November 2018
Charles Nelson, ‘Sensitive Periods in Human Development’
Please join the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies for the Fourth Annual Ann Rankin Cowan Lecture on Friday, November 2 at 3 p.m. in the FedEx Global Center Nelson Mandela Auditorium. This year’s speaker is Charles Nelson, a renowned neuroscientist who studies the effects of early experience on brain and behavioral development. He is well-known for his work with the Bucharest Early Intervention Project, studying the development of orphans who have suffered extreme neglect, and co-authored a book, Romania’s Abandoned…
Find out more »Wolfgang Ketterle, ‘New Forms of Matter with Super Cold Atoms: Superfluids and Supersolids’
Why do physicists freeze matter to extremely low temperatures? Why is it worthwhile to cool to temperatures which are a billion times lower than that of interstellar space? In his talk, Wolfgang Ketterle, a Nobel laureate, will discuss new forms of matter, which only exist at extremely low temperatures. Of special interest are superfluids which can flow without dissipation. Recently, he and his team have observed a supersolid which is gaseous, liquid and solid at the same time. The Heidelberg…
Find out more »Wolfgang Ketterle, ‘New Forms of Matter with Super Cold Atoms: Superfluids and Supersolids’
Why do physicists freeze matter to extremely low temperatures? Why is it worthwhile to cool to temperatures which are a billion times lower than that of interstellar space? In his talk, Wolfgang Ketterle, a Nobel laureate, will discuss new forms of matter, which only exist at extremely low temperatures. Of special interest are superfluids which can flow without dissipation. Recently, he and his team have observed a supersolid which is gaseous, liquid and solid at the same time. The Heidelberg…
Find out more »Canceled: Rainer Weiss, ‘Probing the Universe with Gravitational Waves’
Rainer Weiss, 2017 Nobel laureate and professor emeritus at MIT, will give a lecture at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14 at the FedEx Global Education Center titled “Probing the Universe with Gravitational Waves.” The observation of gravitational waves from the mergers of compact binary sources opens a new way to learn about the universe, as well as test General Relativity in the limit of strong gravitational interactions – the dynamics of massive bodies traveling at relativistic speeds in a…
Find out more »January 2019
Documentary Screening, ‘The Unafraid’ (2019)
“The Unafraid” follows the personal lives of three DACA students in Georgia, a state that has banned them from attending their top state universities and disqualifies them from receiving in-state tuition at any other public college. There will be a Q&A session and reception following the film. The event is free and open to the public.
Find out more »February 2019
Film Screening, ‘A Taxi Driver’ (2017)
A Taxi Driver is a 2017 South Korean historical action drama film directed by Jang Hoon with Song Kang-ho starring in the title role alongside Thomas Kretschmann. The film centers on a taxi driver from Seoul who unintentionally becomes involved in the events of the Gwangju Democratization Movement in 1980. Light refreshments will be provided. Free parking is available after 5PM at McCauley Deck and Beard Lot.
Find out more »Film Screening, ‘Her Broken Shadow’ (2017)
The science fiction film (2017) by Ugandan filmmaker, writer and artist, Dilman Dila, is the story of a writer who struggles to overcome a heinous crime she committed as a child. The screening will be followed by an online conversation with Dila. Artist’s digital artworks will also be on display. Running time – 1 hour 15 minutes. The film screening is in conjunction with the Spring 2019 SERSAS/SEAN Conference. Registration is required. Conference sponsors include Southeastern Regional Seminar in African Studies; SouthEast Africanist Network; UNC African…
Find out more »Hiro Yoshikawa, ‘Improving Early Childhood Development Among Syrian Refugees in the Middle East Refugee Response Region’
The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) is pleased to host Hiro Yoshikawa for a visiting lecture in the FPG lecture series. Hiro Yoshikawa is a community and developmental psychologist studying the effects of public policies and programs related to immigration, early childhood, and poverty reduction on children’s development. He conducts research in both the United States and in low- and middle-income countries. is current projects include providing programming for Syrian refugee families in the Middle East and Rohingya…
Find out more »Edwin Castellanos, ‘Climate Change and Central American Migration’
Thousands of migrants continue to arrive in North Carolina after fleeing poverty and violence in their home countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. How does climate change factor into this migration? Edwin Castellanos, leading scientist on climate change, will discuss recent changes in rainfall patterns in Northern Central America that have added additional stress to small farmers in the region and have increased the food security and poverty problems. Castellanos will discuss future climate models and what’s at stake…
Find out more »Center for Global Initiatives’ 25th Anniversary Celebration with Helene Cooper
The Center for Global Initiatives (CGI) is honored to host Pulitzer Prize-winning Pentagon correspondent for The New York Times and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumna Helene Cooper for a public lecture about how her experiences at Carolina prepared her for a global career as a journalist covering international economics, trade, foreign policy, race and politics. This event celebrates the 25th anniversary of CGI. The talk will begin at 5:30 with a reception and refreshments to follow. Helene Cooper…
Find out more »Global Career Night
Hear from a panel of stellar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni in globally focused careers! A networking reception will follow the panel. At the reception, representatives from Honors Carolina, the Peace Corps, UNC-Chapel Hill Career Services and the U.S. Department of State will join the panelists and attendees. Panelists include Anthony Dest, University of Texas at Austin; Andrea Felder, American University; Erin O’Connor Minthorn, Raytheon International; and Justin Sosne, Bower Group Asia. This event is co-organized with…
Find out more »Leonid Volkov, ‘Russian Politics After Putin’
Vladimir Putin won his reelection in March 2018 with a convincing margin, but now his regime is facing probably the most complicated challenges in the last 20 years. Why is that happening? How will Russian political elite resolve the succession issue? And what are the opportunities for the opposition in this changing political environment? Leonid Volkov is a Russian politician and the chief of staff for Alexei Navalny, Russia’s main opposition leader. He is a former deputy of the Yekaterinburg…
Find out more »March 2019
Susanne Dieper, ‘Integration: Made in Germany’
This event is organized by student group Working Group on Refugees, Europe and Service Learning (WRESL). Susanne Dieper, director of programs and grants at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C., will give the keynote lecture. Her talk will focus on the AICGS project called “Integration: Made in Germany.” This initiative is part of the Year of German-American Friendship and involves advocates and practitioners who work on behalf of immigrants in Germany. The AICGS…
Find out more »Crescent Music Studio 2019 Annual Concert , ‘The Sound of Snowfall’
The Crescent Music Studio is hosting their annual concert with songs to include: The Sound of Snowfall Ode to the Yellow River The Great Wall A Moonlight Night on the Spring River Sleeve Dream Whisper of Pipa The Story of the Stone Csardas This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Asian Studies and the Carolina Asia Center.
