Event category: International Initiatives Events
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UN Women: Commission on the Status of Women 2025: Addressing Global Challenges to Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Progress towards Sustainable Development Goal #5—achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls—has been slower and more uneven than hoped. Recent reductions in international aid, which is crucial for supporting these goals, pose further challenges to this progress. Join our panel of experts as they discuss the current global obstacles affecting women and girls […]
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Fulbright CLAHS Faculty Information Session (zoom)
Each year, the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers diverse opportunities for U.S. academics, administrators and professionals to teach, research, conduct professional projects, and attend seminars abroad in over 135 countries. Please join the CLAHS Fulbright Info Session if you are interested in learning more about the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Speakers will include Virginia Tech Fulbright Scholar Liaison, Dr. Nicole Sanderlin, who will […]
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The Global Fight Against LGBTI Rights: How Transnational Conservative Networks Target Sexual and Gender Minorities
In the past three decades, remarkable progress has been made in numerous countries for the rights of individuals marginalized due to their sexual orientation and gender identity. The advancements in LGBTI rights in a variety of diverse countries can largely be attributed to the tireless efforts of the transnational LGBTI-rights movement, forward-thinking governments in pioneering […]
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“Local Memories, National Narratives” Workshop (Vjeran Pavlakovic, University of Rijeka)
In this in-class workshop, we will be exploring the local, national, and international implications of local memory sites. However, you have a little homework in order to participate: explore and take pictures of a local memory site. You can focus on one in Blacksburg, the place you call home, and/or anywhere you are travelling in […]
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The Muralization of War: A Comparitive Approach to Graffiti, Murals, and Memory Politics (Vjeran Pavlakovic, University of Rijeka)
Dr. Pavlakovic will explore how murals fit into the larger mosaic of mnemonic (i.e. collective memory) production in Croatia and the other Yugoslav successor states: who finances them, who creates them, what is the legal framework for political murals in public space, and what are the cultural policies that determine their content? Furthermore, what is […]
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Graduate Student Mentoring Luncheon with Vjeran Pavlakovic (University of Rijeka)
Dr. Pavlakovic will focus on grant funding and career advice, including applied experiences. A full lunch will be provided but an RSVP is required and space is limited.
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International Education Week Keynote Speaker: Mary Maker
A South Sudanese refugee, educator, and activist for refugee education, currently working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Mary Maker invites listeners to see displacement — whether from war, natural disaster, or personal circumstance — as a universal human experience that demands not just empathy, but action. After fleeing her war-torn country […]
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Fulbright Student Info Session
Wednesday, November 13, (5:00 pm – 6:00 pm) Global Education Office (526 Prices Fork Rd, Meeting Room A) and on Zoom Looking to study, research, or teach abroad after graduation? The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers a range of opportunities, including options for conducting research, pursuing a master’s degree, or becoming an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) in […]
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Fulbright Faculty Info Session
Each year, the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers diverse opportunities for U.S. academics, administrators and professionals to teach, research, conduct professional projects, and attend seminars abroad in over 135 countries. Interested in learning more about the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program? Please join our Online Fulbright Info Session. Register at this link to receive the webinar Zoom link. Speakers include Virginia […]
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International Education Week: Global Dialogues: Connecting Across Cultural Differences
International Education Week, developed by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, promotes the power of global engagement and intercultural exchange. Observed Nov. 11–16, 2024 at Virginia Tech. See the full list of events here.