Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)

What's the 'T' in LGBT? : A Workshop for Undergraduates

Presenter: 
Justin Adkins, Williams College
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 02/27/2014 - 19:00 to 20:30

Workshop for undergraduates with Justin Adkins, Williams College, on "What's the 'T' in LGBT?"

This event is part of the research theme Gender and the Global sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Women's Studies Program.

Location: 
1501 Posvar Hall
Contact Email: 
wstudies@pitt.edu

The Trans Inclusive Classroom: A Workshop for Instructors

Presenter: 
Justin Adkins, Williams College
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 02/27/2014 - 16:00 to 17:30

Workshop for Instructors with Justin Adkins, Williams College on " 'The Trans' Inclusive Classroom"

This event is part of the research theme Gender and the Global sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Women's Studies Program.

Location: 
1228 Cathedral of Learning
Contact Email: 
wstudies@pitt.edu

Waiting for Black Superman: Black Male Teachers' Narratives of Resistance and Resilience in the Urban School Context

Presenter: 
Amber Pabon, School of Education
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 02/21/2014 - 10:00 to 11:30

Work-in-progress discussion with Amber Pabon, School of Education. Text for discussion will be available through the gender studies portal on my.pitt.edu under My Resources or from wstudies@pitt.edu

This event is part of the research theme Gender and the Global sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Women's Studies Program.

Location: 
2201 Posvar Hall
Contact Email: 
wstudies@pitt.edu

Why Ukraine Matters

Presenter: 
Marina Duane
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 02/19/2014 - 13:30

In the past few months, Ukraine has received more international attention than in
all of its 22 years of independence combined. Protests have swept the country over
the past two months with the situation rapidly changing up until this moment. In the
face of government sponsored intimidation and violence, everyday people including
students, businessmen and journalists have taken to the streets to defend their
civil liberties and democratic values.

Join former GSPIA student and Ukrainian citizen, Marina Duane, in a discussion of

Location: 
3800 Posvar

Microcredit and Third World Women: Panacea for Poverty or Delusional Development?

Presenter: 
Uma Narayan, Vassar College
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 02/13/2014 - 16:00 to 17:30

Microcredit (small loans to start small enterprises in the informal sector) has been praised in many quarters as a panacea for the poverty and atriarchy that poor women in Third World countries confront. Securing poor women access to credit, for enterprises in the small-scale agricultural sector and the urban informal sector is at the center of a significant chunk of “women and development” agendas today.

Location: 
4500 Posvar Hall

IISE-CEAC

Subtitle: 
Closing Reception
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 04/15/2014 - 12:00 to 13:30
Location: 
5701 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh

IISE Symposium Series

Presenter: 
Li Xi, Shao Linna, Lee Feng-Jihu
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 03/05/2014 - 12:00 to 13:30

Li Xi, IISE Visiting Scholar, Chongqing University of Science and
Technology, China ­

Shao Linna, IISE Visiting Scholar, Chongqing
University of Science and Technology, China Mapping Education Reform in Taiwan from 1994 to 2013: A Social Cartography Critique ­

Lee Feng-Jihu, IISE Visiting Scholar, National Chung Cheng University,
Taiwan

Location: 
5604 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh

IISE Symposium Series

Presenter: 
Hossein Yaroub, Carl I. Fertman
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 02/19/2014 - 12:00 to 13:30

USA Education in Iraq During War, Sanction, and Democracy ­
-Hossein Yaroub, IISE Visiting Scholar, Professor, Baghdad University,

Iraq challenges to create and establish a national Department of Health
Promotion Within the Turkish Ministry of Health: How to Promote Good
Health in Turkey?
-Carl I. Fertman, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Location: 
5604 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh

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