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January 2021
Virtual: Clouding: Shape and Sign in Asian Art
From January 20, 2021-February 13, 2022, the Ackland Art Museum will be exhibiting a year-long installation that explores the diverse forms and functions of clouds in the arts of Asia. This exhibition will juxtapose works of art in different media and from different time periods spanning the Bronze Age to the present. Clouds have long held a significant place in human imagination and thought. Clouds elude straightforward perceptual and symbolic identification. The diversity of forms of clouds in Asian arts…
Find out more »April 2021
Virtual: Ambassador John Tefft, ‘Russia and the Biden Administration’
Diplomatic and Security Challenges and the Near Abroad UNC-Chapel Hill will host Ambassador John Tefft for the expert talk, “Russia and the Biden Administration,” at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Ambassador Tefft, former U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation, Lithuania, Georgia and Ukraine, will focus on Russia’s near abroad policy and the implications of Russia’s increased military and diplomatic power on the international stage. Ambassador Deborah McCarthy, senior fellow at Harvard University and member of the board of directors at the American Academy…
Find out more »Virtual: The Rise and Fall of Empathy: Cuban-US Relations 2000-2020
Join the Latin American Studies course 350: The United States and Latin America for a guest lecture on U.S.-Cuba relations from emeritus professor of international relations and history at American University, Philip Brenner. This presentation is open to the public. Register for the lecture.
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 99726865661 More info about Where to…
Find out more »Virtual: ‘Black Feminisms and Black Geographies: The Possibilities for Disaster and Climate Change Research with Fayola Jacobs’
The Carolina Climate Equity Commons at UNC-Chapel Hill will present “Black Feminisms and Black Geographies: The Possibilities for Disaster and Climate Change Research” with Fayola Jacobs on April 21 at 12:30 p.m. Access to the Zoom link for this event Fayola Jacobs is an assistant professor at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. In this talk, she will discuss Black geographies and Black feminisms as potentially useful lenses for urban planning research on…
Find out more »Virtual: Asia Week: Southeast Asian Languages Workshops
Join the Carolina Asia Center as part of Asia Week for workshops in Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Vietnamese and Tagalog. Bahasa Indonesia Tuesday, April 20 | 8 p.m. Thai Wednesday, April 21 | 8 p.m. Vietnamese Thursday, April 22 | 8 p.m. Tagalog Friday, April 23 | 4 p.m. Register for a workshop.
Find out more »Virtual: Brown Bag German Language Lunch
featuring Christina Weiler, teaching assistant professor of German Interested in polishing or refreshing your foreign language speaking skills in a warm and welcoming virtual environment? Bring your own brown bag lunch to any computer, tablet, or smartphone, and join UNC faculty discussion leaders for a lunch over Zoom chat where participants are encouraged to speak only in a foreign language. All participants will receive a short foreign language article prior to the lunch that will serve as the foundation for our discussion. Language Lunches take…
Find out more »Virtual: Kaffeestunde (German Coffee Conversation Hour)
Join UNC German Club for Kaffee und Konversationen via Zoom. All levels are welcome and encouraged to come practice their language skills. Thursdays 12:30-1:30 Find out more about the UNC German Club.
Find out more »Virtual: Study Abroad General Advising, Credit Transfer and Financial Aid Drop-In Hours
Have a quick question about study abroad, navigating the website or financial aid? Meet with the Study Abroad Office virtually on Zoom during Drop-In Hours to ask general questions that might not require a 20 minute advising appointment. For questions about your study abroad credits or the credit transfer process in general, please visit the Study Abroad website to review the credit transfer process. If you have further questions, meet virtually on Zoom during the Drop-In Hours to ask one…
Find out more »Virtual: ‘Teaching about the Middle East through Underreported Stories with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting’
This session with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting on April 22 at 5:00 p.m. will explore reporting on the MENA region and curricular resources that can be used to connect underreported news stories to the classroom. It will outline ways to engage students in global issues through journalism, develop media literacy, encourage critical thinking about the MENA region, and connect with a journalist for a conversation about their experience reporting from the Middle East. For more information and registration…
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