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Bridging Cultures: Eastern Europe in the Community College Curriculum
Intended Audience:
Post-Secondary

“Bridging Cultures with Community Colleges," a grant program of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), was designed to support humanities education--and culture studies in particular--in our growing community colleges. Through this grant, University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Russian and East European Studies (REES) partnered with the Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) to internationalize CCBC’s curriculum.

To learn more about the program and access our open resources (including module plans, video recordings of curriculum development workshops, and participant reflections), please visit http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/crees/outreach/postsecondary.

Building Europe: Architecture and the Euro
Intended Audience:
9-12

This presentation was part of the 2021 Summer Institute for Global Studies and was recorded on July 27, 2021. Its length is 1:03:24.
Presenter

  • Dr. Drew Armstrong, Director of Architectural Studies and Associate Professor in the History of Art & Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
Calling Foul: Electoral Interference in the US and Europe
Intended Audience:
Higher Education, Faculty, Post-Secondary

Have we entered a new age of cyber sabotage? In this session of Conversations on Europe, our expert panel will explore episodes of foreign state interference in electoral politics in Europe and the U.S. past and present. From state sponsored hacking to Wikileaks, what do we know about who is calling the shots? How have disinformation campaigns been used to meddle in domestic politics in countries throughout eastern and western Europe, and to what effect? This video is a part of Part of the European Studies Center's award-winning series of virtual roundtables. Its length is 1:19:12.

Citizenship, Identity, and the Modern Islamic State
Intended Audience:
Higher Education

In this meeting of the workshop "Breaking Down the Headlines: Understanding the Levant," Professor Mohammed Bamyeh discusses the relationship between citizenship and identity in contemporary Arab countries.

Conversations on Europe--Teachable Moments: The Burkini Controversy
Intended Audience:
6-8, 9-12, K-12

Allyson Delnore of the European Studies Center and Jeanette Jouili of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh discuss the so-called "Burkini controversy" that emerged in France in the summer of 2016, in which mayors in some French cities and towns attempted to ban the wearing of modest, full-body swimwear at public beaches.

Conversations on Europe--Teachable Moments: The Northern Irish Peace Process Today
Intended Audience:
9-12, Faculty

Pitt faculty member, Dr. Tony Novosel, interviews peace activist Mary Montague about the current status of the Northern Ireland Peace Process and how it might be impacted by last June’s Brexit vote. Conversations on Europe: Teachable Moments are a K-16 teaching resource provided by the European Studies Center. The University of Pittsburgh holds the right to this video. It is available solely for use in educational settings.

East European Cooking
Intended Audience:
K-5, 6-8, 9-12, Higher Education, Faculty, K-12, Post-Secondary
East European Religious Holidays and Traditions
Intended Audience:
9-12, Higher Education, Faculty, K-12, Post-Secondary

A discussion session with Fr. Milan Medakovich of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Eastern America, John Righetti of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society of Pittsburgh, and Maryann Sivak from the Nationality Rooms Program at University of Pittsburgh.

Ethiopia Fulbright Hays Lesson Plans: Ethiopia Video Teacher Guide by Ryan Devlin and Laura Buccigrossi
Intended Audience:
K-12

Ryan Devlin, Teacher of the Year and his partner, expert educator Laura Buccigrossi co developed this amazing video which charms as much as it educates. Use this video to introduce any of the lessons listed in these resources as part of the Ethiopia Fulbright Hays Lesson Plans.
 
VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klYl6MUYmuc&feature=youtu.be
 

Free Trade or Protectionism?: Isolationism Amidst Globalization
Intended Audience:
Higher Education, Faculty, Post-Secondary

A panel of experts discusses the mid-2016 political and popular debates over free trade and trade agreements in the US and Europe. Why have NAFTA and TPP become such political hot potatoes in the 2016 election cycle? What accounts for popular hostility to TTIP in Germany and other European nations? How did trade deals impact the Brexit vote, and what impact will that vote have on on-going and future trade negotiations? This video is a part of Part of the European Studies Center's award-winning series of virtual roundtables. Its length is 1:12:54.

Global and Local Perspectives on Cities
Intended Audience:
9-12

This presentation was part of the 2021 Summer Institute for Global Studies and was recorded on July 28, 2021. Its length is 37:45.
Presenter:

  • Dr. Michael Glass, Urban Studies Program, University of Pittsburgh
Health and Medicine in Eastern Europe
HELMS: International and Global Studies, Past, Present, and Future
Intended Audience:
9-12

This presentation was part of the 2021 Summer Institute for Global Studies and was recorded on July 26, 2021. Its length is 50:57.
Presenters

  • Dr. Allyson Delnore, Associate Director, European Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
  • Dr. Veronica Dristas, Associate Director, Global Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
  • Samantha Moik, Engagement Coordinator, European Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
Life in Limbo: Post-1990 Politics in Serbia and Croatia
Intended Audience:
9-12, Faculty, Post-Secondary

Lecture on the EU and politics in the Balkans after the Yugoslav Wars by Dr. Andrew Konitzer, University of Pittsburgh.

Math, Art, and Culture: The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity
Intended Audience:
9-12

This presentation was part of the 2021 Summer Institute for Global Studies and was recorded on July 27, 2021. Its length is 1:22:18.
Presenter:

  • Amy Alznauer, author