Find out more »Opening Night, ‘Conflict Over Gaza: People, Politics and Possibilities’
‘Conflict over Gaza: People, Politics and Possibilities’ will shed light on the current realities in the Gaza Strip, giving participants a deeper understanding of the context of these realities and offering concrete options that can better the lives of Gazans. The conference also highlights Gazan music, films, food and art to showcase the beauty that goes along with the challenges of life in the Gaza Strip. Opening night will include a reception featuring traditional Gazan food and a concert by Palestinian rapper…
Find out more »Panels, ‘Conflict Over Gaza: People, Politics and Possibilities’
‘Conflict over Gaza: People, Politics and Possibilities’ will shed light on the current realities in the Gaza Strip, giving participants a deeper understanding of the context of these realities and offering concrete options that can better the lives of Gazans. The conference also highlights Gazan music, films, food and art to showcase the beauty that goes along with the challenges of life in the Gaza Strip. Panels will be occurring throughout the day. Breakfast snacks, coffee and Gazan lunch provided for registered participants.…
Find out more »Gaza on Screen, ‘Conflict Over Gaza: People, Politics and Possibilities’
‘Conflict over Gaza: People, Politics and Possibilities’ will shed light on the current realities in the Gaza Strip, giving participants a deeper understanding of the context of these realities and offering concrete options that can better the lives of Gazans. The conference also highlights Gazan music, films, food and art to showcase the beauty that goes along with the challenges of life in the Gaza Strip. Gaza On Screen is a full day of screenings of both recent and historical works featuring the…
Find out more »April 2019
Film Screening: ‘Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World’ (2018)
This feature documentary follows an international team of open-source investigative journalists trained in social media mining, reconstruction techniques and visual analysis to shed light on news stories that are shrouded in secrecy, conspiracies and state-sponsored political spin. These range from the downing of the MH17 passenger airplane over Ukraine in the summer of 2014, the atrocities of the Syrian Civil War and most recently, the poisoning of a former Russian secret agent in the United Kingdom. The screening will be…
Find out more »US Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony
On April 12, 2019, UNC Global, in conjunction with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will host a naturalization ceremony recognizing nearly 60 of North Carolina’s new candidates for U.S. citizenship. The ceremony will take place at 11am in the Nelson Mandela auditorium at the FedEx Global Education Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Find out more »CANCELED: Vivek Wadhwa, ‘Solving the Grand Challenges of Humanity Through Technology and How India Will Lead the Way’
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. Vivek Wadhwa will deliver a lecture, “Solving the Grand Challenges of Humanity Through Technology and How India Will Lead the Way,” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium in the FedEx Global Education Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The event is sponsored by the Modern Indian Studies Initiative, which is a program of the Carolina Asia Center, and UNC Global. Wadhwa is a technological…
Find out more »Europe Week: Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks, ‘Brexit: What, Why and Whereto?’
What were the causes of the Brexit referendum? Why did 52 percent of those voting wish to leave the European Union? Is the divide over Brexit a generational divide? What are the consequences of Brexit for the United Kingdom and for the EU? Lecturers will assist in the understanding of Brexit. Liesbet Hooghe is the W.R Kenan Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and recurring Robert Schuman Fellow at the EUI, Florence. The…
Find out more »May 2019
Southern Culture Movie Series: ‘Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Story’ (2017)
Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Story (2017, 83 min.) is a portrait of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a string band from Raleigh, North Carolina, and their mentor, fiddler Joe Thompson (1919–2012). Produced and directed by John Whitehead, the film captures how three African Americans from the hip-hop generation embraced a 19th-century genre and took it to new heights, winning a Grammy in 2010. The story of the band’s meteoric rise, from busking on the street to…
Find out more »Southern Culture Movie Series: ‘The Chance to Live’ (2018), ‘Santuario’ (2018) and ‘I, Destini’ (2016)
The Chance to Live (2018, 30 min.), which explores a day in the life of a Triangle Area family who sought asylum from violence in Colombia, is the first installment of the Triangle Refugee Film Project. Santuario (2018, 30 min.) tells the story of Juana Luz Tobar Ortega, who, in April 2017, was told without warning that she had 30 days to leave the country or be deported. Instead, she entered sanctuary at St. Barnabas Episcopal in Greensboro, North Carolina. This film…
Find out more »June 2019
Southern Culture Movie Series: ‘Core.Sounders’ (2013)
The people of “Down East”—Eastern Carteret County, North Carolina—have worked the sounds and ocean for nearly three centuries and developed a unique rapport with an unpredictable environment, but the sustained seclusion that protected their heritage is fast eroding (2013, 57 min.). A facilitated discussion with follow the viewing. Refreshments will be served. This film series, which takes place each summer, is designed to be an entertaining and critical introduction to the American South, and most films are accompanied by commentary…
Find out more »Southern Culture Movie Series: ‘Remarkable Journey’ (2017)
Through lively first-person stories, Remarkable Journey (2017, 60 min.) explores the pioneer generation of Indian immigrants to North Carolina, as the world’s oldest and largest democracies met here in the midst of the Civil Rights movement and beyond. These energetic newcomers helped fuel the expansion of opportunities in science and business in our region, as they met the challenge of passing the “essence of India” on to their children. Discussion facilitated by filmmaker Steven Channing following the viewing. Refreshments will be served. This…
Find out more »July 2019
Southern Culture Movie Series, ‘Spanish Voices’ (2011)
The Spanish-speaking population in the Southeastern U.S. has been growing at an unprecedented rate. This movement has led to major language change issues about the co-existence of English and Spanish in the American South. People from all walks of life contribute to the American story of Spanish and English and its relationship to movement, identity and community (2011, 55 min.). A facilitated discussion will follow the viewing. Refreshments will be served. This film series, which takes place each summer, is…
