This panel is part of the webinar series Resilience and Well-Being Through the Lens of the Pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic has created complex challenges and caused serious disruption in the functioning of communities across the globe. These experiences can cause … Read more

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 … Read more

Kathy Stephens had a distinguished career with the Department of State from 1978 to 2015, notably in her posting as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea from 2008 to 2011 — the first woman and the first Korean-speaker in … Read more

A Discussion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam with Aaron Salzberg Please join in a moderated conversation with Aaron Salzberg on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Salzberg served as the first Special Coordinator on Water at the U.S. Department of … Read more

Queer Refugees and Queering Refugee Studies This panel places queer refugee experiences and queer refugee studies at the forefront of larger discussions of political asylum, global or transnational perceptions of queerness, and overlapping systems of governance. Rather than treating queer … Read more

The NC Latin American Film Festival celebrates the power and artistry of Latin America’s film and audiovisual production. Its mission is to provide a space in North Carolina for Latin American images, sounds, and stories to reach a wider audience. The … Read more

The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs is hosting a workshop for faculty interested in participating in the Connecting Carolina Classrooms with the World initiative to incorporate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) activities into their courses. The workshop … Read more

The pandemic lockdowns and disruptions have led to a steep contraction in India’s GDP and distressing losses for workers and firms. The government is grappling with an unenviable trade-off between preserving life and livelihoods. This panel of financial market experts … Read more

The American Academy of Diplomacy, in collaboration with the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will host its annual Joseph J. Sisco Memorial Forum via live stream at 6 … Read more

This webinar is part of the series, “Revisiting Discourses of Love, Sex, and Desire in Modern Iran and Diaspora: A Symposium in a Series of Panels.” Register in advance: go.unc.edu/Iran From their mundane to their sublime forms, love and desire have … Read more