Mental Illness is one of the top public health challenges in Europe as measured by prevalence, burden of disease and disability. It is estimated that mental disorders affect more than a third of the population every year, the most common being depression and anxiety. Featuring experts from Scotland, this presentation aims to describe how the Scottish government is tackling mental health and related issues, as understanding grows and the stigma of mental illness is decreasing.

Text for discussion available two weeks in advance through the gender studies portal on my.pitt.edu under "My Resources," or from wstudies@pitt.edu

Articles for discussion available through the gender studies portal on my.pitt.edu under "My Resources," or from wstudies@pitt.edu.

Please join Professor Sun in a fun and interactive exploration of a key mode of discourse in classical Chinese texts. Some famous but still not sufficiently understood passages from the Analects and Zhuangzi, as well as selected classical poems, will be discussed. You might just find something intellectually stimulating from these texts and even gain new insights in the way native Chinese speak today. 

This talk examines this process of global diffusion, highlighting the specific role played by European activists. Given the diversity of countries where same-sex marriage is currently under discussion, structural causes once put forward to explain the emergence of same-sex marriage in Western societies must now be challenged.

In many ways, the EU appears to be in a period of transition: recovering from the financial crisis, continuing to implement the Lisbon Treaty’s provisions, and awaiting a new set of European elections. Have these developments produced change in the EU’s politics and policies, or has it been Brussels as usual? The Organizing Committee of the Ninth Annual Graduate Student Conference on the European Union welcomes graduate students from around the world to contribute to the theme of the conference, as well as others related to the EU.

This conference features keynote speaker Ambassador Peter Tomsen (GSPIA ’64), Former U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Author of "The Wars of Afghanistan". An R.S.V.P. is required. To attend, please email Beverly Brizzi by Monday, December 2nd, to confirm your registration.

All SAA members and international students are invited to experience board games from around the globe while enjoying traditional Thanksgiving foods - turkey, mashed and sweet potatoes, and pie!

International students can feel at home and American students can learn about cultures and traditions from around the world.

Register at: www.eventbrite.com/event/9187146001