Find out more »Southern Culture Movie Series, ‘Farmer/Veteran’ (2017)
Home from three combat tours in Iraq, Alex Sutton forges a new identity as a farmer, hatching chicks and raising goats on 43 acres in rural North Carolina. He dives into life on the farm with his new love Jessica, but cannot shake the lingering traumas of war. The stories he tells about battlefield experiences become unmoored from reality as he cycles between states of heightened awareness and “feeling zombified” from a cocktail of prescriptions meant to keep him stable.…
Find out more »August 2019
The Value of Immigration, Film Screening and Panel
This panel follows the Welcoming Immigrants to America video competition from Spring 2019. Videos were submitted by Carolina students, with their best arguments as to why the U.S. should welcome refugees and immigrants. Winning films will be screened. The panel following will explore the value of immigration to society, both in the U.S. and in Europe. Opening remarks will be given by Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld, senior associate dean for social sciences and global programs. Winning students include Rianna Evans, Kaitlin Harlow, Jackeline Lizama,…
Find out more »September 2019
Kathakali Performance
Join the Carolina Asia Center for a lecture-demonstration and abridged performance of the Kathakali dance-drama plays from Kerala in southwestern India: Damayanthi and the Woodsman and Damayanthi and the Hamsam (golden swan) featuring reowned artist Kalamandalam Manoj Kumar and lecturer V. Kaladharan! This event is free and open to the public For questions, please contact Afroz Taj at taj@unc.edu.
Find out more »October 2019
NC Latin American Film Festival, ‘Los Gigantes No Existen | Giants Don’t Exist’
Guatemala in the 1980s, at the height of the ruthless civil war against the country’s indigenous communities. Andrés is 9 years old. He lives with Pedro González, one of the men who massacred all the women and children in his village. Andrés has survived, but he’s scared. Pedro’s wife, María, is also scared, scared to go out, scared to lose Andrés, whom she considers her new son… even Pedro is scared, scared of himself and what the Army orders him…
Find out more »TAM Friday Lecture Series, ‘Populism in Europe: Can Democracy and European Integration Weather the Storm?’
Anna Grzymala-Busse is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University. Her research interests include political parties, state development and transformation, religion and politics, informal political institutions and post-communist politics. Dominika Kruszewska received her Ph.D. in government from Harvard University in May 2019, where she was also a graduate student associate of the Center for European Studies, Institute for Quantitative Social Science and the Davis Center. During the 2019-2020 academic year, she will be a postdoctoral fellow in the Weatherhead Scholars Program at…
Find out more »Tolu Olubunmi, ‘Relentless: Making the Impossible Inevitable’
Tolu Olubunmi is an entrepreneur and global advocate for migrants, refugees and internally displaced people. An innovative thinker and determined change-maker, Tolu has established and led several organizations and campaigns focused on immigrant integration, youth empowerment, education, access to technology and employment. She currently serves as an advisor to the United Nations Department of Global Communications in New York focusing on youth engagement on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and migration as well as the UN’s Act Now campaign leading up…
Find out more »Harsh Vardham Shringla, ‘India in Global Affairs’
This talk by His Excellency Harsh Vardham Shringla, the Ambassador of India to the United States, is part of the Krasno Global Business Affairs Council Event Series. The Ambassador will be introduced by North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall. This event will be introduced and moderated by Klaus Larres, Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor of History and adjunct professor of the Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense. A reception will follow in the FedEx Global Education Center James…
Find out more »NC Latin American Film Festival, Special Selection of Short Films from the Chicago Latino Film Festival
This special presentation showcases three decades of Latin American Film Festivals in the U.S., with Sharon Mújica, founding director of the North Carolina Latin American Film Festival, and María López, programmer of the Chicago Latino Film Festival. Shorts include Only the Moon | Solamente la luna; Strength and Cunning | La Astucia y la Fuerza; Fishes’ Recall | La Memoria de los Peces; Palante; Maradentro; Top 10 Places to Visit in São Paulo | Top 10 Lugares em São Paulo; Our Ingredients: Corn…
Find out more »NC Latin American Film Festival, ‘Low Hanging Fruit’
Director Kaley Clements’ Low Hanging Fruit (2019, 50 min.) follows avocados as a commodity in Michoacán, the only state in México allowed to export the product into the U.S. Through this seemingly monopolistic practice, Low Hanging Fruit uncovers the social conflicts and environmental problems spurring the ongoing genocide of the indigenous Purepecha people, the devastation of forests and other public lands, and connects it to migration into the U.S. The film exposes the multifaceted layers created by the structure of a globalizing economy that…
Find out more »NC Latin American Film Festival, ‘Caiga Quien Caiga | All Can Fall’
Vladimiro Montesinos, head of Peru’s secret police and former president Alberto Fujimori’s closest adviser, spun a tight web of illegal activities. That web began to untangle when a video showing Montesinos attempting to bribe a congressman became public. Based on lead prosecutor José Ugaz’s memoir, Eduardo Guillot’s fast-paced thriller depicts his investigation as a cat and mouse game between a wily political operative and a straight arrow determined to bring him down no matter the consequences. Following the film, there…
Find out more »November 2019
Kaveh Madani, ‘Iran’s Wicked Water Problems and Politics’
In this seminar, Kaveh Madani, a former deputy head of Iran’s Department of Environment, overviews the major drivers of Iran’s water resource problems and shares his observations during his service as the Deputy Vice President of a country that is under strong international and domestic pressure. He argues that Iran is suffering from a socio-economic drought, or “water bankruptcy,” where water demand significantly exceeds the natural water supply. Madani believes that the current structure of the environmental governance system in Iran leaves minimal hope for a meaningful reform that…
Find out more »NC Latin American Film Festival, ‘Invasión | Invasion’
