According to the 2020 U.S. Census, there are more than one million people of Hispanic/Latinx/Latin@ or Latine origin in Pennsylvania. What does that mean to be Hispanic or Latinx in this state? We celebrate Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting our heritage and what we contribute to this country. In the midst of the celebration, we need to reflect upon pressing issues that we face as a community, diversity, education, health, and inclusion.

Preparing Competitive Graduate School Applications Panel
28th, 6pm-7pm, Virtual Format

Pitt graduate program experts and current graduate students from the School of Public Health, GSPIA, Economics, History, and Asian Studies share expertise in researching graduate programs and crafting strong applications. Learn tips on writing effective personal statements, securing letter writers, and submitting desired credentials. Ask individual questions at the breakout session.

In this edition of Charlemos, we will discuss Kwame Dixon's (Howard University) article, "Afro-Latin Social Movements in Latin America and the Caribbean" (in Politics, 2020) and David De Micheli's (University of Utah) article, "Racial Recla

La proxima Charlemos será el 14 de junio a las 3 de la tarde. La discusión se basará en el artículo de Julio F. Carrión (University of Delaware), "Takeoff and Turbulence in Modernizing Peru," y el artículo de José Incio (University of Pittsburgh) y Moises Arce, "Peru 2017: Un caso extremo de gobierno dividido." La conversación será moderada por Jennifer Cyr.

El evento será en español.

Colombia atraviesa uno de los momentos más críticos de su historia reciente. Una serie de protestas multitudinariasque lleva más de dos semanas han creado caos en varias ciudades. El gatillo de la situación actual fue el anuncio de una reforma fiscal que el gobierno presentó al congreso. A pesar de haber retirado la propuesta y renunciado el ministro de Hacienda, las confrontaciones no han cesado. Este panel propone analizar la problemática colombiana desde perspectivas social, política y económica.

Moderado por: Lucia Dammert (Universidad de Santiago de Chile)

UCIS alumni Dr. Aaron Abbarno (Facebook) and Jessica Kuntz (Department of State) will discuss the value of global education in their professional experience in government, non-profit, and corporate sectors.

Dr. Anna Grzymala-Busse (Stanford University) and Dr. Graeme Robertson (University of North Carolina) will speak on past and present challenges and developments in democracy, particularly in post-communist nations in Europe and Eurasia.

Join the ACTR for the roundtable on gender-inclusive language and practices for teaching Russian with the invited guests: Devin Browne (a teacher of Russian and French), Fredrikh Chernyshev (a trans/queer activist), and Alexander Pershai (a linguist and a DEI researcher).

Register here: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/99298077471

How do racial inequalities contribute to the wide-ranging disparities in our field and what efforts are needed to create an equitable and just community in SEEES? Join us for a conversation about these topics and more.

OCTOBER 23
2-3:30 pm (ET) | 1-2:30 pm (CT) | 12-1:30 pm (MT) | 11am-12:30 pm (PT)

Moderator:
Choi Chatterjee, California State University

Speakers:
Morgan Liu, Ohio State University
Colleen Lucey, University of Arizona
Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, University of Pennsylvania
Marius Taba, Corvinus University

Although video culture can be traced to earlier periods, its surge in the digital age marks the arrival of a new era in which anywhere can be a performance stage, and anybody can become
a social celebrity. The blurring boundaries between public and private, between stars and fans, and between national and transnational; the paradoxical relations between freedom and