This debut novel by Dinaw Mengestu tells the story of an Ethiopian refugee living in Washington, D.C., and explores issues of racial, cultural, and national identities. Our discussion will be led by Professor Gayle Rogers of Pitt’s English department. Books and dinner are provided, as well as parking on Pitt’s campus and Act 48 hours. Please use the link to register.

The Global Educators' Forum meets twice a year to discuss developing and implementing Global Studies-related programming and curriculum in schools, classrooms, and departments. This open meeting is intended for all educators--including, for example, teachers, administrators, pre-service teachers, post-secondary instructors, and School of Education faculty. Please join us to share your experiences with Global Education programs, learn about available resources, and continue to brainstorm ways of incorporating international and global education components into the curriculum.

Dr. Salah Hadi Saleh is the Director General of the Scholarship Department of the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education. He will lead a roundtable discussion of the challenges and opportunities facing legal education in Iraq and lessons that can be drawn from the development and export of legal education elsewhere in the world. Commentators on Dr. Saleh's presentation will be Mais Abbas Abousy, Tamara Capeta, and Professor Haider Hamoudi, moderated by Professor Ronald A. Brand.

Tuesday, September 20 at 8:00pm, Frick Fine Arts
The Gulls (2015) directed by Ella Manzheeva
Elza wishes to flee from her husband. The marriage is loveless and occasionally violent and her husband Dzhinga is a petty criminal, but Elza gets cold feet and returns to him. When Dzhinga does not return from an illegal fishing trip and is presumed dead, Elza must contend with this new, abrupt reality. Newly pregnant, she feels a powerful novel sense of freedom.
Tickets are free to Pitt students.

Passionate about working abroad in international development issues? Interested in education policy and working with international actors, state actors, and non-governmental organizations? Want to learn about working for non-profits? Come join us to speak and hear from Lindsay Randall, the regional manager of More Than Me, a non-profit organization
that is on the cutting edge of improving Liberia’s education policy through the Government of Liberia’s Partnership Schools For Liberia initiative.

Sunday, September 18 at 8:15pm and Tuesday, September 20 at 8:00pm, Frick Fine Arts
The Gulls (2015) directed by Ella Manzheeva
Elza wishes to flee from her husband. The marriage is loveless and occasionally violent and her husband Dzhinga is a petty criminal, but Elza gets cold feet and returns to him. When Dzhinga does not return from an illegal fishing trip and is presumed dead, Elza must contend with this new, abrupt reality. Newly pregnant, she feels a powerful novel sense of freedom.
Tickets are free to Pitt students.

In this first meeting of the 2016-2017 academic year, the Global Issues through Literature teacher reading group will discuss French multiculturalism through a study of the young adult novel Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow by Faiza Guene. Due to a high volume of interest, registration for this event is currently closed.

Come to learn more from a recruiter and get the chance to speak with returned volunteers about their service.