The invasion of Panama by the U.S in Christmas and New Year of 1989 – when American troops deposed dictator Manuel Noriega, killing an unknown number of civilians in the process – serves as an example to explore how a people remember, transform and often forget their past in order re-define their identity and become who they are today. Invasion (2014, 94 min.), fdirected by Abner Benaím, documents the collective memory utilizing a combination of reenactments and interviews of the 1989 U.S.…
Find out more »Countering Hate: Lecture with Ken Stern
Author and attorney Kenneth S. Stern has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and testified before Congress. He was an invited presenter at the White House Conference on Hate Crimes and an official member of the U.S. delegation to the Stockholm International Forum on Combating Intolerance. For 25 years he was the American Jewish Committee’s expert on antisemitism. He was the lead drafter of the “Working Definition of Antisemitism,” later adopted by the U.S. State Department. Since 2018, he has…
Find out more »NC Latin American Film Festival, ‘Todos Saben | Everybody Knows’
Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Ricardo Darín star in the new psychological thriller from Academy Award-winning director Asghar Farhadi. The story follows Laura (Penélope Cruz), a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, who returns with her children to her hometown outside Madrid for a wedding. The mood is festive, and many faces from the past are present for the nuptials, including Paco (Javier Bardem), a longtime friend of the family. When Laura’s daughter goes missing, and text messages arrive asking for…
Find out more »March 2020
CANCELED: Raj Panjabi, ‘2020 Frank Porter Graham Lecture: No Condition Is Permanent’
Please note that this lecture has been canceled. The 2020 Frank Porter Graham Lecture presents Dr. Raj Panjabi, a physician and CEO of Last Mile Health. Dr. Raj Panjabi is CEO of Last Mile Health and Associate Physician in the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Last Mile Health saves lives in the world’s most remote communities by partnering with governments to design, scale, and advocate for national networks of community health…
Find out more »CANCELED: North Korea Exposed
In collaboration with the Carolina Asia Center and the Department of Asian Studies, Carolina Public Humanities will host Jeremy Hunter, investigative photo-journalist, writer, broadcaster, and winner of three UNESCO awards. He will report on the current state of North Korea.
Find out more »April 2020
CANCELED: 17th Annual Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center Spring Conference
NOTE: Public lecture is canceled. Please join the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center for the 17th Annual Rotary Spring Conference! The theme this year is "Voices of Peace". Rotary Peace Fellows will be presenting their research and sharing examples of hope, peace-making, and positive change from every corner of the world. The conference will take place at the FedEx Global Education Center from 8.30 am to 4:00 pm. Speakers include: Asha Asokan — India Sarah Champagne — Canada Narayan Chetry —…
Find out more »POSTPONED: Annie Griffiths, ‘Help a Woman, Help the Planet’
Note: This has been postponed until Fall 2020. National Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths will present a lecture, 'Help a Woman, Help the Planet', followed by Q&A. This touches on all aspects of the Ripple mission of assistance to women globally, and will have a component on Syria and the refugee crisis. She will also show the Ripple Short Film The Water Wheel shot in a refugee camp by Ripple photographer Lynn Johnson, with music written by Syrian-American composer Malek Jandali. A…
Find out more »CANCELED: Christopher Browning, ‘Ordinary Men Revisited: The Evolution of Holocaust Perpetrator Studies’
The Uhlman Family Distinguished Scholar Program for 2020 will feature Christopher Browning, Frank Porter Graham professor emeritus at UNC-Chapel Hill, and will feature historical perspectives from a leading global expert on Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, and the demise of democracy in Europe during the 1930s. The program begins Thursday, April 16, with a public talk focusing on responses to Browning’s classic book, Ordinary Men, and his recent work on Holocaust perpetrators. His presentation on Friday, April 17, will examine similarities…
Find out more »September 2021
Lecture: ‘The 9/11 Disaster and the War in Afghanistan after 20 Years: How it Happened & How it Changed Everything’ with J. Samuel Walker
Join the Krasno Global Events Series for a presentation by J. Samuel Walker, author of the just published "The Day that Shook America: A Concise History of 9/11" (University Press of Kansas, August 2021). The event will be introduced and moderated by Prof. Klaus Larres (UNC-Chapel Hill; Richard M Krasno Distinguished Professor; author Uncertain Allies: Nixon, Kissinger & the Threat of a United Europe, Yale UP, Nov. 2021) IN-PERSON location at 5.30pm: Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center, UNC (please wear a…
Find out more »2021 AAD Sisco Memorial Forum, ‘Preserving Life: Climate Change, Water and Diplomacy’
The American Academy of Diplomacy (AAD), 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 in person in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium on Carolina’s campus at 6 p.m. EDT on Sept. 9, 2021. The event will also be livestreamed via Zoom. The forum, “Preserving Life: Climate Change, Water and Diplomacy,” will examine large-scale diplomatic approaches to climate and water issues. The evening will feature a…
Find out more »October 2021
‘Afghanistan and the Future of American Foreign Policy:’ A Conversation with Ambassador P. Michael McKinley
Ambassador P. Michael McKinley (Ret.) shares his experience with the U.S. Foreign Service and his thoughts on the current state of American foreign policy. Register Ambassador P. Michael McKinley (Ret.) served as the U.S. ambassador to Peru (2007-2010), Colombia (2010-2013), Afghanistan (2014-2016) and Brazil (2017-2018). His earlier postings include assignments in the United Kingdom, Mozambique, Uganda and Belgium. As deputy chief of mission and chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Mission to the European Union (2004-2007), McKinley helped conclude the EU-U.S.…
Find out more »Cooperation & Confrontation: The US, Europe and China: a Love-Hate Relationship?
U.S. and European relations with China are increasingly tense and dangerously complicated. This triangle relationship will be discussed at the next Krasno Global Event on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. (U.S. east coast time). The focus will be on economic and trade relations but geopolitical and security relations will also be discussed. This is a hybrid event held in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium in the FedEx Global Education Center and via Zoom: Join virtually here.
