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The University of Pittsburgh Global Studies Center promotes critical global thinking and practical engagement with the world through the interdisciplinary study of transnational processes. We emphasize the connections, divisions, disruptions, inequalities, and productive possibilities these processes engender across time and space. We foster innovative research, rigorous study, and thoughtful prac

tice through our collaborations with staff, students, faculty, and community partners locally and around the world, creating diverse and inclusive spaces for intellectual growth and debate. The Global Studies Center is a National Resource Center as designated by the U.S.

Iran at a Crossroads: What Comes Next?Happening now: Professor Ross Harrison examines the current situation in Iran, how...
04/13/2026

Iran at a Crossroads: What Comes Next?

Happening now: Professor Ross Harrison examines the current situation in Iran, how we arrived at this moment, and the possible futures that may lie ahead within the broader Middle East context. This event is the second in a series hosted by the Global Studies Center focusing on current developments in Iran.

Co‑sponsored by the Department of Political Science (Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences) and the Global Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh.

Iran at a Crossroads: What Comes Next? Join us for a talk with Professor Ross Harrison as he examines the current situat...
04/13/2026

Iran at a Crossroads: What Comes Next?
 
Join us for a talk with Professor Ross Harrison as he examines the current situation in Iran, how we arrived at this moment, and the possible futures that may lie ahead within the broader Middle East context. This event is the second in a series hosted by the Global Studies Center focusing on current developments in Iran.
 
📅 April 13 | 2:00 PM
📍 Posvar 4130 + Zoom available
 
Co‑sponsored by the Department of Political Science (Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences) and the Global Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dave Zirin, Sports Editor for The Nation magazine, podcaster, and author, shared career tips and lessons learned with me...
04/09/2026

Dave Zirin, Sports Editor for The Nation magazine, podcaster, and author, shared career tips and lessons learned with members of the Pitt News staff.

Call for Applications: How can teachers enable students to think beyond the debates of the present day and consider the ...
04/09/2026

Call for Applications: How can teachers enable students to think beyond the debates of the present day and consider the significance of guns, gun cultures, and gun violence in world history?
 
Apply now for this one-day hybrid professional workshop for K-12 educators: Teaching the History of Guns in World Historical Context

Hear from historians, work in small groups, and collaborate on adaptable teaching modules.
 
📅 May 30, 2026
🕘 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
📍 Posvar Hall, Room 4130 (via Zoom and in person)
💵 $300 stipend for accepted participants
🗓️ Application deadline: April 12, 2026

Link to register in bio!

What are some of the major forces shaping the global landscape over the next half-century and how can we critically anal...
04/09/2026

What are some of the major forces shaping the global landscape over the next half-century and how can we critically analyze and teach about transformative global trends? 
 
Join us for Shifting Global Orders: Teaching the Next Fifty Years, a FREE mini-course designed for K–12 educators ready to bring global change into their classrooms.
 
📅 April 17–18, 2026
📍 Posvar Hall, Room 4130 (in person + Zoom; registration required)
 
Explore major global trends, including the role of a rising China, emerging technologies, demographic transitions, shifting economies, and global health and environmental change, while gaining practical tools to help students think critically about how today’s issues are transforming power, security, and opportunity at the global, regional, national, and local levels.
 
Participants will leave with ready-to-use classroom resources. This course won’t predict the future—but it will help you teach it.
• Teaching materials + classroom resources
• Certificate of Completion
• PA teachers earn Act 48 hours
• Friday attendees receive a complimentary copy of Empowering Global Citizens
• Limited travel subsidies available for educators outside the Pittsburgh area

Register today and bring the next 50 years into your classroom.

What do sports really reveal about power, politics, and privilege?Thank you to everyone who joined us for an eye-opening...
04/08/2026

What do sports really reveal about power, politics, and privilege?

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an eye-opening conversation on Deconstructing the Intersection of Sports, Power, Privilege, and Politics with Dave Zirin and discussant Rob Ruck.

From sportswashing to how global sporting events shape political narratives and influence power, we explored how the games we love are deeply connected to the systems that shape our world—on and off the field.

