Global Course Connections (GCCs) offer a unique opportunity to take what students learn on campus at U-M during the winter semester and apply it abroad in a fun and exciting hands-on class taught by a U-M professor during a 3-week, off-campus field experience that takes place during the following summer.

Join CGIS Advisor Juliana Mesa to learn more about the GCC Brazil - Global Blackness program, the application process, and the courses.

Wednesday, October 15, 3 - 4 pm (Info Session) 
Wednesday, November 5, 11am - 12pm (Info Session) 
Friday, November 21, 11am - 12pm (Info Session) 
Wednesday, December 3, 3-4 pm (Drop-in Group Advising)
Friday, December 5, 11am - 12pm (Drop-in Group Advising)

The GCC Brazil program is led and taught by Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, Comparative Literature, and Francophone Studies, Frieda Ekotto. Application Deadline: December 10, 2025