Find out more »November 2021
Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Climate Refugees (2010)
This virtual event is part of the Center for European Studies' 2021 Campus Weeks. Climate Refugees highlights the human plight of climate change with a focus on the intersection of overpopulation and lack of resources. ABOUT THE FILM Climate Refugees is a 2010 film directed by Michael P. Nash, winner of the Social Change Global Institute Filmmaker of the Year Award. Climate Refugees was screened at the U.S. Senate and House, The Pentagon, The Vatican, and the United Nations COP15 climate summit in December 2009 in…
Find out more »Screening: ‘The Problem with Apu’
Please join us for a screening of the film The Problem with Apu (2017), as part of a suite of events on the depiction of South Asians: “From Dave Carson to Apu: Global Circulations of Indian Brownface and Brown Voice.” In this film, comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his cartoon nemesis, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Indian convenience store owner from The Simpsons, and the larger issue of how Western culture depicts Southeast-Asian communities. This screening will be held in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium of the FedEx…
Find out more »Countering Hybrid Threats: The US, Europe & the Future of NATO
Is there a future for NATO? How will the U.S. and Europe deal with the crisis in Ukraine and Belarus? Will Europe become more independent from the U.S.? What can we do about countering proliferating Cyber Attacks & Hybrid Threats & Warfare? These are just some of the questions the distinguished panelists will address. Join for a discussion with three insightful experts: MARKUS ZIENER (University of Applied Sciences, Berlin & German Marshall Fund, Washington, DC); CAROLYNE DAVIDSON (National Defense University,…
Find out more »January 2022
Film: In the Name of Belief
“Indonesian Pluralities” is a film documentary series that explores the social richness and political challenge of religious, ethnic, and gender diversity in Indonesia today. Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation (New York) and created and produced by Robert Hefner and Zainal Abidin Bagir in conjunction with the celebrated Indonesian documentary film group, Watchdoc, the first three films have been widely viewed and praised in Indonesia. This screening will showcase the first installment in the series, “In the Name of Belief”, an emotionally…
Find out more »Krasno Event: Ambassador Jean-Arthur Régibeau on US-EU Transatlantic Security Relations
On Jan. 27, Belgian Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-Arthur Régibeau will discuss U.S.-EU Transatlantic security relations and Russia & China as part of the Krasno Lecture series for an in-person event with a Zoom option in the Mandela Auditorium in the FedEx Global Education Center. The event is co-organized with The NC Zeitgeist Foundation, Diplomatic Discussions of UNC Global & the UNC Center for European Studies.
Find out more »February 2022
Careers in International Affairs and Global Development
Ambassador (Ret.) Liliana Ayalde has dedicated her distinguished, 38-year diplomatic career to foreign affairs, development, defense and security in Latin America and the Caribbean. In Careers in International Affairs and Global Development, Ayalde will discuss these topics in a live interview with host Navin Bapat, professor and chair of the Curriculum of Peace, War, and Defense at UNC-Chapel Hill, and will engage with the audience in a Q&A. This public event will take place in person at the Nelson Mandela auditorium in the FedEx Global Education Center and virtually via Zoom. Previously, Ayalde served as the U.S. ambassador to Brazil (2013-16), overseeing a robust bilateral and global…
Find out more »Movie Screening: Spacewalker
Join the Russian Flagship Program for a screening of Spacewalker as part of the Blended Learning Series. Spacewalker (2017, dir. Dmitry Kiselyov) is about the Space Race and Alexei Leonov, the first person to conduct a spacewalk. Introduction and discussion will be facilitated by the Russian Flagship Program. The film will be screened in Russian with English subtitles.
Find out more »Global Career Night 2022
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, networking, and life choices that led them to their current roles. In the Q&A, panelists will take questions on everything from advice on the job hunt to sustainable career growth over the years. Wherever you are in your UNC experience,…
Find out more »March 2022
Russian Movie Series: Prisoner of the Mountains
Few countries have been shaped by war as much as Russia. War, in many ways, is the burden of Russian history. Not surprisingly, Russian cinema (Soviet and post-Soviet) offers some of the most profound representations of war in the history of film. At the same time, filmmakers around the world have engaged with the Soviet Union and Russia as a threat or an invading force in places like Ukraine, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. Join the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East…
Find out more »NATO & Its Challenges: A German and an American View
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) faces considerable challenges in its seventh decade, including Russian aggressiveness in Ukraine and populist movements in the member states. How will the alliance adapt and meet these new challenges? This panel draws on perspectives from senior American and German leaders about the future of the Atlantic Alliance, including Lt. General (ret.) Ben Hodges, former commander in chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, and Kapitän zur See Ivo Schneider, Embassy Washington. Navin Bapat, chair…
Find out more »Lessons from a Diplomatic Career in Africa with Ambassador Mary Yates
In this Diplomatic Discussion on March 22, former Ambassador Mary Yates will share personal experiences from her career spanning 30 years in the American Foreign Service with the U.S. Department of State and discuss the challenges she believes future global leaders will face with diplomacy. Pizza will be served to attendees immediately following the event. Past generations have left global challenges that the students of today must address tomorrow. Mary Yates knows that firsthand through her appointments as U.S. ambassador to…
Find out more »TFED Gillings Global Series Lecture: Suing Russia for Ukraine at the World Court
Chapel Hill, NC - On March 24th, the Transatlantic Forum for Education and Diplomacy will welcome Professor Harold Hongju Koh -- one of the country’s leading experts in international law and human rights -- to UNC-Chapel Hill's campus. Professor Koh will speak at the Nelson Mandela Auditorium in the FedEx Global Education Center on Thursday, March 24th at 5:30 PM ET: “Suing Russia for Ukraine at the World Court.” Koh will take questions from the audience at the end of his talk. This event…
Find out more »April 2022
European Film Night
