Events
Teacher Training: Global Issues Through Literature: The U.S. in the World
- 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
- via Zoom
This professional development workshop series is designed for K-12 educators seeking to deepen their understanding of global issues through literature. This year, we will explore the theme of “The U.S. in the World.” Through global and regional perspectives, we will discuss narratives of a “Global United States,” where the U.S. role in the world and its relationship with other countries and regions is informed by transnational narratives and dialogues shaped by global trends such as migration, environmental issues, human rights, and human conditions. By exploring compelling stories from diverse cultural perspectives, educators will gain insights into the complexities of this theme, its impact on individuals and communities, and how to engage students in meaningful discussions around these topics.
Each session features a carefully selected book, paired with historically contextualized presentations, interactive discussions, teaching strategies, and cross-disciplinary activities to inspire classroom implementation.
Sessions this year will take place virtually on Thursday evenings from 6:00-7:30 p.m. (ET). Three Act 48 credit hours (for PA educators) and a copy of the book are provided for each session.
The October 23 workshop will focus on the book, "Ashes of Rose," by Mary Jane Auch.
For more information and to register, please go to: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/GILS
Festival: Dietrich Global Programs Summer Showcase
- 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
- William Pitt Union Ballroom
Are you interested in learning more about Pitt's Summer 2026 study abroad opportunities? Stop by the William Pitt Union Ballroom on Friday, October 24th between 11am and 2pm to speak with Pitt Global Experiences staff, program faculty, and past student participants about your interests and options!
*This event is open to all students*
Cultural Event: Referral — My Thoughts Думи Мої
- 4:00 pm
- Andrew Carnegie Music Hall - Carnegie, PA
Hear the thoughts of the Ukrainian People from Ukraine and in the Diaspora. Collaboration with local artists.
Information and tickets @ https://kyivdance.org/my-thoughts-production
Ukrainian Marketplace Opens 2pm
Conference: Pitt Model United Nations 2025
- 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- William Pitt Union and O'Hara Student Center, Pitt-Oakland Campus
Language Table: Hungarian Conversation and Tutoring
- Viktoria Batista
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Braun Room (12th Floor), Cathedral of Learning
Tuesdays, 4-5pm
Braun Room (12th Floor), Cathedral of Learning
Come to chat, practice, meet others who are interested in Hungarian and Hungary! All levels are welcome.
For more info, contact Dr. Viktoria Batista (vib21@pitt.edu)
Presentation: The Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs 2025 Scholarship Awardee Poster Showcase
- 5:00 pm
- Alumni Hall, Connolly Ballroom
Come and learn about undergraduate and graduate students about their global learning experiences abroad in the summer!
The Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs 2025 Scholarship Awardee Poster Showcase will be held on Tuesday, October 28 from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Connolly Ballroom in Alumni Hall. Come join the undergraduate and graduate students to learn about their global learning experiences abroad in the summer.
The NRIEP Scholarship Program is nearly sixty years old and supports study abroad, internships, independent research and experiential learning for Pitt students around the world.
In-Person event
Location
Alumni Hall Connolly Ballroom
Panel Discussion: Let's Talk Africa
- Dominique Brown, Teaching Assistant Professor at the Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Program
- 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
- 4130 Posvar Hall
Join us for Let's Talk Africa featuring Dominique Brown, Teaching Assistant Professor at our Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Program. She'll share her transformative Fulbright Hays experience in Senegal—from building research partnerships to diving deep into West African language, history, and culture.
Workshop: CLAS Day of the dead and saints day Celebrations! ¡DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Y DÍA DE LOS SANTOS FESTIVITIES!
- 2:00 pm
- Global Hub
CLAS Day of the dead and saints day Celebrations!
¡DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Y DÍA DE LOS SANTOS FESTIVITIES!
Ofrenda/Altar Display
October 28 – November 4, 2025
Global Hub
All are welcome to take part in this beautiful tradition!
Help us celebrate the lives of departed loved ones—family, friends, or pets—by adding photos, mementos, artificial flowers, or small ofrendas to the community altar. You’re also invited to paint a Monarch butterfly with their name to honor their memory. The Ofrenda/Altar will be lovingly created by Lisa DiGioia Nutini (Mexico Lindo), and Luz Amanda Hank (CLAS).
