Join the UNC-Duke Consortium in Latin American & Caribbean Studies and the Latin American Studies Program at UNC-Charlotte for the North Carolina Conference on Latin American Studies (NCCLAS). The third annual NCCLAS will be dedicated to “Engaging Latin American Realities”. … Read more
Catherine Woollard, director of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles, will deliver the 27th annual Mary Stevens Reckford Memorial Lecture in European Studies on Thurs., Feb. 25 at noon via Zoom. The lecture titled, “Protection vs. Externalization: The Politics … Read more
The Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA) welcomes Core Ensemble back to UNC-Chapel Hill with a streaming performance of Los Valientes. This chamber music theatre production for solo actor and trio (cello, piano, and percussion) explore the lives … Read more
PART OF THE 2020-21 SPEAKER SERIES, “BLACKNESS IN ASIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES” This session will feature Paige Cottingham-Streater, executive director of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, “Black Americans and U.S.-Japan Relations,” and will be moderated by Morgan Pitelka, chair of … Read more
Hear from a virtual 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 at UNC, through the career searches, … Read more
Join UNC scholars to learn more about the social, terrestrial and marine environments of the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. Amanda Thompson (Anthropology) will discuss nutrition and public health, Diego Riveros-Iregui (Geography) will talk about water and land dynamics, and Adrian … Read more
In a time when traditional networking and professional development at disciplinary conferences is disrupted, this event provides an opportunity for early-career scholars to hear from two editors of leading academic journals in Asian studies about tips for a successful submission, … Read more
Darla K. Deardorff, executive director of the Association of International Education Administrators, will lead in a training experience to build intercultural competencies based on her newly released Manual for Developing Intercultural Competencies: Story Circles, published by UNESCO and Routledge. The Story … Read more
Monday, November 16: Understanding Racism in the Arab World and Beyond This session will provide a discussion of racism and discrimination in global contexts. It will counter Addressing issues of racism in the Arab world with specific examples from Lebanon … Read more
Take the next step and apply for the Peace Corps before the end of the year! Attend this workshop to learn how to browse volunteer openings, find the right program, and strengthen one’s application. There will be an opportunity to … Read more