This event is part of Europe Week 2022. 5:00PM SCREENING: “A SWEDISH DEFENSE” A Swedish engineer tries to prevent his activist daughter from embarrassing him at work and ruining Sweden’s relations with Turkey. In this satirical drama, an international arms deal is interrupted by teenage protesters. 5:30PM SCREENING: “WOMAN AT WAR” Halla is a 50-year-old environmental activist who crusades against the local aluminum industry in Iceland. As her actions grow bolder, her life changes in the blink of an eye when…
Find out more »Russia’s War Against Ukraine and Ukraine’s Challenge to the EU
This event is part of Europe Week 2022. Join experts Dr. Maria Popova (McGill Univeristy) Dr. Adam Fagan (King’s College London), Dr. Oxana Shevel (Tufts University), Dr. Milada Vachudova (UNC-Chapel Hill), and Dr. Graeme Robertson (UNC-Chapel Hill) for a panel on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and its implications for European integration and enlargement. Reception and refreshments to follow. Register here. SPEAKERS MARIA POPOVA Maria Popova (PhD, Harvard 2006) is the Jean Monnet Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill…
Find out more »Northern Ireland & the Journey to Peace and Reconciliation: the EU Factor Then and Now
Update: This event will now be in-person only. A recording will be available. On April 19, Andrew Elliott, director of the Northern Ireland Bureau, Northern Ireland Executive, in Washington, D.C., will discuss Northern Ireland and the journey to peace and reconciliation: the EU factor then and now as part of the Krasno Lecture Series for an in-person event in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium in the FedEx Global Education Center. Elliott was appointed to his U.S. dplomatic post in November 2019.…
Find out more »A Discussion with Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch
Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, will speak to the Carolina community in a discussion on April 21 as part of Carolina's first-ever Diplomacy Week hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs. Yovanovitch has served in multiple senior government positions during her 33-year diplomatic career, including service as U.S. ambassador to Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, as well as assignments in Mogadishu, London and Moscow. She retired from the State Department in 2020 after she testified as…
Find out more »Policy Brief Competition Awards Ceremony
There’s no doubt that the next generation of global leaders face many grand challenges. Complex transnational crises like climate change, biosecurity and forced migration can be addressed by multifaceted approaches, but policymakers need expert research and innovative solutions to make informed decisions. This semester, hundreds of Carolina students stepped into the shoes of White House staffers and leading policy analysts to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the United States and world by preparing informative, concise and visually…
Find out more »Alumni in Diplomacy Panel Discussion
Join us on April 22 for a panel featuring three accomplished Carolina alumni working in the world of diplomacy and international affairs. The event is part of UNC Global's Diplomacy Week. Jennifer Davis is a career Foreign Service Officer who is currently completing a Council on Foreign Relations Fellowship at Georgetown University and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and concurrently has just begun as a Senior Advisor to U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Previously, Jennifer has served…
Find out more »Screening: Living Galápagos
This semester, "MEJO 584: International Projects" students traveled to San Cristóbal island in the Galápagos over spring break. The group of student reporters, photographers, videographers, web developers, designers and marketers worked on a multimedia storytelling project that covers many facets of the unique struggles, triumphs and culture of the ever-evolving islands. The resulting videos from the trip will be screened in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium on April 26, 2022, and the full multimedia project will be available at www.livinggalapagos.unc.edu the same day. A reception…
Find out more »August 2022
Film Screening: White Sun of the Desert
Need extra luck this semester? Join the UNC Russian Flagship Program and Chapel Hill Film Society for a screening of the Russian cosmonaut good-luck film and Soviet cult classic Белое солнце пустыни(Eng: White Sun of the Desert; Vladimir Motyl, dir., Soviet Union, 1970) Since its debut, this Western-style action film has been quite popular in the Russian-speaking world and is even watched by most Russian cosmonauts before their space launch for extra good luck. The film will be introduced by…
Find out more »September 2022
A Night of Armenian Duduk Music and Middle Eastern Poetry
Join the UNC Center for the Middle East & Islamic Studies and Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies for a night of music and poetry as guest musician from Beirut, Raffi Chilingirian, will play the Armenian duduk (wind instrument) while our faculty will read Arabic, Turkish, and Persian poetry. After the music and poetry performance, a panel will discuss the significance of duduk for Armenian heritage and the diaspora, the ways that dudk has traveled to other countries in…
Find out more »Albertine Cinémathèque 2022
Free public screenings of historic and contemporary French films. The event is hosted by the UNC Center for European Studies and co-hosted by the Department of History, Center for African Studies, Department of English and Comparative Literature, and the Department of Women and Gender Studies. Sept. 7: Les Illusions perdues (Lost Illusions) Sept. 13: Les Indes Gallantes (Gallantes Indies) Sept. 15: Les 400 coups (The 400 Blows) Sept. 20: Lingui, les liens sacrés (Lingui, the Sacred Bonds) Sept. 22: La…
Find out more »Albertine Cinémathèque 2022
Free public screenings of historic and contemporary French films. The event is hosted by the UNC Center for European Studies and co-hosted by the Department of History, Center for African Studies, Department of English and Comparative Literature, and the Department of Women and Gender Studies. Sept. 7: Les Illusions perdues (Lost Illusions) Sept. 13: Les Indes Gallantes (Gallantes Indies) Sept. 15: Les 400 coups (The 400 Blows) Sept. 20: Lingui, les liens sacrés (Lingui, the Sacred Bonds) Sept. 22: La…
Find out more »Prospects for Peace: The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
The Biden administration has moved on from the tempting prospect of negotiating a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. But elections in Israel, potential leadership succession for the Palestinian Authority, and the Abraham Accords regional peace agreements all have implications for the conflict going forward. Join Ambassador Dennis Ross in a conversation with former Palestinian negotiator Ghaith al-Omari about the current state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This event is a Diplomatic Discussion hosted by UNC Hillel and co-sponsored by Carolina Center for…
