Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. PICS Career Event. Careers in International Organizations, Development, Nonprofits, and Journalism (October 29, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77219 77219-19822164@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Laura Bullon-Cassis' career in environmental and international affairs spans three continents and several fields, including nonprofits, research, journalism, and international organizations. In this session, she will share some lessons learned and best practices gathered through her own career and impart advice to students on how to navigate a career in international affairs/development -- be it in think tanks, journalism, or NGOs. She will share advice on how students can prepare themselves for an international career while in college, how to figure out what sort of job/organization would suit them in this broad field, and what skills and aptitudes are required. Laura will address how to get started with a career in international organizations, including the various paths to entry that are available to young people, and the challenges the field is facing in the current geopolitical context.

Please note: This session will be held virtually EST through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to students, but registration is required. Once you've registered the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: http://myumi.ch/er4Rm

Laura Bullon-Cassis' career in environmental and international affairs spans three continents and several fields, including nonprofits, research, journalism, and international organizations. She has held roles at the United Nations University in Tokyo, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in Geneva, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, the Secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in New York City, as well as several nonprofits. She has written on global governance and social movements for media outlets such as Open Democracy and The Global Journal and, as a writer for the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Reporting Services, she attends and reports on environmental summits and negotiations worldwide, including the UN Climate Action Summit, the High-level Political Forums on Sustainable Development, the Circular Economy Forums, and the United Nations Environment Assemblies. She is currently a Visiting Fellow at The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, and a PhD Candidate in the Department of Media, Culture and Communications at New York University, where she is working on a thesis on youth activism in United Nations climate change summits. She holds an MSc in Global Politics and a BSc in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 29 Oct 2020 09:41:53 -0400 2020-10-29T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Program in International and Comparative Studies Livestream / Virtual Laura Bullon-Cassis, Visiting Fellow, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland; PhD Candidate, Department of Media, Culture and Communications, New York University
Donia Human Rights Center Discussion. Should There Be A Human Right To Cross Borders In Search Of A Better Life? (November 12, 2020 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76977 76977-19782539@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 4:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Donia Human Rights Center

Please note: This event will be held virtually EST through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: http://myumi.ch/1pv3V

In his recently-published book, “Migration and Integration; The Case for Liberalism with Borders,” Professor Farer argues that any legal argument for a general right to enter is flimsy. But, he goes on to propose, by invoking two of the deep values on which treaty-based human rights rest, you can make a strong moral case for recognizing a human right to cross international borders in search of a better life (not merely to escape persecution). But the case is not conclusive because it is possible to invoke human rights norms to support the claim that a democratic electorate has the moral authority to decide who may enter the country and on what terms. How should people who imagine themselves as liberal resolve these competing claims? In Farer’s hierarchy of liberal values, the preservation of liberal democratic governments ranks at the top. Today the walls of liberal government are being breached by right-wing demagogues who have weaponized the migration issue. Farer’s premise is that liberals need to defend the walls by taking possession of the issue. They can do so only by conceding the electorate’s right to decide who and how many may enter and by demonstrating the will to enforce the electorate’s decisions. However, once they have demonstrated their rejection of open borders, they can appeal on moral as well as on the grounds of societal self-interest for a generous admissions policy and do so with the promise of electoral success.

Tom Farer, University Professor at the University of Denver, was dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies for 14 years, 1996-2010. He has served as President of the University of New Mexico, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, a principal organ of the OAS, and President of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs.

He has been a senior fellow of the Carnegie Endowment, the Council on Foreign Relations (of which he is now a member) and the Smithsonian’s Wilson Center for International Scholars. He is on the editorial boards of the American Journal of International Law and the Human Rights Quarterly. He has consulted for Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. In the US Government he served as special assistant to the General Counsel of the Department of Defense and later as special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs. When Somalia still had a state, he served as assistant to the commanding general of the Somali National Police Force and taught both criminal law and karate to members of the force. In 1993 he served as legal advisor to the UN Peace Enforcement operation in Somalia and in 1994 served as an external reviewer of Uganda’s draft constitution.

He has published a dozen books and monographs and over 150 book chapters and articles which have appeared in journals including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the New York Review of Books, the London Review of Books, Newsweek, and the Harvard and Columbia Law Reviews. His penultimate book is "Confronting Global Terrorism and American Neo-Conservatism:The Framework of a Liberal Grand Strategy." He has just completed a book titled “Migration and Integration: The Case for Liberalism with Borders” which Cambridge University Press will publish in January 2020.

