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Global Migrations: Political, Economic, and Climatic Changes

Resource Type: 
Video
Intended Audience: 
Higher Education
Faculty
K-12
Post-Secondary
World Regions: 
World
Global Theme: 
Migration
Climate Change
Resource Upload/Link: 
File Global Migrations Faculty PD Conference Welcome & Introduction
File “Migration, Conflict, Climate Change & Economic Inequalities...” by Dr. Eleanor Gordon
File Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang, “White Enclosures of the Transatlantic: Migration, Race, and Coloniality”
File Dr Meredith Oyen, “The Challenge of Chinese Migration across the U S Southern Border
File Dr. Innocent Badasu: African Migration Experiences & the Socio Political Conundrum for Social Change
File Global Migrations: Political, Economic, and Climatic Changes Faculty PD Conference

This faculty professional development conference explores the topic of migration today through the lens of politics, economics, and climatic changes. The following recordings from the conference are available:

  • Welcome by Dr. James A. Cook, Director, Asian Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh
  • Dr. Eleanor Gordon, "Migration, Conflict, Climate Change and Economic Inequalities: The Intersection of Crises and the Marginalization of Vulnerable Groups” (introduction by Veronica Dristas, Associate Director, Global Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh) 
  • Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang, "White Enclosures of the Transatlantic: Migration, Race, and Coloniality” (introduction by Dr. Erica Edwards, Associate Director, European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh)
  • Dr. Meredith Oyen, "The Challenge of Chinese Migration across the U.S. Southern Border" (introduction by Dr. James Cook, Associate Director, Asian Studies Center)
  • Dr. Innocent Badasu, “African Migration Experiences and the Socio-Political Conundrum for Social Change” (introduction by Dr. Macrina Lelei, Associate Director, Center for African Studies at the University of Pittsburgh)