Past Events
- Rob Mucklo
- Global Hub
- Global Hub, First Floor Posvar Hall
The Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship program is a prestigious and competitive federal award from the U.S. Department of Education that allows select Pitt undergraduate and graduate students to devote full time attention to their chosen modern foreign language and area studies specialty. There are separate competitions for the Academic Year FLAS Fellowship and the Summer FLAS Fellowship. Advanced doctoral students conducting field or archival research in a supported world language may also be eligible.
Fellowships available to support study of Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Chinese, Czech, Farsi, French*, Irish (Gaelic), German*, Greek (Modern), Haitian Creole, Hebrew (Modern), Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Quechua, Russian, Slovak, Spanish*, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and more!
* only available for graduate students studying at the advanced level
Stop by to learn more!
- 1500 Posvar Hall
Of the ten initial teams participating in Pitt's 2023 Global Health Case Competition four teams were invited to participate in the final and will present their proposals in front a panel of judges on November 10, 2:30 PM, 1500 Posvar Hall. After a culmination of five weeks of workshops and equipped with a comprehensive lib guide, teams of students will present their response to the prompt: to develop a comprehensive strategy for controlling Schistosomiasis, providing supportive care for those infected, preventing future infection, and addressing water access and usage in the Dagana department of the Northwestern region of Senegal. The plan should be developed with local community input and designed to be implemented over five years with a budget of $3 million USD total.
We invite the Pitt community to attend their presentations.
This seminar delves into the multifaceted nature of the Africa-China relationship and its impact on the international stage. Exploring the economic, political, socio-cultural, and developmental dimensions of this dynamic partnership, the workshop seeks to analyze how the growing interaction between Africa and China is shaping and influencing the global geopolitical landscape and economic development. Through its focus on infrastructure as a tool of politics, the workshop discusses not only Chinese investments in infrastructure in Africa, but also provides examples from other regions (Europe, Latin America, etc.) about the challenges and opportunities that arise from these relationships. The presenters will provide a comprehensive understanding of their impact on both the regional and the global landscape. They will also examine the role of Africa in China’s Belt & Road initiative and how it impacts China’s international aspirations. Through critical discussion and interdisciplinary perspective, participants will gain insights into the impact of the Africa-China connection and its significance in the broader context of international politics and the challenges of debt distress.
- Zoom meeting
This seminar delves into the multifaceted nature of the Africa-China relationship and its impact on the international stage. Exploring the economic, political, socio-cultural, and developmental dimensions of this dynamic partnership, the workshop seeks to analyze how the growing interaction between Africa and China is shaping and influencing the global geopolitical landscape and economic development. Through its focus on infrastructure as a tool of politics, the workshop discusses not only Chinese investments in infrastructure in Africa, but also provides examples from other regions (Europe, Latin America, etc.) about the challenges and opportunities that arise from these relationships.
Featured Speakers:
Lena Kaufmann, University of Zurich, Postdoctoral Researcher/Lecturer
Matthew Johnson, AltaSiva, Founder/Director, Member of the National Committee on US-China Relations
Agnieszka Joniak-Luthi, University of Fribourg, Department of Social Services
Francis Semwaza, University of Florida, Department of Anthropology, Former Fulbright/PhD Student
Abdourahmane Seck, Gaston Berger University, Senegal Center for Social Sciences of Religion
- Genese Sodikoff
- Public Health Commmons
Sodikoff is a cultural anthropologist interested in the political economy of biodiversity loss, conservation, and restoration with extensive research on labor and rain forest conservation in Madagascar. Her book , Forest and Labor in Madagascar: From Colonial Concession to Global Biosphere (Indiana University Press, 2012), is an anthropological-historical account of the role of subaltern labor in forest conservation and ecotourism efforts. She is currently examining the problem of land degradation and zoonosis, disease that spills over from animal species to humans. The current project is a multispecies epidemiology of the plague in villages of the Moramanga district in eastern Madagascar, where an outbreak of pneumonic plague occurred in 2015 and risks recurring.
- Rob Mucklo
- Global Hub
- Molly McSweeney
- Global Hub
Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!
NOTE: Fall 2023 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours: Tuesdays at 3:30-4:30 pm, except on November 21. On November 7, Global Distinction Drop-in Hours will take place at 3-4 pm.
- Rob Mucklo
- Global Hub
- Rob Mucklo
- Global Hub
- Dr. Anna Rosenweig
- Frick Fine Arts Building
WHAT ARE KINGS MADE OF?
RETHINKING THE ROYAL BODY
IN EARLY MODERN FRANCE
Dr. Anna Rosensweig
University of Rochester
Anna Rosensweig is Associate Professor of French and the Director of the Graduate Program in Visual & Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester. Rosensweig’s scholarship and teaching focus on early modern literature and culture, the intersections of literature and political theory, and performance studies.
Dr. Rosensweig's lecture will address civic endurance in France through fountains, statues, coins, and royal bodies.
- Rob Mucklo
- Global Hub
- Cindy McNulty, Catherine Fratto
- via Zoom
Join us for this FREE online K-12 educator workshop that will examine the history, current status, and future of Africa and China's relationship through a global lens and offer strategies and resources for classroom use. We will explore not only Chinese investments in infrastructure in Africa, but provide examples from other regions such as Europe, as well. This workshop will offer teaching strategies and resources for K-12 classroom use, and Act 48 hours and FREE classroom materials will be provided for all participants. This workshop is being conducted in conjunction with the day-long conference, "Africa-China Relationship and Its Global Impact," which will take place on Friday, November 10 from 9 am-4 pm ET via Zoom. Workshop participants are invited (but not required) to register for and attend parts, or all, of the November 10 conference, if interested. To register for this workshop, please click here.
- Molly McSweeney
- Global Hub
Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!
Fall 2023 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours: Tuesdays at 3:30-4:30 pm, except on November 21.
- Rob Mucklo
- Global Hub
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