Events in UCIS

Friday, October 16

9:00 am Workshop
Teaching on Africa in 2026- Decolonizing, Infusing, & Reflecting
Location:
5601, Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies and Global Hub
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Faculty Professional Development Workshop (Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad, Senegal 2025)
Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (schedule below)
Location: 5601. Posvar Hall
Host: Center for African Studies, University Center for International Studies
Open to: Pitt faculty, staff, students, PCHE, and community college faculty
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczJAHaKxOPs-XOd5fQL5wxHI4KeVhj...

Description: A day-long workshop led by Pitt faculty who participated in the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad program in Senegal, summer 2025. The day explores decolonized approaches to teaching and researching Africa. It includes concurrent breakout sessions, a cultural lunch with African cuisine and a dance performance, closing group reflection, and a film screening. Full session details to be posted after September 16.

Schedule:
9:00 – 9:30 AM: Meet & Greet
9:30 – 10:00 AM: Day overview and introductions
10:00 – 11:30 AM: Workshop Session I
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Cultural immersion lunch
12:30 – 2:00 PM: Workshop Session II
2:00 – 2:30 PM: Closing session and group reflection
3:00 PM onward: Film screening

Questions? Please get in touch with AfricanStudies@pitt.edu

12:00 pm Lecture
The Great Perceptual Divide: Idnetity and Democracy in the US and Britain
Location:
Wesley Posvar, Room 4500
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Department of Political Science
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We are pleased to announce a co-sponsored event by the Center for American Politics and Society and the European Studies Center, featuring Professor Mitchell Smith of Pennsylvania State University. He will deliver a lecture titled "The Great Perceptual Divide: Identity and Democracy in the US and Britain."