Past Events

Thursday, October 22

Four Evenings Discussion: Laila Lalami's Conditional Citizens

In conjunction with the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures program's "Ten Evenings" series, GSC is again hosting "Four Evenings" pre-lecture discussions that put prominent world authors and their work

6:00pm
Virtual, see website to join!

Wednesday, October 21

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents: Graduate Programs for International Careers in Education

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents:
Graduate Programs for International Careers in Education
Wednesday, October 21st, 6:30-7:30pm
Zoom Discussion

6:30pm to 7:30pm
Zoom Discussion

Teaching About Climate Change: Vulnerabilities, Responsibilities, and Action Teacher Workshop with Choices Program

Join our partners at the Global Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh for the Choices Program in an exploration of its 8- to the 10-day unit, Climate Change, and Questions of Justice.

5:00pm to 7:00pm
Virtual

Tuesday, October 20

Scream Queens: The History and Future of Women in Horror

Join the University Library System and four horror-ibly awesome women for a discussion on the history and future of women in horror!
Panelists:

7:00pm
Virtual, see website to join!

Technology and Privacy

For Year 3 of our faculty development workshops for community colleges and minority-serving institutions, we are offering a series of monthly webinars focused on technology.

3:00pm to 4:30pm
via Zoom online

Saturday, October 17

25th Anniversary of Rusty Cundieff’s Tales from the Hood: Virtual Celebration of an Iconic Horror Film

The University of Pittsburgh Honors College, working in collaboration with the George A. Romero Foundation, will be hosting a special virtual event Oct.

7:00pm
Virtual, Stream below!

Friday, October 16

Weaponizing Whiteness: Past Terrors, Present Predicaments

Weaponized Whiteness by Fran Shor interrogates the meanings and implications of white supremacy and, more specifically, white identity politics from historical and sociological perspectives.

12:00pm to 1:30pm
Virtual - Register Online!

Thursday, October 15

Global Issues Through Literature: Factory Girls by Leslie T. Chang

This reading group for educators explores literary texts from a global perspective.

5:00pm to 8:00pm
Virtual

Tuesday, October 13

Archives of the Living Dead with Daniel Kraus

Reading with Daniel Kraus, co-author (with George A.

(All day)
Virtual

Monday, October 12

Commemorating Migrant Death: The Legacies of Violence at the Border

In 1994 the United States Border Patrol formally implemented the immigration enforcement strategy known as “Prevention Through Deterrence,” due to which at least 3200 migrants have since lost their

12:00pm to 2:00pm
Zoom