Professional development workshop for faculty of the Nine College and University International Studies Consortium of Georgia, addressing political and economic aspects of the current Russia-Ukraine conflict and how this material could be introduced into undergraduate classrooms.

Hear different world perspectives on pressing global issues and participate in a discussion with Turkish students and Professor Ayselin Yildiz at Yasar University.

Students will discuss global migration, the immigration dilemma in Europe, and the current migration crisis affecting the continent.

Visit www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/globaldialogues for suggested readings related to discussion topics.

Hear different world perspectives on pressing global issues and participate in a discussion with Turkish students and Professor Nazif Mandaci at Yasar University.

Students will discuss the relationship between conflict and the proliferation of small and light weaponry and nuclear proliferation. Conflict resolution will be a theme.

Visit www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/globaldialogues for suggested readings related to discussion topics.

Join us for the second installment of the International Career Toolkit Series where panelists will discuss options for making constructive use of your time after finishing your undergraduate degree and before attending graduate school or landing your first big job. Panelists Shawn Reming, Ryan Flint, Caitlin Schroering and Jenna Baron will discuss their experiences working with , AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, Fulbright research, PULSE, DART and more!

Jerusalem Yibeltal comes to us from Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia where she is a PhD candidate in International and Comparative Education. She will discuss the current state of the graduate labor market and factors influencing graduate employment, the topics of her dissertation.

The Global Studies Center is pleased to sponsor a discussion with four visionary activists attempting to find a breakthrough in the political deadlock in Palestine-Israel.

* After more than decade of massive international assistance and substantial support from within the Afghan government, why are women’s leadership gains still perceived as so fragile?

* How have efforts to promote women’s leadership impacted their public participation—in both the public and private sector?

* How are women perceived and supported in their new leadership roles?

- In 2015, Bright Kids Uganda (BKU) was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Diehl Family Foundation to help BKU become financially self-sustainable and to facilitate the funding of future projects

-BKU provides an education and a home for over 90 children who have been affected by poverty, HIV/AIDS, abandonment, and war

-BKY offers internship opportunities where students gain invaluable skills through hands-on experience

-Victoria will be available for appointments and internship inquiries in the afternoon

Learn about the origins of Indigenous Peoples’ Day and its connections to global Indigenous peoples’ movements and broader alliances of activists working for global social justice and human rights. Explore how ideas that originated in global discussions have shaped local struggles around the United States, including ones in Western Pennsylvania.

Refreshments will be served.

Two-thirds of European inhabitants live in a city. Europe’s cities are the political, economic, and cultural core of European life and activity. As a result, urban public policies are shaped not only by local but also heavily by national and European decisions. As cities are not directly represented in Brussels in a dedicated assembly, they have been claiming to be recognized as major actors of the European decision-making process since the end of the 1980’s.