, Community and (Space) Aliens!
Latvia
2024
Director: Dāvis Sīmanis
Historical Drama, 104 MIN
A Latvian actress enters Stalin’s USSR seeking her grandchild and finds herself trapped inside a machinery of terror. This gripping historical drama exposes the everyday innocence shattered by ideology and violence.
Friday, January 30th, 2026
EU Film Festival: Les Barbares/Meet the Barbarians (France)
Location: Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Avenue
2026 EU Film Festival: Democracy, Community and [Space] Aliens!
France
2024
Director: Julie Delpy
Comedy/Drama, 101 MIN
When a French village accidentally welcomes the “wrong” refugee family, their assumptions get turned upside down. Julie Delpy’s warm, funny dramedy asks who the real barbarians are when fear meets humanity.
*Free Admission with University and College ID
*Free to Pitt ID for Faculty and Staff
Thursday, January 29th, 2026
EU Film Festival: FRANTA MIMOZEMSTAN/Space Frank (Czech Republic)
Location: University of Pittsburgh, Location: Public Health, G23
2026 EU Film Festival: Democracy, Community and (Space) Aliens!
Czech Republic
2024
Director: Rudolf Havlik
Sci-Fi, 109 MIN
Strange happenings in a quiet Moravian village spark an offbeat alien mystery no one is prepared for. Campy, charming, and deeply European, this sci-fi romp asks what happens when your weirdest neighbor might actually be from space. Come to our feature screening for your space alien swag!
"The US, the EU, the Past and Future of the International Legal Order"
Location: University Club-Conference Room A, 3rd Floor
Ukraine. Gaza. Venezuela. Greenland. NATO.
Discussions of the state of the international legal order fill our headlines and newsfeeds. They compel us to ask: what is happening to our world? The transatlantic relationship has provided the foundation of the International Legal Order for decades, but at this moment, that foundation seems to be crumbling.
Pause your podcasts and join in for a live discussion of where we are and where we are headed!
Ruth Bajada, Deputy Ambassador of the EU Delegation to the United States
Joined by:
Prof. Ronald Brand, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg University Professor and Director of the Center for International Legal Education
Prof. Randall Halle, Klaus W. Jonas Professor and Director of the Jean Monnet EU Center of Excellence
Prof. Carissa Slotterback, Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs, Moderator
This event is part of the European Studies Center's lecture series The International Legal Order.
"The US, the EU, the Past and Future of the International Legal Order"
Location: University Club-Conference Room A, 3rd Floor
Ukraine. Gaza. Venezuela. Greenland. NATO.
Discussions of the state of the international legal order fill our headlines and newsfeeds. They compel us to ask: what is happening to our world? The transatlantic relationship has provided the foundation of the International Legal Order for decades, but at this moment, that foundation seems to be crumbling.
Pause your podcasts and join in for a live discussion of where we are and where we are headed!
Ruth Bajada, Deputy Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation in Washington
Joined by:
Prof. Ronald Brand, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg University Professor and Director of the Center for International Legal Education
Prof. Randall Halle, Klaus W. Jonas Professor and Director of the Jean Monnet EU Center of Excellence
Prof. Carissa Slotterback, Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs, Moderator
This event is part of the European Studies Center's lecture series The International Legal Order.
Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
EU Film Festival: External Action: At the Heart of European Diplomacy (Spain)
Location: University of Pittsburgh, Location: TBD
This marks the beginning of our 2026 EU Film Festival. This year's theme: "Democracy, Community and (Space) Aliens!"
Spain
2024
Director: Dir. Albert Solé
Documentary, 54 MIN
A rare, behind-the-scenes look at how the EU navigates an increasingly chaotic geopolitical landscape. This documentary follows Josep Borrell through real-time diplomatic crises, revealing how global policy actually gets made.
A discussion after the documentary.
Spring 2026 French Club Conversation Hours
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Hosted by the French Club
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
Spring 2026 French Club Conversation Hours
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Hosted by the French Club
Spring 2026 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
Join us for our weekly Global Distinction Drop-In Hours on Tuesdays from 3-4 pm in the Global Hub! Come learn how to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market, get the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receive special recognition at graduation, and stand out to prospective employers.