He is a graduate of Princeton and the Harvard Law School, both Magna cum Laude. At Harvard he was Notes Editor of the Law Review. He has taught law at Columbia, Rutgers, Tulane, Harvard and American University and foreign policy at Johns Hopkins School of International Studies, Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School, American University’s School of International Service and Cambridge University. He has been an Honorary Professor at Peking University and has an honorary doctorate from Panteion University in Athens, Greece.

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Ann Chih Lin is Associate Professor at the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Dr. Lin studies immigrant political socialization -- how immigrants learn about and relate to government authority in their new country – and immigration policy – how governments choose to recruit migrants. She was co-principal investigator on the Detroit Arab American Study, a landmark public opinion survey of Arab Americans in Detroit, and a co-author of a book on the study, Citizenship in Crisis: Arab Detroit after 9/11. With Yan Chen and Kentaro Toyama, she is exploring methods to reduce bias against Muslims in two metro Detroit cities. She is also part of a multi-investigator, multi-national study on the COVID-19 pandemic: "People and Pandemics: Studying International Coping and Compliance." Dr. Lin received her Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at umichhumanrights@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:32:03 -0400 2020-11-12T16:15:00-05:00 2020-11-12T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Donia Human Rights Center Livestream / Virtual Tom Farer, University Professor and Dean Emeritus (1996-2010), Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver; Ann Chih Lin, Associate Professor, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
The Old Globalization and the New Globalization (November 13, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79042 79042-20178457@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 13, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

Globalization isn’t dead, but it increasingly has to do more with trading ideas and services than with moving metal containers stuffed with manufactured goods. This talk will discuss how globalization is changing and why.
Marc Levinson is an independent historian, economist, and journalist whose career has centered on making complex economic issues understandable to the general public. Marc spent many years as an economic journalist, including a turn as finance and economics editor of The Economist in London. Returning to New York, he worked as an economist for J.P. Morgan Chase, developing a unique industry economics function and then initiating the bank’s environmental research for stock and bond investors. He later served as a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. His books include the business classic The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger; The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America, which won wide praise from across the political spectrum for exploring the tension between capitalism and competition in the U.S. economy; and An Extraordinary Time, showing how the sudden end of the postwar boom in the early 1970s led voters in many countries to turn away from activist government in favor of free-market ideas. He will be speaking about his latest book, Outside the Box, a lively history of globalization and its consequences.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:25:29 -0400 2020-11-13T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-13T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location William Davidson Institute Lecture / Discussion Marc Levinson talk
International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A (December 10, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75161 75161-19293140@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 10, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Please note: This information session will be held virtually EST through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: http://myumi.ch/4peXx

Students considering a major or minor in International Studies are strongly encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. International Studies academic advisors will discuss:

• Prerequisites
• Major and minor requirements
• Sub-plans
• How to declare
• Additional majors and minors offered at the International Institute
• Study abroad, grants, and internships
• Relevance of an International Studies major or minor

Undeclared students should plan to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. For dates of all upcoming sessions, please review the PICS event calendar. If you have questions, please e-mail is-advising@umich.edu.

A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. Students can declare the International Studies major or minor at the information session. For more information, please email is-advising@umich.edu.

Parents and prospective students are welcome. For more information, please email is-michigan@umich.edu. Prospective students who would like to receive correspondence about International Studies related orientations, events, and special announcements should sign up for the International Studies Prospective Student email list: http://umich.us5.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=c5d81aed9f753c51ceb597dc0&id=e70f5ce914

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:14:32 -0400 2020-12-10T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-10T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Program in International and Comparative Studies Livestream / Virtual International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A
FLAS: The Final Info Session (January 7, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78121 78121-19965472@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 7, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

This final FLAS Info Session will touch on frequently asked questions, submission issues, recommendation letter submissions, general advice, and problem solving for the application procedure. This is not a general info session and will be directed to those finalizing the FLAS application due on January 15th.

Info Sessions date and zoom link:

Thursday, January 7th @ 4:30pm -- https://umich.zoom.us/j/94145436530
Passcode: 784611

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:59:49 -0500 2021-01-07T16:30:00-05:00 2021-01-07T17:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual FLAS Info Session
International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A (January 26, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79380 79380-20288505@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Please note: This information session will be held virtually EST through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: http://myumi.ch/9oRRe

Students considering a major or minor in International Studies are strongly encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. International Studies academic advisors will discuss:

• Prerequisites
• Major and minor requirements
• Sub-plans
• How to declare
• Additional majors and minors offered at the International Institute
• Study abroad, grants, and internships
• Relevance of an International Studies major or minor

Undeclared students should plan to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. For dates of all upcoming sessions, please review the PICS event calendar. If you have questions, please e-mail is-advising@umich.edu.

