Formerly known as the "Arab Courier," Pittsburgh's arguably most well-known diorama is being re-named "Lion Attacking a Dromedary" and moved from the second floor of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History to the museum entry. This move represents a re-interpretation of the work-no longer considered "natural" and biological history, the diorama is now understood to reflect racialist stereotypes of the Arab world. Museums have long been institutions that categorize people, objects, and history.

Students will have the opportunity to try out several 15-minute language lessons in a variety of LCTL languages.
Our instructors are excited to offer students this opportunity to sample their language and consider whether they might like to study with us in the fall.
For more information, email or stop by G-47 in the Cathedral of Learning.

The Syrian refugee crisis is provoking timely discussions on human rights, immigration, and national security. How do we broach these issues in the classroom, make them accessible to our students, and offer impactful, yet sensitive, lessons? In this workshop, Mina Hogsett, a third-year doctoral student in Social and Comparative Analysis in Education at the University of Pittsburgh, and Ashley Davis, MEd and Manager of Educational Services at Snapology, will present original research from their time in Germany, on a Nationality Rooms Scholarship.

Professor Jett, author of American Ambassadors, Why Peacekeeping Fails, and Why American Foreign Policy Fails, will describe the current status of four peacekeeping operations in the Middle East and why, despite their $700 million annual cost, they are actually accomplishing very little. He will also discuss why it is nonetheless impossible to shut them down and how peacekeeping will be unable to make any contribution to a possible peace settlement between Israelis and Palestinians.

Want to improve career placement skills in networking, communication, and resume writing? Come attend these events sponsored by the Career Development and Placement Assistance Office.

This workshop on global human trafficking for regional college faculty and students is presented by the international and area studies programs of the University Center for International Studies (UCIS), University of Pittsburgh. Light refreshments will be provided. This event is part of an annual series of curriculum development workshops connected with the US Department of Education-sponsored Title VI National Resource Center project to internationalize 2-year and 4-year college campuses throughout Western Pennsylvania.

Somalia, often cast as the world's "most failed state," is starting to pull together a federal government. The challenges are daunting, and the hybrid forms of governance emerging there defy conventional statebuilding. Ken Menkhaus assesses the current conflict and governance trends, the role of corruption, and the changing security environment facing the next Somali administration.