Workshops on Wednesday, October 30, 2025
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Learn about the Day of the Dead Celebration: Lisa DiGioia Nutini, Mexico Lindo and Dr. Manuel Roman-Lacayo, Deputy Director, LASA
3:15-4:15 p.m. Learn how to make Papel Picado
4:25-6:00 p.m. Paint your own Alebrije
This event is organized by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), and co-sponsored by the Global Hub, the Latin American Cultural Center (LACC), the Hispanic Latino Professionals Association (HLPA) and the Center for Ethnic Studies Research (CESR).
Lecture: CLAS Speaker Series: Legitimated Knowledge? Uncovering Identity in the Hidden Curriculum of Textbooks
- Dr. Filipe Recch
- 1:00 pm
- 4130 Posvar Hall
Dr. Filipe Recch is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice in Educational Research at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education. Using methods from political science, comparative education, and data analysis, he studies how curriculum, governance, and policy affect educational outcomes.
One of Dr. Recch’s primary research agendas focuses on how K-12 textbooks in low- and middle-income countries affect different populations of students and the regionalization of education. Employing computational text analysis and Natural Language Processing (NLP), he studies large collections of curricular materials to identify patterns and understand how these vary in terms of space and populational characteristics. By adapting NLP methods to non-English contexts, his work with Brazilian textbooks has revealed that textbook content correlates with performance, school characteristics, and broader educational outcomes. Additionally, in a study of Indian textbooks, he found shifts in historical narratives that suggest evolving understandings of national identity and different population experiences.
Beyond curriculum analysis, Dr. Recch investigates how policy coordination and governance structures shape access to high-quality education. Focusing on decentralized systems, he has studied Brazil’s educational policy alignment across municipal and state governments, identifying conditions under which coordinated approaches can influence access to educational opportunities. This comparative perspective allows him to draw insights relevant to various contexts, including how parallel education systems—such as charter schools in the United States, selective schools in the United Kingdom, and private schools more broadly—may produce unequal learning opportunities.
Before pursuing his doctorate, Dr. Recch worked for five years in the social development and education departments of a state government in Brazil. He holds a Ph.D. in International Comparative Education and a Master’s degree in Political Science from Stanford University. Prior to joining the University of Pittsburgh, he served as a Postdoctoral Research and Policy Associate at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.
Language Table: Hungarian Conversation and Tutoring
- Viktoria Batista
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Braun Room (12th Floor), Cathedral of Learning
Tuesdays, 4-5pm
Braun Room (12th Floor), Cathedral of Learning
Come to chat, practice, meet others who are interested in Hungarian and Hungary! All levels are welcome.
For more info, contact Dr. Viktoria Batista (vib21@pitt.edu)
Presentation: Book Launch — Silhouettes of Russian Writers by Yuli Aikhenvald
- Tatyana Gershkovich, Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
- 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
- 4130 Posvar Hall
Join CMU Associate Professor of Russian Studies Tatyana Gershkovich for the launch of this new book, translated and edited with Stephen H. Backwell, and recently published by Academic Studies Press!
Yuli Aikhenvald was one of the most popular and influential Russian literary critics of the early 1900s. His major book, Silhouettes of Russian Writers, went through six ever-expanding editions. A major presence in Vladimir Nabokov’s early career, Aikhenvald has since been neglected by other writers and critics. This collection translates several of Aikhenvald’s key essays, making him available to English-speaking readers for the first time.
Language Table: Hungarian Conversation and Tutoring
- Viktoria Batista
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Braun Room (12th Floor), Cathedral of Learning
Tuesdays, 4-5pm
Braun Room (12th Floor), Cathedral of Learning
Come to chat, practice, meet others who are interested in Hungarian and Hungary! All levels are welcome.
For more info, contact Dr. Viktoria Batista (vib21@pitt.edu)
Language Table: Turkish Language Table
- Eda Kurtsoy
- 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Global Hub
Seminar: Our Town Is Now a Cemetery: Soviet Yiddish Amateur Songs and the Rituals of Holocaust Commemoration, 1945–1947
- Anna Shternshis (University of Toronto)
- 4:00 pm
- Baker Hall 246A, Carnegie Mellon University
In 1945, Shikl Gershberg sang a song about the massacre by German and Romanian troops that killed 437 people in his small Ukrainian town in July 1941. It ended with the haunting line: "Our town of Zhabokrych became a cemetery." For many years, the song was the only memorial to Gershberg's family and community. A physical monument remained unrealized due to restrictions by Soviet authorities. This paper, based on newly discovered archival materials, oral histories, and memoirs, examines how Soviet citizens dealt with state prohibitions against public commemorations of Holocaust victims, and engaged in personal and communal acts of remembrance after the war. Part of the Socialist Studies Seminar series.
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