Are you passionate about an issue within the realm of Global Studies? The Global Studies Center BPhil degree provides students with the opportunity to develop an interdisciplinary research project under the mentorship of their chosen professor. Meet with current BPhil seniors, academic advisor Elaine Linn, and capstone professor Dr. Horia Dijmarescu to learn about the optimal timelines, opportunities for research, how to get started, the role of the faculty mentor, and more!

Join the Global Studies Center and the Department of Sociology for a panel discussion on the ongoing protests in Iran and their global implications for social movements against state-sanctioned oppression, transnational power structures, and bodily control. To tune in virtually on Zoom, register clicking the link above.

It's never too late or too early to be planning for future years. Join the six UCIS centers and learn tips for applications from program representatives and faculty decision makers from the Dietrich School A&S, Graduate School of Public Health, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and the School of Education.

This semester's 2022 Micro-Course will focus on humanity’s use of technology and the disparate impacts on and benefits to the environment and varying groups of people. This will include discussion around the material, environmental, and health costs of extracting materials necessary to technological development and production as well as the waste created by the consumption habits initiated by global reliance on technology. It will also include a discussion of technology’s role in advancing sustainability.

In this second installment of the 2022 Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS), educators will convene to discuss Richard Conyngham's All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa, a graphic anthology telling six true stories of resistance by marginalized South Africans against the country's colonial government in the years leading up to Apartheid.

In this first installment of the 2022 Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS), educators will convene to discuss Sabrina Jones & Marc Mauer’s Race to Incarcerate: A Graphic Retelling, a complex story of four decades of prison expansion and its corrosive effect on generation of Americans and its implications for American democracy.

The Horror Studies Working Group at the University of Pittsburgh is dedicated to creating a welcoming space for all those looking to study horror, and to recognize the power of horror as a social force. Join several members of the Horror Studies Working Group to learn more about their cutting-edge research that combines theory, scholarship, and a love of horror, and to learn about some of the most intriguing trends in modern Horror Studies.

Queer theory seeks not only to interrogate issues of sexuality and gender, but also issues of class, race, ability, health, and identity. Horror offers the perfect genre to frame these discussions in a way that allows for creative self-expression, emotional release, and finding community. Come join an expanded panel of creators to discuss how horror is changing the landscape of theory.

Join members of Unwell, as well as members of Pitt’s Welcomed by Design podcast, to discuss the technical side of podcasting. Topics will include creating immersive soundscapes, overcoming common technical pitfalls, issues of audio accessibility, inclusion, and more. Please bring your own questions and issues, too. Students interested in taking part in the Horror Studies Working Group Podcasting Competition are especially encouraged to take part.