Monday, January 26th, 2026
2026 Spring German Speaking Hours
Join the German Club for weekly meetings on Mondays in the Global Hub to practice German and share about German culture!
Hosted by the German Club
Thursday, January 22nd, 2026
Spring 2026 Tavola Italiana
Time: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch to the Global Hub every Thursday to chat with the Department of French and Italian and practice Italian!
Tavola Italiana will meet every Thursday during Spring semester, from January 15 to April 23, EXCEPT on January 29, February 5, February 12, and March 12.
Hosted by the Department of French and Italian
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026
Spring 2026 French Club Conversation Hours
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Hosted by the French Club
Tuesday, January 20th, 2026
Spring 2026 French Club Conversation Hours
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Hosted by the French Club
Spring 2026 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
Join us for our weekly Global Distinction Drop-In Hours on Tuesdays from 3-4 pm in the Global Hub! Come learn how to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market, get the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receive special recognition at graduation, and stand out to prospective employers.
Thursday, January 15th, 2026
Spring 2026 Tavola Italiana
Time: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch to the Global Hub every Thursday to chat with the Department of French and Italian and practice Italian!
Tavola Italiana will meet every Thursday during Spring semester, from January 15 to April 23, EXCEPT on January 29, February 5, February 12, and March 12.
Hosted by the Department of French and Italian
Wednesday, January 14th, 2026
Spring 2026 French Club Conversation Hours
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Hosted by the French Club
Tuesday, January 13th, 2026
Spring 2026 French Club Conversation Hours
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
Hosted by the French Club
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, December 9th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
Attention: Undergraduate students! Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!
Thursday, December 4th, 2025
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
Attention: Undergraduate students! Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!
Monday, December 1st, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Thursday, November 20th, 2025
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
21st Annual High School Model European Union
Location: William Pitt Union
The High School Model European Union is an annual event for area high school students. The goal of the Model EU is to give high school students a chance to learn about the workings of the European Union through a hands-on simulation. Playing the roles of presidents and prime ministers, students spend a day engaged in intense negotiations over conflicting issues about the EU. The objective is to simulate a specific European Council meeting that focuses on recent current events impacting the EU. Model EU enhances students’ understanding of classroom learning and gives them a real sense of the challenges involved in the decision-making process of the European Union.
Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Info Session: Identity and Global Politics in Romania
Location: 810 William Pitt Union
Are you interested in studying political science in Eastern Europe next summer? Join us in 810 WPU at 4pm on 11/18 to learn more about 'Identity and Global Politics in Romania,' an amazing Summer 2026 Panther Program! Ask your questions and meet faculty and staff leaders!
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
Attention: Undergraduate students! Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!
Tunisia/Sicily Study Abroad Info Session
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location: Global Hub - Wesley W Posvar Hall
Join our information session to learn how you can earn 6 academic credits while discovering the historical and contemporary connections between Arab and European cultures across two dynamic regions.
Meet the program’s faculty and staff, ask questions, and get all the details you need!
Oskar Schlemmer
Life and Work of an Avant-Garde Artist
Time: 11:00 am to 12:15 pm
Presenter: C. Raman Schlemmer
Join us to explore the historical and contemporary reception of Oskar Schlemmer's work in Germany and internationally. Oskar Schlemmer (4 September 1888 – 13 April 1943) was a German artist, painter, sculptor, set and costume designer, choreographer, and a key figure at the Bauhaus School in Weimar and Dessau. Today, he is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.
The speaker, C. Raman Schlemmer, is an anthropologist, curator, and writer of Indian-German descent. He is the sole heir to his grandfather’s artistic legacy and keeper of the Oskar Schlemmer Estate and Archives, including Bühnen Archiv Oskar Schlemmer, founded by U. Jaïna Schlemmer, the daughter of Oskar Schlemmer and mother of C. Raman Schlemmer. Jaïna Schlemmer worked as a stage and costume designer in theaters in Germany and Switzerland, realized reconstructions of costumes and stage environments based on her father’s designs, and was also a dedicated collector and teacher.
