Please join the Global Studies Center for our annual welcome back reception. Meet current and new students, faculty, Global Studies fellows and staff, and learn about new Global Studies initiatives on campus.

Refreshments served....bring a friend or colleague too!

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The Indian Room Committee and the Nationality Rooms are hosting its annual India Day on Sunday, August 16 This year’s theme is the celebration of Technology, Innovation and Development.

The program is:

11.45 ---Assembly for the Parade at Bigelow Blvd ( Cathedral of Learning).
12 Noon.--- Commencement of the Parade.
Parade route: From Bigelow to Bellefield to Fifth Ave.
1 PM --Hoisting of the Flags- US & INDIA.
followed by two hours of cultural program

A platform for ideas, questions, and concerns about today's most pressing political and social issues, domestic and international.

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Mr. Lappalainen is scientific advisor to UNESCO's European Coalition of Cities Against Racism, which is building a network of cities to share experiences and improve policies to fight racism, discrimination, and xenophobia. This lecture will discuss how cities around the world tackle discrimination, racism, and social exclusion and invite discussion on how we can improve our work to address these issues in our region. A reception will follow the program in the Frick Fine Arts Cloister.

Educators and librarians are invited to attend this book discussion to expand self knowledge and to integrate into curriculum when applicable. Participate in-person or via video conference

5:00 PM Dinner (Free), Dining Hall, Administration Building
6:30 PM Book Discussion, Online or in-person at Reeves Memorial Library,

This is the second in a series of three workshops designed specifically for instructors of less-commonly-taught languages. This workshop offers the opportunity to examine the differences between exercises and tasks, explore the benefits of using tasks in teaching, and adapt textbook exercises to tasks. Participants will walk away with the knowledge needed to design effective tasks that motivate students to learn.

A faculty and curriculum enrichment workshop sponsored by the international and area studies programs of the University Center for International Studies (UCIS) at the University of Pittsburgh. This is the first in a planned series of annual workshops aimed at internationalizing college campuses in the Western Pennsylvania region, with support from the Title VI National Resource Center program of the U.S. Department of Education. Participation by faculty from minority-serving institutions and community colleges is particularly encouraged.

You should read this... is a new discussion group for students to engage with Pitt professors on the most urgent, hottest topics of our world today. Join the dialogue and come hear about the books that are shaping the way we think about everything from Ferguson to Baghdad. At this meeting, we will discuss Claudia Rankin's Citizen: An American Lyric, an incredible, moving, and prize-winning narrative of prose and poetry that captures the experiences of daily life in a country divided by race, poverty, health, education, and more.

A celebration of the international achievements of the Class of 2015. The UCIS Graduation Ceremony recognizes students who have attained a Certificate or a Bachelor of Philosophy in International & Area Studies.

The presentation topics will include Gender-Based Inequality in Nigeria and neighboring countries, Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa contrasting rural and urban settings, and Healthcare Inequalities in China regarding traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicines. The Heinz Fellows are Nnenna Anozia (School of Law), Kelechi Oriaku (Graduate School of Public Health), and Baoxia Cheng (School of Nursing).