Global Studies Center

 
The Global Studies Center is a dynamic and innovative program that is one of an elite group of seven global centers funded by the US Department of Education. We seek to promote critical thinking and practical engagement with the world through the interdisciplinary study of transnational processes. We emphasize the connections, divisions, disruptions, inequalities, and productive possibilities these processes engender across time and space. We foster innovative research, rigorous study, and thoughtful practice through our collaborations with staff, students, faculty, and community partners locally and around the world, creating diverse and inclusive spaces for intellectual growth and debate

Services Offered: 
Guest Speakers
High School Student Events
Internships
Professional Development Workshops
School Visits

Resources

Here is a sample of materials generated by the Global Studies Center or as a result of programming in which they participated.

Presentation Slides (e.g PowerPoint)

Intended Audience:
K-12

This curriculum resource utilizes Conor Grennan's book, Little Princes, in in the context of Human Security to discuss Nepal's child workers. The book offers a way to look at the topic of globalization, child labor, and human rights.

Intended Audience:
K-12

This PPT shares ways to teach about the topic of migration and diaspora through the true story of "To Swim Across the World" authors Frances and Ginger Park's parents Sei-Young and Heisook Park.​

Intended Audience:
9-12

Using the book, Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario, this workshop explores the themes of Migration, Gentrification, and Displacement and asks the questions: How do people deal with the challenges of moving across borders, seeing others move into the places where they live, and perhaps having to move elsewhere as a result? What is the relationship between these different kinds of moving and the...

Outreach at Global Studies Center

Catherine Fratto
Assistant Director for Outreach
Global Studies Center