Meeting ID: 933 2018 1186
© 2025 The Oskar Schlemmer Estate + Archives, C. Raman Schlemmer | Oskar Schlemmer, “Bauhaustreppe” (“Bauhaus Staircase,” 1932) and “Bauhaus Signet” (1922), Photos + Images © 2025 C. Raman Schlemmer. All Rights Reserved ®
Sponsored by: Deparment of German | Jewish Studies Program | Department of History | Department of History of Art & Architecture | Department of Theater Arts | Department of Anthropology | Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies | European Studies Center | David C. Frederick Honors College | City for the Cultures of Peace
Monday, November 17th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Serbia's Exceptional Student Movement 11/24–11/25
Presenter: Robert M. Hayden
Location: 4217 Posvar Hall
Students in Serbia have over the past 12 months mobilized much of the country in opposition to the corrupt authoritarian government in place there since 2013. The movement is unusual in several ways. First, it has no obvious leaders but is instead guided by plenums on the various university faculties throughout the country, coordinated by social media. Second, instead of staging a few large demonstrations in big cities, students have walked throughout the entire country, spreading their message to villages and small towns as well as cities – and they are everywhere greeted as heroes. Third, the focus of demonstrations is not loud protests but instead 16 minutes of silence in honor of the 16 people killed in a tragedy in Novi Sad on 1 Nov. 2024, which had been the result of the corruption that underlies the government. Finally, they have included communities long marginalized, especially the Bosniaks of Sandžak/ Novi Pazar. By November 2025 the government has been reduced to relying on brute force and their near-total control over mass media; but the students keep mobilizing via social media and direct actions. This talk will be an overview of the movement over the past year.
Thursday, November 13th, 2025
Peace Corps Info Session
Location: Global Hub, 1st Floor Posvar Hall
Pitt Alumni Nicholas Gasquet will present on the Peace Corps application process and his own personal experiences in Indonesia and Senegal as a current Peace Corps Volunteer.
Gasquet graduated from Pitt in 2024 with a major in political science, minors in economics and history, and an African Studies certificate.
The Peace Corps allows you the opportunity to serve in 60+ countries around the world in Africa, Central and East Asia and Latin America.
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, November 11th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
Attention: Undergraduate students! Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!
Monday, November 10th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Info Session: Comparative Economics of Central Europe
Location: 810 William Pitt Union
Are you interested in studying economics in Central Europe? Join us in 810 WPU at 4pm on 11/10 to meet the staff and faculty leaders of our Summer 2026 Panther Program, 'Comparative Economics in Central Europe,' and ask your questions!
Thursday, November 6th, 2025
Student Showcase: Pop Culture Event
Location: WPU, Lower Lounge
Celebrate the research projects of students in Beginning and Intermediate German (GERM 101-202).
Light Refreshment will be served
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Wednesday, November 5th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
Attention: Undergraduate students! Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!
Dr. Tobias Lindner, Former German Minister of State and Green Parliamentarian
Location: Lawrence Hall, 209
Dr. Lindner will engage in an open conversation on topics including:
- The current Transatlantic relationship
- Trade, rare earth metals, and the US, EU, and China relations.
- The Green Deal's future and climate action
Randall Halle will moderate this free event for the Pitt community.
Dr. Lindner served as Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office from December 2021 to May 2025 and was a Bundestag member from June 2011 to March 2025. His expertise includes transatlantic relations and security policy, advocating for a robust German role in crisis prevention, humanitarian aid, and peace mediation. A Green Party member since 1998, his focus also includes digital transformation, gender equality, and budget matters.
Monday, November 3rd, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Wednesday, October 29th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, October 28th, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Pitt Model United Nations 2025
Location: William Pitt Union and O'Hara Student Center, Pitt-Oakland Campus
Through experiential learning, high school students engage directly with global issues by assuming the role of world leaders and negotiating responses to timely topics.
