This symposium provided an opportunity for UCIS Engagement to engage with 100+ Social Studies educators across western Pennsylvania for a morning of learning, discussion, and dialogue.

This presentation provided information about what the field of Global Studies is and why it is important. It offered information about career paths related to Global Studies​ as well as information about who the UCIS centers are and what programs and resources we offer for K-12 educators and students, including teacher PD and student simulations.

“One conversation can change a life—including your own.”

During the Latinx & Hispanic Month Celebration at the University of Pittsburgh, discover how local nonprofits are supporting communities across the Pittsburgh region and learn how your time, talents, and passion can make a lasting impact. Explore volunteer opportunities, connect with community leaders, and find your place in creating positive change. What if just a few hours of your time could change someone's future? Join us, connect with your community, and enjoy some empanadas and pão de queijo while you learn about ways to get involved!

The Pitt Italian Program hosts Dagmawi Yimer, an Ethiopian Italian filmmaker known for documenting migrant testimony, for a screening of two short films, including Like a Man on Earth.

In partnership with the American-Hellenic Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and the European Art Center in Greece (EUARCE), the Greek Nationality Room's commemoration and celebration of the 250th Anniversary of America unearths previously unknown and underdiscussed facets of its founding. From Revolution to Constitution, Greeks played direct and indirect roles on land and at sea even before 1776.

As we celebrate those unknown Greeks, we also consider the 250th Anniversary of Thomas Paine’s landmark essay “Common Cause”. How ancient Greek thought shaped it, but also how ancient Greek thought tempered it. This synthesis culminated in the Constitution of the United States of America.

With the contribution of distinguished invited guests, this synthesis is discussed, distilled and debated. Is it stable in a modern America facing internal and international challenges?

Last, the distinguished invited guests are asked to consider if and how this synthesis travelled back to a nascent modern Greek state following the Revolutionary War and how the Greek Church acted as the bridge to stabilize the synthesis between the Fire and the Pillar, represented by Paine and Aristotle/Kapodistrias.

With the overarching theme “America 250: The Aegean Arc”, we invite you this October to a first-in-history exploration of the unknown Greeks in the American Revolution, the “Fire” of Paine’s “Common Cause” and what it means to America 250 years lager. Additionally, how Paine and Aristotle were synthesized through the stabilizing bridge of the Church in Greece and how this can help nurture a more perfect American union.

Interested in studying, researching, interning, or working abroad? Representatives from the Office of National Scholarships, NRIEP, Global Experiences Office, and Area Studies programs will introduce students to funding opportunities that can help make a global experience possible.

In partnership with the American-Hellenic Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and the European Art Center in Greece (EUARCE), the Greek Nationality Room's commemoration and celebration of the 250th Anniversary of America unearths previously unknown and underdiscussed facets of its founding. From Revolution to Constitution, Greeks played direct and indirect roles on land and at sea even before 1776.

As we celebrate those unknown Greeks, we also consider the 250th Anniversary of Thomas Paine’s landmark essay “Common Cause”. How ancient Greek thought shaped it, but also how ancient Greek thought tempered it. This synthesis culminated in the Constitution of the United States of America.

With the contribution of distinguished invited guests, this synthesis is discussed, distilled and debated. Is it stable in a modern America facing internal and international challenges?

Last, the distinguished invited guests are asked to consider if and how this synthesis travelled back to a nascent modern Greek state following the Revolutionary War and how the Greek Church acted as the bridge to stabilize the synthesis between the Fire and the Pillar, represented by Paine and Aristotle/Kapodistrias.

With the overarching theme “America 250: The Aegean Arc”, we invite you this October to a first-in-history exploration of the unknown Greeks in the American Revolution, the “Fire” of Paine’s “Common Cause” and what it means to America 250 years lager. Additionally, how Paine and Aristotle were synthesized through the stabilizing bridge of the Church in Greece and how this can help nurture a more perfect American union.

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

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."

In partnership with the American-Hellenic Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and the European Art Center in Greece (EUARCE), the Greek Nationality Room's commemoration and celebration of the 250th Anniversary of America unearths previously unknown and underdiscussed facets of its founding. From Revolution to Constitution, Greeks played direct and indirect roles on land and at sea even before 1776.

As we celebrate those unknown Greeks, we also consider the 250th Anniversary of Thomas Paine’s landmark essay “Common Cause”. How ancient Greek thought shaped it, but also how ancient Greek thought tempered it. This synthesis culminated in the Constitution of the United States of America.

With the contribution of distinguished invited guests, this synthesis is discussed, distilled and debated. Is it stable in a modern America facing internal and international challenges?

Last, the distinguished invited guests are asked to consider if and how this synthesis travelled back to a nascent modern Greek state following the Revolutionary War and how the Greek Church acted as the bridge to stabilize the synthesis between the Fire and the Pillar, represented by Paine and Aristotle/Kapodistrias.

With the overarching theme “America 250: The Aegean Arc”, we invite you this October to a first-in-history exploration of the unknown Greeks in the American Revolution, the “Fire” of Paine’s “Common Cause” and what it means to America 250 years lager. Additionally, how Paine and Aristotle were synthesized through the stabilizing bridge of the Church in Greece and how this can help nurture a more perfect American union.