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October 2020
Virtual: Unsettling Borders 2020 Conference
UNSETTLING BORDERS 2020 CONFERENCE This virtual conference explores how Middle Eastern refugee and immigrant experiences provide insights into the production of difference, boundaries, and borders by unsettling established understandings of identity, statehood, and territory in and on the edges of the European Union. In the context of a “fortress Europe” and growing xenophobia and anti-Muslim racism, it will address questions about who refugees and immigrants are and how they position themselves (or find themselves positioned) within systems of power operating…
Find out more »Virtual: 2020 Water and Health: Science, Policy and Practice
Registration for the 2020 UNC Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy, and Practice is now open! For the first time, it is going virtual and registration is free. Find out how to sponsor here. The 2020 UNC Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Practice will be held October 26 – 30, 2020 virtually from the comfort of your home or office. The conference will explore drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and water resources in both developing and developed countries with a…
Find out more »Virtual: ‘Forced Organ Harvesting from Prisoners of Conscience: A Workshop on the Intersection of Medical Advocacy and Medical Ethics’
As biomedicine globalizes, questions of international medical ethics become increasingly apparent. The People’s Republic of China is the country with the steepest increase in the number of transplants in the past 20 years. As of today, it claims to perform at least the second-highest number of annual transplants. The number of human organs available for medical transplantation has been augmented by the practice of forcibly harvesting organs without free, voluntary consent from people incarcerated in their prison system, principally political…
Find out more »Virtual: Studio Arts College International (SACI) Info Session
What is a good counterpoint to having spent so much time in quarantine? How do you want to emerge from such an unusual academic year? It’s time to start thinking about the possibilities of Study Abroad in Summer of 2021. Come hear about Study Abroad in Florence, Italy in this special virtual info session for UNC Art + Art History students on Monday, October 26 at 3:00pm. Meet Rory Sommers from SACI (Studio Arts College International) and learn more about this…
Find out more »Virtual: Congress and the Making of US Policy on Latin American Policy
Speaker: Geoff Thale Geoff Thale is president of the Washington Office on Latin America, (WOLA), whose 27 person staff conduct research and advocacy to advance human rights and social justice in the Americas. He leads the organization and supports its program, communications, fundraising and administrative staff. Thale follows Latin America human rights issues, and U.S.-Latin American relations, and works with staff on advocacy strategy. A long time activist, Thale joined WOLA in the mid-1990s, started its Cuba program, and supported…
Find out more »Virtual: Sir Christopher Meyer, ‘Dear Boris: What If Trump Doesn’t Accept Defeat?’
This event is organized by Ted Leinbaugh, professor in the UNC Department of English and Comparative Literature. For most updated event details and to register, visit the registration page. Please join Sir Christopher Meyer, British ambassador to the United States (1997–2003), ambassador to Germany (1997), chairman of the Press Complaints Commission (2003–2009) — in conversation with UNC-Chapel Hill professor Ted Leinbaugh, Carolina students, and the wider community: How should the UK Prime Minister handle the US election? See Sir Meyer’s…
Find out more »Virtual: WeChat, TikTok, Potential Bans, and the US-China relationship
WeChat and TikTok are tremendously popular apps out of China—one for communication, payments, and all kinds of personal business, and the other for social media and entertainment content. They have also become political footballs over the past several months, as American politicians present them as a threat to U.S. national security and push for new business arrangements if they are to remain accessible to American markets. This panel will discuss the applications, their use in China and the United States,…
Find out more »Virtual: Study Abroad 101 Information Session
Ready to get started on your study abroad journey? The first step is to join the UNC Study Abroad team for a Study Abroad 101 Information Session! In this session, one of UNC's study abroad advisors will cover general information that will help guide you through the next steps to study abroad, including the application process, funding and financial aid info, credits and more! Join this information session or navigate to https://unc.zoom.us/join and use Meeting ID 91700106134 More info about Where to Start.
Find out more »Virtual: Credit Transfer Drop-In Hours
Have a quick question about your study abroad credits or the credit transfer process in general? Please visit the UNC Study Abroad website to review the credit transfer process. If you have further questions, meet the study abroad team virtually on Zoom during Credit Transfer Drop-In Hours to ask a credit transfer specialist some quick questions. Join Zoom Meeting
Find out more »Virtual: Korea: Still a Global Hotspot, From the Korean War to North Korea’s Nuclear Threat
Organized by the Krasno Global Events Series Thursday, Oct. 28, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. Introduced & moderated by Klaus Larres, Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill This lecture features: Abraham Denmark Director of the Asia Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C. Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia & Senior Vice President at the National Bureau of Asian Research Sue Mi Terry Senior Fellow & Korea…
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