Find out more »Albertine Cinémathèque 2022
Free public screenings of historic and contemporary French films. The event is hosted by the UNC Center for European Studies and co-hosted by the Department of History, Center for African Studies, Department of English and Comparative Literature, and the Department of Women and Gender Studies. Sept. 7: Les Illusions perdues (Lost Illusions) Sept. 13: Les Indes Gallantes (Gallantes Indies) Sept. 15: Les 400 coups (The 400 Blows) Sept. 20: Lingui, les liens sacrés (Lingui, the Sacred Bonds) Sept. 22: La…
Find out more »Albertine Cinémathèque 2022
Free public screenings of historic and contemporary French films. The event is hosted by the UNC Center for European Studies and co-hosted by the Department of History, Center for African Studies, Department of English and Comparative Literature, and the Department of Women and Gender Studies. Sept. 7: Les Illusions perdues (Lost Illusions) Sept. 13: Les Indes Gallantes (Gallantes Indies) Sept. 15: Les 400 coups (The 400 Blows) Sept. 20: Lingui, les liens sacrés (Lingui, the Sacred Bonds) Sept. 22: La…
Find out more »Albertine Cinémathèque 2022
Free public screenings of historic and contemporary French films. The event is hosted by the UNC Center for European Studies and co-hosted by the Department of History, Center for African Studies, Department of English and Comparative Literature, and the Department of Women and Gender Studies. Sept. 7: Les Illusions perdues (Lost Illusions) Sept. 13: Les Indes Gallantes (Gallantes Indies) Sept. 15: Les 400 coups (The 400 Blows) Sept. 20: Lingui, les liens sacrés (Lingui, the Sacred Bonds) Sept. 22: La…
Find out more »Albertine Cinémathèque 2022
Free public screenings of historic and contemporary French films. The event is hosted by the UNC Center for European Studies and co-hosted by the Department of History, Center for African Studies, Department of English and Comparative Literature, and the Department of Women and Gender Studies. Sept. 7: Les Illusions perdues (Lost Illusions) Sept. 13: Les Indes Gallantes (Gallantes Indies) Sept. 15: Les 400 coups (The 400 Blows) Sept. 20: Lingui, les liens sacrés (Lingui, the Sacred Bonds) Sept. 22: La…
Find out more »FedEx Global Ed Center Anniversary with FedEx Founder Frederick W. Smith
The Carolina community welcomes Frederick W. Smith, founder and executive chairman of FedEx Corporation, for a special lecture celebrating the 15th anniversary of the opening of the FedEx Global Education Center. Smith will be joined by Barbara Stephenson, vice provost for global affairs and former U.S. ambassador. In his lecture, Smith will make the case for re-engaging on free trade agreements, offering his insights into supporting sustainable global trade and managing threats to open global order. Opened in 2007, the…
Find out more »October 2022
Film Screening ‘Quo Vadis, Adia’ (2020)
Join the Center for European Studies to watch the 2022 LUX Audience Award-winning film, “Quo Vadis, Aida?” by Jasmila Žbanić. This film focuses on Aida, a translator for the United Nations in Srebrenica, during the summer of 1995. Aida’s family is among those seeking refuge at the UN encampment and with her access to the negotiations, Aida facing moral dilemmas of life and death. A panel & discussion will follow the film, along with a reception. This film screening is made possible by…
Find out more »Film Screening: The Conference (2022)
Film screening and discussion with Ruth von Bernuth, Karen Auerbach, and Yaron Shemer; Opening Remarks from Priscilla Layne. About the Film On January 20, 1942, high-ranking representatives of the German Nazi regime met in an idyllic villa on the Great Wannsee in the southwest of Berlin for a meeting that went down in history as the Wannsee Conference, because of its scope, fatality and consequences, perhaps the most terrible conference of human history. Present are 15 leading men of the…
Find out more »2022 North Carolina Latin American Film Festival: Berta soy yo (I am Berta)
Dir. by Katia Lara. Honduras. 2022. 70 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. In Honduras, one of the most violent countries in the world, the assassination of the social justice leader Berta Cáceres, remains in impunity. Guided by a map that Berta drew in Katia´s notebook one day before she was killed, the director Katia Lara and her team continue along the contours of the memories of Berta’s family as well as the line of criminal investigation to show us…
Find out more »2022 North Carolina Latin American Film Festival: Papi
Followed by a reception in the Atrium @ 4:30 p.m. Watch trailer Followed @ 5 p.m. by Martírio. Introduction by Professor Pedro Lopes de Almeida, UNC-CH Department of Romance Studies. Dir. by Vicente Carelli, Ernesto de Carvalho, Tatiana Almeida. Brazil. 2016. 162 min. In Portuguese, Guaraní, and Spanish with English subtitles. With Celso Aoki, Myriam Medina Aoki, Oriel Benites, Tonico Benites and Guaraní and Kaiowá communities of Mato Grosso do Sul state. Filmed over the course of 40 years, indigenous…
Find out more »2022 North Carolina Latin American Film Festival: Cabeça de Nêgo (A Bruddah’s Mind)
Dir. by Déo Cardoso. Brazil. 2020. 86 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles. Based on real events, this political drama fuses Brazilian history with international anti-racist movements. Saulo, a black introvert student and fan of the Black Panther Movement, challenges his school in the largely white city of Fortaleza. After Saulo’s reaction to a racial insult from a classmate, his teachers describe him as a young delinquent and swiftly attempt to expel him ignoring his usually calm and articulate demeanor.…
Find out more »Environmentalism During The Weimar Era
This event is part of 2022 Campus Weeks! Join the Center for European Studies for a conversation with Paul Dobryden, Assistant Professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Virginia, on his new book The Hygienic Apparatus: Weimar Cinema and Environmental Disorder (2022). Christina Weiler, Teaching Assistant Professor and German Language Program Director in GSLL as well as President of the North Carolina chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German (NCAATG) through 2024, will…
Find out more »November 2022
Film Screening: Zu Weit Weg (Too Far Away, 2019)
Public Film Screening & Discussion with Jon Lepofsky and Christina Weiler This event is part of 2022 Campus Weeks. You can learn more this initiative and view other Campus Weeks events on the Campus Weeks webpage. RSVP for November 3 About the Film 12-year-old Ben and his family must leave their village because of the surface lignite mining in the western region of Germany. Ben has trouble fitting into his new school and equally new soccer club, while his old friends…
Find out more »Speech Competition: How Can UNC Educate a Global Citizen?
