Register here: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/pop-up_registration

Free and open to the public

Join the French Program for a welcome event for students interested in taking our globally-focused courses.

Looking to brush up on your Swahili? Join Swahili TA and students every Wednesday and Thursday in the Global Hub.

The Global Appalachia Reading Group is looking forward to this semester’s new book discussion. For Fall 2024, the World History Center and the Global Studies Center will host the second series of book discussions focusing on Appalachia from a global perspective. The semester’s series theme is Race, Place and Migration. Participation in all four events in the series is not required but encouraged. All events will take place from (please see dates below) 1:30-3:00pm. Copies of the books will be available for those planning to attend the event. Please contact Veronica Dristas at dristas@pitt.edu for the book or with questions.

Note: We are able to fund and distribute books to registrants as funding allows. Registration will remain open after this amount is reached. Registrants will be notified if we are unable to provide them with the reading material.

Session Descriptions:

September 25, 2024: African American Workers and the Appalachian Coal Industry by Joe William Trotter

October 23, 2024: Hillbilly Highway: The Transappalachian Migration and the Making of a White Working Class by Max Fraser

November 13, 2024: After Coal: Stories of Survival from Appalachia and Wales by Tom Hansell

December 4, 2024: Out of the Mountains: Appalachia Stories by Meredith Sue Williams

This is an informal time to meet fellow speakers of African languages and practice your skills with a seasoned facilitator! All levels are welcome.

Monthly schedule -

1st Wednesday: Arabic & Wolof
2nd Wednesday: Swahili & Amharic
3rd Wednesday: Yoruba & Akan/Twi
4th Wednesday: Haitian Creole

Description: Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Fall semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!

French Club at Pitt will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Fall 2024, EXCEPT on Tuesday, October 1 and November 6.

Join us as we kick off the first film of the SCREENSHOT: Asia Film Festival with Salli (2023), a Taiwanese film from Director Chien-Hung Lien. A lonely middle-aged chicken farmer embarks on a journey to a foreign land, determined to prove her online romance is real despite warnings of a scam.

This film is part of the SCREENSHOT: Asia Film Festival, which takes place September 25-29. For the full schedule of films, please visit screenshot.pitt.edu.