The 2024 AIU Social Studies Symposium with the theme “A Confluence of Concepts “is geared toward K-12 Social Studies educators. The event brings together teachers from western Pennsylvania to share resources, opportunities, and research for the benefit of students. The conference features 35-minute PowerTalk’s from educators, curriculum providers and community organizations to stimulate thinking about the best ways to engage students in learning historical thinking concepts.

"Syrian Dessert and a Movie" is presented in conjunction with the Scholars at Risk (SAR) United States 2d General Assembly, which is convening in Pittsburgh Oct. 16 & 17, 2024. This event is free and open to the public.

Plot: As winter hits hard in Syria, all Sana wants is to cook a hot meal for her son. When a seemingly simple errand – a search for gas – goes awry, Sana is dragged deeper into the war, where people lose their shadows.

Presented by students leading the Global TEACH Project, this webinar will give a review of the current state of cancer care in Nigeria and Appalachia. You’ll learn about key similarities and differences between the two regions, cancer risk factors, screening methods for early detection, cancer treatment methods, and how patients cultivate support networks.

The webinar will conclude with the next steps for the Global TEACH Project, as well as a Q&A session.

Please join us on Friday, November 8, 2024 from 8:30 am-3:30 pm ET for this FREE online faculty professional development conference that will explore the topic of migration today through the lens of politics, economics, and climatic changes. The day's schedule will be comprised of four presenters who will each address the topic through different globally thematic and regional perspectives. A Zoom meeting link will be emailed to registrants one week before the conference and again the day before the conference.

The accusation that ‘elites’ deliberately stimulate immigration of ‘inferior’ people who aim to take over society arose in the far right but is now mainstream. In the Atlantic world of US and Europe, in Modi’s India, and in parts of Africa, migrants and minorities are portrayed as a mortal threat. Today’s dehumanizing rhetoric and fear of migrants preserve roots from 19th-century mob violence against Irish in the US, Indian migrants in Burma, migrant restrictions after World War I, and the murders of minorities in World War II.

The evening will include a Poetry Reading by Philip Nanton (with opportunity for Q and A) and discussion of his short non-fiction book Frontiers of the Caribbean (Manchester UP, 2017).

Chifas, or Peruvian Chinese food and restaurants, are ubiquitous throughout South America, a region with the largest population of ethnic Chinese in the American hemisphere. They first

As part of Civic Action Week 2024, join us for a panel discussion to hear about the University of Pittsburgh's community development work with indigenous groups through the Lakota Perspectives on Environmental and Sustainability and Indigenous Rights study away program. Hear from student participants, as well as from Pitt faculty and staff, and learn why such programs are critical for universities to offer and how you can get involved.

Attention: Undergraduate students! Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!

Attention: Undergraduate students! Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!