Events
Lecture: Let's Talk Africa: Women's Access to Education in Madagascar
- Dr. Rijasoa Andriamanana Josoa
- 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
- William Pitt Union 538
Student Club Activity: French Conversation Hour
- Ryan Heng
- 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
- Global Hub
Join the French Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Spring semester for conversational meetings and to practice French speaking and listening skills and create a francophone community on campus!
The French Club will meet twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during Spring 2025, EXCEPT on January 22, February 5, March 4, and March 5.
Student Club Activity: German Club at Pitt
- Riley Hesbacher
- 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
- Global Hub
Lecture: The “DeepSeek Moment:” China and the Crisis of American Confidence with Kaiser Kuo
- 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
- Carnegie Mellon Campus Baker Hall A53, Steinberg Auditorium
China's recent achievements in artificial intelligence, exemplified by DeepSeek's breakthrough LLM, represent more than just technological advancement - they signal a fundamental shift in global innovation dynamics. While Chinese companies have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in areas from EVs to social media to AI, U.S. responses continue to follow a predictable pattern: disbelief, anger, accusations of theft, and blame. This recurring cycle reveals both China's evolved capacity for coordinated technological development and deep-seated American anxieties about what this means for U.S. technological primacy. Drawing on his extensive experience analyzing both societies, Sinica Podcast host Kaiser Kuo explores how China's innovation ecosystem has matured, why its successes continue to surprise Western observers, and what this tells us about the structural, cultural, and epistemic barriers to understanding China's technological transformation. The talk examines how China's rise has challenged core assumptions about the relationship between political systems and innovation, market economies and state guidance, and ultimately, about American exceptionalism itself — and whether it can accommodate China's own brand of exceptionalism.
Kaiser Kuo is the host and co-founder of the Sinica Podcast, a weekly discussion of current affairs in China that has run since April 2010 — for its first six years from Beijing, and since 2016 from the U.S. as part of SupChina. The show features in-depth conversations with scholars, journalists, diplomats, analysts, and others who work to better understand China in all its complexity.
Benno Weiner is Associate Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University where he specializes in the ethnopolitics of twentieth-century state and nation making along China’s ethnocultural borderlands. He is the author of The Chinese Revolution on the Tibetan Frontier and co-editor of Conflicting Memories: Tibetan History under Mao Retold.
Lecture: China’s “Second Generation Ethnic Policies” in Historical and Comparative Contexts, LIVE Podcast Recording
- 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
- 252 Cathedral of Learning
A weekly podcast about current affairs in China, hosted by Kaiser Kuo and featuring in-depth conversations about books, ideas, new research, intellectual currents, and cultural trends that can help us better understand what’s happening in China. A conversation between Sinica Podcast host and co-founder Kaiser Kuo and Professor Benno Weiner.
Kaiser Kuo is the host and co-founder of the Sinica Podcast, a weekly discussion of current affairs in China that has run since April 2010 — for its first six years from Beijing, and since 2016 from the U.S. as part of SupChina. The show features in-depth conversations with scholars, journalists, diplomats, analysts, and others who work to better understand China in all its complexity.
Benno Weiner is Associate Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University where he specializes in the ethnopolitics of twentieth-century state and nation making along China’s ethnocultural borderlands. He is the author of The Chinese Revolution on the Tibetan Frontier and co-editor of Conflicting Memories: Tibetan History under Mao Retold.
Presentation: Elastic Empire: Refashioning War Through Aid in Palestine
- 12:00 pm
Exhibit: Policy and Social Impact Fellows Program Poster Session
- Jazmin Kent-Loera
- 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
- Global Hub
Stop by the Global Hub to see students in the School for Public and International Affairs' Policy and Social Impact Fellows Program showcase the community-engaged projects they have completed this year with local organizations.
The Policy and Social Impact Fellows Program is a co-curricular experience designed exclusively for undergraduate students who have a passion for public policy, community engagement, and social justice, regardless of their major. It empowers students to make a meaningful impact by equipping them with the necessary knowledge, skills, and experiences. During the year, students immerse themselves in a hands-on experience that allows them to apply their knowledge and skills to address real community and organizational needs.
Conference: Afro-Latin American Studies at Pitt: Conference in Honor of George Reid Andrews
- 2:30 pm
- Provost Suites - 2nd Floor Posvar Hall
Please RSVP using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqZuSl8HAksc_iDZ_zCo7BzCyCxVbl...
This event is only in person.
Student Club Activity: AddVerse
- Guilherme Meletti Yazbek
- 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Global Hub
Conference: Protest and Dissent: Cultureal and Political Resistance in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine
- Various
- (All day)
- Humanities Center
This international conference will discuss the various forms of protest in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine, with a particular focus on forms of protest in art and media. All forums will take place in the Humanities Center, followed by a screening of The Accidental President (dir. Mike Lerner and Martin Herring, 2024) in the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium.
Conference: Documenting Cultural and Social Protests and Resistance: Focus on Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine
- 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Humanities Center, Cathedral of Learning
Join us for the international conference “Protest and Dissent: Cultural and Political Resistance in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine” on April 21, 2025, at the Humanities Center, the University of Pittsburgh, with a Zoom option available. The program features leading scholars from Bard College, Brown University, Fordham University, Indiana University Bloomington, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Pittsburgh, and Yale University. This event brings together scholars and community members to explore how culture shapes resistance across borders.
The conference will conclude with a screening of The Accidental President (Mike Lerner, Martin Herring, 2024), a powerful documentary about the personal and political journey of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the president-elect of Belarus. Join us on Monday, April 21, 2025, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. for the film, followed by a virtual discussion with the filmmakers, with an introduction and Q&A moderated by Andrei Kureichyk (Yale University).
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