Have you ever thought about interning or working with refugees or internally displaced people (IDP) in a camp where they sought shelter?

Vera Achvarina conducted research in a refugee camp (Liberian refugee camp in Ghana) for her doctoral fieldwork.

Hear about camp conditions, viability of interning at a camp, and ways to do field research with people in this situation.

One Night Only! The University Gamelan, directed by Andrew Weintraub, performs Bamboo and Bronze: Flute and Gamelan Music of West Java. Special guest artist and bamboo flute virtuoso Burhan Sukarma will perform on suling/bamboo flute. Kaitlyn Myers will lead members of the ensemble as they perform on Pitt's Gamelan Degung Ligar Pasundan. Ligar Pasundan is the name of the gamelan used for this performance and means "Fragrance of Pasundan." Gamelan degung refers to Ligar Pasundan's five tone tuning made up of both large and small intervals.

Join the The Director of the Fulbright Student Program Outreach for an information session to learn more about the The Fulbright US Student Program, which promotes mutual understanding through educational and cultural exchange. Fulbright awards provide research/study or English teaching grants in 150+ countries for seniors, graduate students and alumni (US citizenship required). Often students must begin networking before the end of the spring semester to be a competitive applicant. Summer preparation is necessary to meet the campus deadline.

The Pittsburgh Asia Consortium (PAC) Undergraduate Research Conference is a one-day, interdisciplinary event for students from PA, WV, OH, MD, NY, NJ, and DE with an interest in any geographical region of Asia. Students will give a 15-minute presentation on Asia-related research topics from any discipline, with faculty from PAC overseeing each student panel. First time presenters are welcome! Students will meet other undergraduates and faculty with an academic interest in Asian Studies from throughout the region, and enjoy a keynote presentation and banquet lunch.

Event Includes: Post-screening Q&A with Director Lisa Fruchtman and Closing Night Reception provided by Dave & Andy's Homemade Ice Cream

"Because of our history, people know how to fight against, but not for. We want to change that equation." —Kiki Katese, Sweet Dreams

Grigris, Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Chad's 2014 Oscar Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Award

Event Includes: Special dance performance from Nego Gato, Afro-Brazilian Music and Dance Ensemble, and a reception

"GriGris is a socially conscious morality play...stretching back through the Dardennes and Ken Loach to the Italian neorealist movement." —The Hollywood Reporter

A book presentation by Pitt Law Assistant Professor Charles Chernor Jalloh, author and editor, with discussant Haider Ala Hamoudi, Pitt Law associate professor.

HIV and AIDS have dealt a devastating blow to Africa—socially, economically, politically, spiritually, and on all sectors of African society. The core of indigenous structures and systems—that is, the community and the sacredness of life—has seen an upheaval.

Presentation on South Africa and Nelson Mandela to a group of foster children in Pittsburgh.