University Center for International Studies Global Studies Center
University Center for International Studies Global Studies Center

Past Events

Tuesday, October 22

Conversations on 1619 Series Resistance

In 1619, a ship carrying 20-some enslaved Africans arrived in British North America.
6:00pm to 7:00pm
Global Hub

Dangerous Work: Environmental NGOs and Activists in the U.S. and the former Soviet Union

Environmental defenders are under increasing attack throughout the world, including in the Unites States and in the former Soviet Union.
2:00pm
Global Hub, Posvar Hall, First Floor

Monday, October 21

Global Studies Center Undergraduate Certificate's Information Session

Contributing to the Global conversation?
6:00pm
Global Hub, Posvar Hall

Friday, October 18 to Saturday, October 19

The 1918 Flu Pandemic: Lessons Learned

Could this happen again? The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history, so deadly that some countries ran out of coffins.
5:30pm to 3:00pm
4130 Wesley Posvar Hall

Thursday, October 17

Atoms and Aliens in Eurasian Science Fiction

Since the mid-20th century, science fiction has shaped our view of the nuclear. The possibilities and horrors of the nuclear has had a comparable impact on utopian and dystopian science fiction.
4:00pm
5405 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Wednesday, October 16

Intermarriage in Moesia Inferior: Romans, Bessi, and Lai

Join us as we welcome Dr. Lakshmi Ramgopal, a Roman historian and Assistant Professor of History at Columbia University as part of our Classic and the Global Lecture Series. Dr.
4:30pm to 6:00pm
4130 Posvar Hall

Native Science: Natural Laws of Interdependence

Gregory Cajete is Professor of Native American Studies and Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies at the University of New Mexico. He received his Ph.D.
4:30pm to 6:00pm
4130 Posvar Hall

Tuesday, October 15

Conversations on 1619 Series: Why 1619?

In 1619, a ship carrying 20-some enslaved Africans arrived in British North America.
6:00pm to 7:00pm
Global Hub

JMEUCE Lecture: Imagining Utopia, 1870s-1920s The Lost World of Socialists at Europe’s Margins

As part of our Year of Memory and Politics and 1989 Series, the ESC, in cooperation with REEES, is pleased to welcome Maria Todorova as a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence speaker.
12:30pm to 2:00pm
4130 Posvar Hall

Thursday, October 10

Las Madres de Berks

Join us for a screening and talkback of "Las Madres de Berks," a short documentary created by public artist Michelle Angela Ortiz.
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium