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JMintheUS: Economists, Global Travel, and German Imperial Politics

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Erik Grimmer-Solem (Wesleyan University)
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Thu, 04/29/2021 - 12:30

Join us on April 29, 2021 when Erik Grimmer-Solem (Wesleyan University) will speak on his most recent book Learning Empire: Globalization and the German Quest for World Status, 1875-1919 (Cambridge UP, 2019). His book examines the process of German globalization---a process that began in the 1870s, well before Germany acquired a colonial empire or extensive overseas commercial interests and comes to a dramatic end with the outbreak of World War I.

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JMintheUS: The demise of the left and growth of rightwing populism in Europe: Foreign policy implications

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Fri, 04/16/2021 - 12:00

Please join the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center on Friday, April 16, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET for a discussion on the decreased support for leftwing parties and the rise of rightwing populism in Europe. The event– co-sponsored by the Center for European Union, Transatlantic & Trans-European Space Studies (CEUTTSS) at Virginia Tech– will be based on Dr.

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Zoom

Interdisciplinary Global Educators Working Group for K-12 Educators

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David Tenorio, Assistant Professor, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature, University of Pittsburgh
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As Scheduled
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Mon, 06/21/2021 - 10:00 to 14:00

Have you wished for the opportunity to work with colleagues at your school to globalize a unit, lesson, or module? Are you looking for an opportunity to have your students examine political, economic, social, cultural, ecological questions from multiple lenses? Then this is a great chance to draw on the expertise of your colleagues, collaborate (and model collaborative learning for your students!), and produce a truly unique and inspired lesson plan.

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Virtual - Register Online!
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Phone: 
412-726-7230
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu

Interdisciplinary Global Educators Working Group for K-12 Educators

Presenter: 
David Tenorio, Assistant Professor, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature, University of Pittsburgh
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As Scheduled
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Fri, 06/25/2021 - 10:00 to 14:00

Have you wished for the opportunity to work with colleagues at your school to globalize a unit, lesson, or module? Are you looking for an opportunity to have your students examine political, economic, social, cultural, ecological questions from multiple lenses? Then this is a great chance to draw on the expertise of your colleagues, collaborate (and model collaborative learning for your students!), and produce a truly unique and inspired lesson plan.

Location: 
Virtual - Register Online!

Interdisciplinary Global Educators Working Group for K-12 Educators

Presenter: 
David Tenorio, Assistant Professor, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature, University of Pittsburgh
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As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 06/23/2021 - 10:00 to 14:00

Have you wished for the opportunity to work with colleagues at your school to globalize a unit, lesson, or module? Are you looking for an opportunity to have your students examine political, economic, social, cultural, ecological questions from multiple lenses? Then this is a great chance to draw on the expertise of your colleagues, collaborate (and model collaborative learning for your students!), and produce a truly unique and inspired lesson plan.

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Virtual - Register Online!

JMintheUS: EU Briefing - Orban and Merkel's European People's Party: The End of the Affair?

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Thu, 03/11/2021 - 12:30

For some time, the membership of Hungary's nationalist ruling party, Fidesz (led by Viktor Orban), within the more mainstream European People’s Party (EPP) grouping at the European level has been a source of controversy. As Hungary shifted further away from traditional democratic norms, Fidesz membership led to tensions, conflict and criticism from other members of the EPP grouping. Many of these criticisms were directed at German Chancellor Angela Merkel whose continued support of Fidesz membership has been heavily criticized.

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Zoom

JMintheUS: Politics as a Tool for Freedom and Education as a Commitment for Equality

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Tue, 03/30/2021 - 13:00

The European Union is strongly committed to the idea of ​​equal rights and respect for diversity in all its dimensions. This talk will address the gender perspective and the importance of foreign policies to strengthen strategies and measures that promote education for equality and its implications in terms of health and personal, social, cultural and economic empowerment.

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LOOKING BACK TO SEE BEYOND: Rediscovering empowering historical legacies on the EU’s Free Movement of Persons

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Thu, 04/08/2021 - 12:00

This talk will explore the transnational roots, debates, and conditions for the diachronic implementation of a game-changing policy: The EU’s Free Movement of Persons. Indeed, historical analysis and the normative legacies on human mobility rights can provide a deeper understanding of European integration and of current challenges related to EU migration and asylum policymaking.

A Grubhub credit will be available to the first 20 people to register (only available within the U.S.)

Location: 
Zoom
Contact Person: 
Kenneth Reilly
Contact Email: 
ker104@pitt.edu

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