Annual Model United Nations simulation for regional high schools.
Rabbi Walter Jacob is Rabbi Emeritus and Senior Scholar at Rodef Shalom;
Eric Lidji is the Director of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History
Center; Dr. Kathleen Blee is Bailey Dean of the Dietrich School of Arts and
Sciences and the College of General Studies, and Professor of Sociology and
History; Dr. Irina Livezeanu is Associate Professor of History and Director of the
Jewish Studies Program.
This event is a courtesy listing.
The workplace has been neglected in the ever-expanding literature on the effect of ethnic diversity in social contexts on generalized social trust. Nevertheless, in the workplace individuals are continuously exposed to people of different ethnic backgrounds. In this paper the authors analyze the effect of workplace diversity on trust, using both surveys and administrative data from public registers on workplaces in Denmark.
Sebastiaan Faber presents a lecture centered on the continuing public debates in Spain over the legacy of the Civil War and Francoism, which have posed a series of challenges related to questions of disciplinarity, audience, and commitment.
In the upcoming Institute for International Studies in Education (IISE) Symposium Series, Professor Werner Schönig will discuss his latest research, “Considerations on Typologies and Classifications With a Focus on Social Work and Social Policy.” Schönig is currently a visiting scholar at the Institute for International Studies in Education and is a professor at Catholic University of Applied Sciences in Germany. This event is co-sponsored by the School of Social Work, University Center for International Studies, European Studies and Global Studies.
A light lunch will be served.
Dr. Simon Richter, Professor of Germanic Languages and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania will present the cultural story of Germany's energy transition (Energiewende) and help us think through whether it can be considered a failure or a success or somehow both.
Carl-A. Fechner's 2016 documentary uses Germany as a case study to offer a forward thinking vision of a sustainable, democratic, green future.
What is the Energiewende? Why is Germany heavily investing in renewable sources of power?
Is it politically controversial?
Dr. Jorg Radte of the University of Siegen and Dr. Nikolas Wolfing of the Centre for European Economic Research will answer your questions about German energy policies in this virtual panel.
Jon McCourt has been a community peace activist and member of the Peace and Reconciliation Group in Derry, Northern Ireland, for more than 30 years. He played a major role in the development of the Community Awareness Training Programme and founded and established the first Victim Support Service in Northern Ireland in 1986. He has also worked with those involved in conflicts around the world, including Bosnia, the Middle East, Rwanda, and Colombia.
Speakers: Sonja Drimmer (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Josh Ellenbogen (University of Pittsburgh), Jacqueline Jung (Yale University), and Karl Whittington (The Ohio State University). Organizer: Shirin Fozi (University of Pittsburgh).