Monday, October 27th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Global Issues Through Literature: The U.S. in the World
"Ashes of Roses," by by Mary Jane Auch
This professional development workshop series is designed for K-12 educators seeking to deepen their understanding of global issues through literature. This year, we will explore the theme of “The U.S. in the World.” Through global and regional perspectives, we will discuss narratives of a “Global United States,” where the U.S. role in the world and its relationship with other countries and regions is informed by transnational narratives and dialogues shaped by global trends such as migration, environmental issues, human rights, and human conditions. By exploring compelling stories from diverse cultural perspectives, educators will gain insights into the complexities of this theme, its impact on individuals and communities, and how to engage students in meaningful discussions around these topics.
Each session features a carefully selected book, paired with historically contextualized presentations, interactive discussions, teaching strategies, and cross-disciplinary activities to inspire classroom implementation.
Sessions this year will take place virtually on Thursday evenings from 6:00-7:30 p.m. (ET). Three Act 48 credit hours (for PA educators) and a copy of the book are provided for each session.
The October 23 workshop will focus on the book, "Ashes of Rose," by Mary Jane Auch.
For more information and to register, please go to: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/GILS
Camera as Passport: The Ship of Photographers
Curated by Deobrah Dash Moore and Louis Kaplan
Location: American Jewish Museum, JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, 5738 Forbes Ave, Pgh, PA 15217
Cost: Free (RSVP's are encouraged)
This powerful exhibition features 36 striking images that trace the remarkable journeys of eight European photographers who, facing Nazi persecution in the 1930s and ’40s, used their cameras as tools of escape, survival, and reinvention.
Curated by:
Deborah Dash Moore
Jonathan Freedman Distinguished University Professor of History & Judaic Studies, University of Michigan
Louis Kaplan
Professor of History and Theory of Photography and New Media, University of Toronto
Exhibition will be on view from August 20, 2025-Jan 30, 2026
Tavola Italiana
Presenter: Chiara Montera
Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!
Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
French Club Conversation Hour
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
UPDATE: On September 10 and November 5, the French Club and the French Department will have a joint event in the Global Hub, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 25 and November 26.
Fall 2025 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours
Presenter: Molly McSweeney
**UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 2, Global Distinction Drop-In Hours will be from 12-1 pm due to another event in the afternoon.**
Attention: Undergraduate students! Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!
Between connection and disconnection: Global perspectives on youth residential care
Time: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Presenter: Mary Rauktis, University of Pittsburgh and Singrid James, University of Kassel
Location: 4217 Posvar Hall
Both the United States and Germany have a long history of residential care for children, but in the last fifty years have taken different directions on policy and practice.
This lunch and learn will include global information, but will focus on how the workforce in both countries are prepared for children who require out-of-home care.
About the Speakers:
Mary Rauktis, School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
Singrid James, Dept. of Social Work and Social Welfare
University of Kassel
SIGRID JAMES, PhD, MSW is professor in the Department of Social Work and Social Welfare at the University of Kassel in Germany. She received her social work education in the United States (PhD University of Southern California, 2003; MSW UCLA, 1990) and was tenured at Loma Linda University, Department of Social Work and Social Ecology, in California, USA (2004-2016). She has completed a Fellowship in Dissemination and Implementation Research at Washington University (2010-12) and received multiple research grants in the US and in Europe. She also was the Editor-in-Chief for the peerreviewed journal Residential Treatment/or Children and Youth (2015-2018) and was among the top 100 contributors to social work journal scholarship (Hodge & Turner, 2022). Dr. James has been writing and researching in the area of residential care for over two decades and is part of the International Workgroup on Therapeutic Residential Care. Presently, her projects are focused on cross-national comparisons of residential care.
Monday, October 20th, 2025
German Club at Pitt
Presenter: Claire Meachen
Join German Club at Pitt weekly meetings to improve language skills and cultural knowledge of German speaking regions!
German Club will meet in the Global Hub every Monday during Fall 2025 semester, starting September 8 and ending December 1, EXCEPT on November 24.
