Hear from one of the UN's Most Influential People of African Descent, Dr. Johannes John-Langba! He is also a Pitt alum in the School of Social Work.

The UN's Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) identifies high achievers of African descent in public and private sectors from all around the world as a progressive network of relevant actors to join together in the spirit of recognition, justice and development of Africa, it's people on the continent and across it's Diaspora.

Tune in at 92.1 FM and online: https://wptsradio.org/listen/

12 hours of specialty content highlighting the diversity of Pitt's campus! Hear from a different organization every hour.

Hear from the Center for African Studies from 1pm - 2pm!

Learn how to earn credit by taking part in classes, activities, clubs, study abroad, and more, to support you holistically and make you stand out to employers. To start, undergraduate students can earn OCC and myPittGlobal credits by attending this event!

At this event, you will hear from representatives from the following:

Outside the Classroom (OCC)
Honors OCC
Pitt Global Hub

To attend, register here: https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0P7abijZZ5nxg22

Since the nineteenth century, the West has targeted the Senegal River Valley as an ideal location for environmental and agricultural improvement projects. In the early 1800s, French trading companies hoped to transform the Lower Senegal Valley into a massive plantation economy – one that would replace the devastating loss of Saint-Domingue to the Haitian Revolution.

Jason Rohr is Professor of Biological Sciences, Ludmilla F., Stephen J., and Robert T. Galla College Professor & Department Chair, University of Notre Dame

Professor Rohr will give an overview on Schistosomiasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease.

Multi-media artist and engineer Mikael Owunna, will present works from his artistic practice that transfigure Black bodies into vessels of eternal life. Owunna’s artistic practice explores the intersections of visual media with engineering, optics, Blackness, and African cosmologies. His work seeks to elucidate an emancipatory vision of possibility that pushes people beyond all boundaries, restrictions, and frontiers. Owunna's presentation will be followed by a Q&A.

Check out Mikael's website here: https://www.mikaelowunna.com/#4

Learn about the 6 study abroad programs in Africa this Summer and hear from fellow students who have already traveled to Africa!

Pizza provided!

See our study abroad programs here: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/africa/study-abroad

The annual Race & ... Conference elevates the work of the University's race-related centers, the health sciences, and Africana Studies and promotes and celebrates collaboration between centers and departments on campus. This year's theme focuses on collaboration and interdisciplinary work.

This talk offers a historical critique of the Great Green Wall Initiative of the Sahel and the Sahara (GGW) – an audacious project to stop the southern encroachment of the Sahara Desert by constructing a wall of trees across the continent. From the start, the initiative attracted scrutiny from ecologist and climate scientists who argue, rightly, that the GGW was based on the notion of a universally advancing desert border.

A celebration of culture and ethnicity. Her Excellency, Ambassador Mmasegkoa Masire-Mwamba of Botswana to the Kingdom of Belgium provided brief remarks about the value of diplomacy and cultural intelligence.