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February 2023
Global Career Night
Hear from a panel of phenomenal UNC alumni in globally focused careers! Panelists represent a variety of career options: government, private industry, NGOs, and more. They will share their professional journeys from studying (like you!) at UNC, through the career searches, networking, and life choices that led them to their current roles. In the Q&A, panelists will take your questions on everything from advice on the job hunt to sustainable career growth over the years. Wherever you are in your…
Find out more »Mary Stevens Reckford Memorial Lecture in European Studies
Howard University professor Ana Lucia Araujo will deliver the 2023 Mary Stevens Reckford Memorial Lecture in European Studies on Feb. 23 with a presentation titled “Slavery as History and Memory.” The lecture will examine the recent international developments surrounding the fall of pro-slavery monuments and demands of symbolic and material reparations for slavery and colonialism. By exploring the history of the public debates about slavery and the Atlantic slave trade, the lecture aims to illuminate why and how these debates…
Find out more »‘The Fandango and the Nuevo South: Mapping Mexican Migration and a New Mountain Music’ Lecture with Sophia Enriquez
What Perla Guerrero identifies as the newest iteration of the “New South”, the framework of the Nuevo South reflects how Latinx communities continue to expand and transform the economic, political, and cultural landscape of U.S South. Yet there is still little work that seriously centers the music and celebratory practices of Latinx communities in the South as ways to understand this transformation. This talk asks: what does the Nuevo South sound like? What role do music, food, and dance practices…
Find out more »March 2023
Korean Movie Night: Alienoid
Come join the Carolina Asia Center for Korean Movie Night, where they will show Alienoid (2022)! Alienoid is a movie that transcends time. Learn more about it here. Join us starting at 6:00 p.m. for Korean food. The movie will start at 6:30 p.m.
Find out more »Going Global after Graduation
Interested in pursuing a global career? Come to Going Global After Graduating this Thursday, March 2 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. in 4003 in the FedEx Global Education Center. The event will feature a panel of professionals with the U.S. Foreign Service, Peace Corps, Fulbright U.S. Student Program and UNC’s Study Abroad Office; each of whom will present great opportunities for you to continue gaining international experiences while building a career. Hear from this incredible panel and network with them after…
Find out more »The Center for the Middle East and Islamic Studies 20th year anniversary: Comedy and Hip-Hop Show
Students, faculty, and members of the community are all invited to join us for an evening of entertainment featuring Tehran Ghasri, a Black-Persian stand-up comedian, followed by a performance by Syrian-American hip-hop artist Omar Offendum and accompanied by Palestinian-American musician Ronnie Malley and NC local DJ Rang. More about the performers: Tehran Ghasri is a comedian, actor, host, television and radio personality, and philosopher with a law degree. Self-described as part Black, part Persian and part amazing, Tehran has been compared to a mix of Dave…
Find out more »Mahler Chamber Orchestra with Mitsuko Uchida, piano and director
Mitsuko Uchida, one of the greatest Mozart interpreters of our time, shares a long-term collaboration with the MCO, focused on Mozart’s piano concertos. Mitsuko Uchida leads the orchestra from the keyboard. The partnership brings Mitsuko Uchida and the MCO to major venues and multiple-concert residencies across the world. It kicked off in January 2016 with an extensive European tour with 5 concerts in Spain (Alicante, Valencia, Barcelona, Oviedo, and Bilbao) and further performances in Luxembourg, Salzburg, and Frankfurt. Each concert…
Find out more »Forum on Southeast Europe-The War in Ukraine: Language, Identity and the Legacy of the Yugoslav Conflicts
This presentation explores the cultural and linguistic ramifications of the ongoing war in Ukraine arguing that the Russian invasion has accelerated processes of Ukrainianization especially among the country’s Russian speakers. These processes have arisen in direct defiance of Vladimir Putin’s declared aims of liberating and protecting Ukraine’s Russian speaking population. Like Slobodan Milošević in the Yugoslav conflicts of the 1990s, Putin has used historical grievances and language issues to justify his country’s attacks on Ukrainian cities, towns and villages. As…
Find out more »Introduction to COIL for UNC Faculty
The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs is hosting a session for faculty interested in incorporating Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) activities into their courses. The workshop is 2-3 p.m. on March 22 via Zoom. This workshop will include: An introduction to COIL, a flexible pedagogical approach that allows instructors to partner with peers from across the world to develop collaborative activities that connect their students and meet the original learning objectives of each course, even across different disciplines. …
Find out more »Business in Africa Series: UNDP Africa’s Anthonia Joy Kategwa
Dr. Joy Kategekwa is UNDP’s Strategic Advisor for Africa.
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