The Program for Public Discourse, the UNC Department of Communication, and UNC Global are hosting a speech competition in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium in the FedEx Global Education Center on Nov. 30 at 5:30 p.m. The theme is How Can UNC Educate a Global Citizen. The UNC community is invited to attend to hear and support students present their speeches. The event will be followed by a reception with pizza. No registration is required!
Find out more »January 2023
Film Screening: I Never Cry (Jak Najdalej Stad)
Ola must travel to Ireland to bring her father’s body back to Poland after he died working at a construction site. But never mind her dad, Ola wants to know if he saved money for the car he had promised. Dealing with foreign bureaucracy in her own street-smart way, Ola learns that her biggest dream wasn’t a car, but getting to know her dad. This event is part of the 2023 EU Film Festival, organized by MEET EU, an initiative…
Find out more »Film Screening: Eternal Winter (Örök Tél)
Christmas 1944. Soviet soldiers invade Hungary and drag every young woman with German origins away from their villages and transport them to a brutal Soviet labour camps. Here they are forced to work in the coal mines under inhumane conditions. Refreshments will be provided. Parking will be available in the GEC parking deck during the screenings. This event is part of the 2023 EU Film Festival, organized by MEET EU, an initiative by the UNC Center for European Studies, a…
Find out more »Film Screening: Let There Be Light (Nech J Svetlo)
A Slovakian man who does construction work in Germany learns that his son has joined a paramilitary youth group and was involved in the bullying and death of a classmate. This event is part of the 2023 EU Film Festival, organized by MEET EU, an initiative by the UNC Center for European Studies, a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida International University and the University of Pittsburgh’s European Studies Center. MEET EU is funded…
Find out more »Film Screening: The Raven and the Seagull (Lykkelænder)
This documentary explores the myths and misconceptions which exist between the people and landscapes of Greenland and Denmark. Refreshments will be provided. Parking will be available in the GEC parking deck during the screenings. This event is part of the 2023 EU Film Festival, organized by MEET EU, an initiative by the UNC Center for European Studies, a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida International University and the University of Pittsburgh’s European Studies Center.…
Find out more »Film Screening: An Uncertain Border (Un Confine Incerto)
Richi (Moisé Curia) is on the road with a little girl (Anna Malfatti) in a camper van through southern Germany. They have a good time with each other, dress up, dance and laugh a lot. He is a seed salesman, she his little doll. An unusual couple, but happy? When the two stop off at a restaurant, the landlord (Heio von Stetten) becomes sceptical. Something is not right here! What’s more, the girl speaks a very rare language: Ladin. Meanwhile,…
Find out more »Film Screening: Lola (Lola Vers La Mer)
Lola, an 18-year-old transgender girl living in a foster home, learns about the death of her mother and decides to fulfill her mother’s last wish with her father. Refreshments will be provided. Parking will be available in the GEC parking deck during the screenings. This event is part of the 2023 EU Film Festival, organized by MEET EU, an initiative by the UNC Center for European Studies, a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida…
Find out more »Film Screening: Schoolgirls (Las Niñas)
An 11-year-old girl tries to reconcile the conservative and repressive teachings at her convent school with the free-spirited fun offered by a new student. Refreshments will be provided. Parking will be available in the GEC parking deck during the screenings. This event is part of the 2023 EU Film Festival, organized by MEET EU, an initiative by the UNC Center for European Studies, a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida International University and the…
Find out more »Poland, NATO and Russia’s War on Ukraine: A Discussion with Ambassador of Poland to the US, Marek Magierowski
Marek Magierowski, ambassador of Poland to the U.S., will discuss Poland, NATO and Russia's war on Ukraine in this Diplomatic Discussion hosted and moderated by Klaus Larres, Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor. This hybrid event will take place in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium and on Zoom. No registration or RSVP required. This event is organized by the Krasno Global Events Series in collaboration with the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs, the NC Zeitgeist Foundation (Charlotte) and the…
Find out more »Indonesia in International Relations with Ambassador Piper Campbell
The Carolina Asia Center and the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs are proud to present a conference on Indonesia in International Relations. Join us on Jan. 26 for a keynote address from Ambassador Piper Campbell, former U.S. chargé d’affaires to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Speakers convened at an Indonesian partner university will provide Indonesian perspectives on the current state and future of Indonesia’s foreign relations. About the conference This conference celebrates the 75th anniversary…
Find out more »February 2023
Film Screening: Face the Music
Get ready to “face the music” with the UNC Russian Flagship Program. Enjoy a documentary about a new Kazakh pop culture phenomenon: Q-Pop (Qazaq-Pop). Петь свои песни (Eng. Face the Music; Katerina Suvorova, dir.) explores the impact of Q-Pop on Kazakh society and culture. The film will be moderated by Dr. Eren Tasar, History, and light refreshments will be provided. This event is a part of the Russian Flagship Programs’ national blended learning initiative. *Available for CLE credit.
Find out more »Film Screening: ‘Pushed Up the Mountain’
Join the Carolina Asia Center and the UNC Department of Communication for a screening of the feature-length documentary Pushed Up the Mountain, directed by UNC’s own Prof. Julia Haslett. Pushed Up the Mountain is a poetic and personal film about plants and the people who care for them. Through the tale of the migrating rhododendron, now endangered in its native China, the film reveals how high the stakes are for all living organisms in this time of unprecedented destruction of…
Find out more »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 »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 »Diplomatic Discussion with Rana Foroohar, Financial Times columnist and CNN analyst
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, Thomas Friedman declared globalization the new economic order in The World Is Flat. But the reign of globalization as we’ve known it is over, argues Financial Times columnist and CNN analyst Rana Foroohar, and the rise of local, regional and home-grown business is now at hand. Foroohar will explore economic localization, the subject of her latest book, "Homecoming: The Path to Prosperity in a Post Global World," in a Diplomatic Discussion with the…
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