Thank you for being part of this important dialogue through the Global Studies Center’s Transformation of Place Series.

As Pittsburgh prepares for the 2026 NFL Draft, North America readies itself for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and Los Angeles...
04/07/2026

As Pittsburgh prepares for the 2026 NFL Draft, North America readies itself for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and Los Angeles looks ahead to the 2028 Summer Olympics, how do global finance, political power, and inequality shape what happens on the field and on the court?
 
Join us tomorrow for a timely conversation on the intersection of sports, power, privilege, and politics.
Featuring Dave Zirin, sports editor at The Nation Magazine, with discussant Rob Ruck, Professor of History.
 
📅 April 8, 2026
 
🕔 5:00 PM
 
📍 3911 Posvar Hall

What are some of the major forces shaping the global landscape over the next half-century and how can we critically anal...
04/07/2026

What are some of the major forces shaping the global landscape over the next half-century and how can we critically analyze and teach about transformative global trends? 

Join us for Shifting Global Orders: Teaching the Next Fifty Years, a FREE mini-course designed for K–12 educators ready to bring global change into their classrooms.

📅 April 17–18, 2026
📍 Posvar Hall, Room 4130 (in person + Zoom; registration required)

Explore major global trends, including the role of a rising China, emerging technologies, demographic transitions, shifting economies, and global health and environmental change, while gaining practical tools to help students think critically about how today’s issues are transforming power, security, and opportunity at the global, regional, national, and local levels.

Participants will leave with ready-to-use classroom resources. This course won’t predict the future—but it will help you teach it.
• Teaching materials + classroom resources
• Certificate of Completion
• PA teachers earn Act 48 hours
• Friday attendees receive a complimentary copy of Empowering Global Citizens
• Limited travel subsidies available for educators outside the Pittsburgh area

Register today and bring the next 50 years into your classroom.

Thank you to everyone who joined Rebuilding Roots in Wallmapu: Public Art as Decolonial Praxis last Thursday, April 2nd!...
04/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined Rebuilding Roots in Wallmapu: Public Art as Decolonial Praxis last Thursday, April 2nd!

Convened by Professor Caitlin Bruce, Global Studies Center Faculty Fellow, the talk featured insights from a book-in-progress on feminist social infrastructure in the Americas, and drew inspiration from “Creative Cities, Tourism and Street Art in a Global Frame”.

The talk highlighted how Murales Tierra Humedales uses public art to connect land, water, and community in southern Wallmapu.

Photo Credits: Tikay & Aner

Reflections on the War on Iran and the Greater Middle East On March 30, we came together for a thought-provoking convers...
04/01/2026

Reflections on the War on Iran and the Greater Middle East
 
On March 30, we came together for a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Sami Hermez, Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University in Qatar and author of My Brother My Land and War Is Coming: Between Past and Future Violence in Lebanon.
 
As a former UCIS Visiting Professor in Contemporary Global Issues, he provided deep insights on what is unfolding in the Middle East.
 
The conversation was guided through engaging moderation by Dr. Michael Goodhart, Professor of Political Science and former Director of the Global Studies Center, helping bring clarity and depth to a complex discussion.

Tomorrow marks the final session of this year’s Global Appalachia Reading Group! In our last conversation of the semeste...
03/31/2026

Tomorrow marks the final session of this year’s Global Appalachia Reading Group!
 
In our last conversation of the semester, we’ll be discussing Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver as part of this spring’s theme, Spaces. Throughout the series, participants have explored how spaces in Appalachia connect to global conversations on climate change, environmental justice, and the movement of species across shifting landscapes. 
 
In this final session, participants will explore the spaces that comprise and define Appalachia, reflect on the theme of dispossession within the context of Appalachia, and discuss global climate change through displaced species that find a home in Appalachia.
 
This reading group is part of the Global Appalachia Learning Alliance that supports research, dialogue, and learning about Appalachia in global context.
 
🗓 April 1
🕜 1:30–3:00 PM
📍 Posvar Hall 4217 + Teams
 
We’re excited to close out the year’s GALA series with this important conversation!

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