A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. Students can declare the International Studies major or minor at the information session. For more information, please email is-advising@umich.edu.

Parents and prospective students are welcome. For more information, please email is-michigan@umich.edu. Prospective students who would like to receive correspondence about International Studies related orientations, events, and special announcements should sign up for the International Studies Prospective Student email list: https://us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c5d81aed9f753c51ceb597dc0&id=e70f5ce914

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:19:54 -0500 2021-01-26T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-26T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Program in International and Comparative Studies Livestream / Virtual International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A
International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A (February 17, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79392 79392-20294470@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Please note: This information session will be held virtually EST through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: http://myumi.ch/VPoDn

Students considering a major or minor in International Studies are strongly encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. International Studies academic advisors will discuss:

• Prerequisites
• Major and minor requirements
• Sub-plans
• How to declare
• Additional majors and minors offered at the International Institute
• Study abroad, grants, and internships
• Relevance of an International Studies major or minor

Undeclared students should plan to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. For dates of all upcoming sessions, please review the PICS event calendar. If you have questions, please e-mail is-advising@umich.edu.

A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. Students can declare the International Studies major or minor at the information session. For more information, please email is-advising@umich.edu.

Parents and prospective students are welcome. For more information, please email is-michigan@umich.edu. Prospective students who would like to receive correspondence about International Studies related orientations, events, and special announcements should sign up for the International Studies Prospective Student email list: https://us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c5d81aed9f753c51ceb597dc0&id=e70f5ce914

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 13 Nov 2020 10:29:49 -0500 2021-02-17T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-17T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Program in International and Comparative Studies Livestream / Virtual International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A
Donia Human Rights Center Discussion. Shared Sovereignty and Accountability in Fragile States (March 22, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82195 82195-21052528@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 22, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Donia Human Rights Center

Please note: This event will be held virtually ET through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: https://myumi.ch/AxyeW

Promoting accountability for human rights violations is often a central element of peacebuilding in conflict-torn states. When domestic rule-of-law institutions have foundered, some governments have taken the remarkable step of inviting international actors to step into the breach. The United Nations in particular has sometimes shared core sovereign authorities to enforce laws, probe crimes, and prosecute and adjudicate them. These joint ventures aim to combine local and international knowledge and resources to advance accountability. In practice, however, sharing sovereign authority is very difficult to carry out effectively.

This Donia Human Rights Center event will feature a discussion of “Sovereignty Sharing in Fragile States” a new book by University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy professor John Ciorciari in conversation with Prof. Susanna Campbell of American University, an expert on peacebuilding and international interventions. Ciorciari will share findings from the book, outlining conditions under which shared sovereignty tends to fail or succeed in advancing accountability for human rights violations. He will pay special attention to the contrasting experiences of “hybrid” criminal tribunals for Sierra Leone, Cambodia and Lebanon and a unique international anti-impunity commission in Guatemala. Campbell will offer comments and insights based on her extensive research on global-local interactions in international peacebuilding initiatives in Africa, Asia, and beyond.

This event is co-sponsored by: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy International Policy Center and Weiser Diplomacy Center.

John D. Ciorciari is an associate professor of public policy at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, where he directs the Weiser Diplomacy Center and International Policy Center. He is also a faculty affiliate of the Donia Human Rights Center. His research focuses on international law and politics in the Global South, with a particular focus on Asia. He is the author of "Sovereignty Sharing in Fragile States" (Stanford University Press, 2021) and co-author of "Hybrid Justice: The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia" (University of Michigan Press 2014), among other articles and books. He has been an Andrew Carnegie Fellow, an Asia Society Fellow, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford, a policy official in the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of International Affairs, and an associate at the international law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell. He holds a BA and JD from Harvard and an MPhil and DPhil from Oxford, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.

Susanna Campbell is assistant professor at the School of International Service at American University and director of the Research on International Policy Implementation Lab. Her research focuses on statebuilding, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, international development and humanitarian aid, international institutions and NGOs, and issues of civil war and peace. She is the author of "Global Governance and Local Peace" (Cambridge University Press, 2018) and co-author of book manuscript entitled "Aid in Conflict." She has conducted extensive fieldwork in conflict-affected countries, received several large grants for her research, and published widely in prominent peer-reviewed journals. She also engages regularly in policy practice. She directs the Research on International Policy Implementation Lab (RIPIL), an affiliate of Bridging the Gap, and recently completed her term as a senior advisor for the congressionally-mandated Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States. She has led evaluations of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, United Nations Development Program, the World Bank, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), and Care International. She has also worked for the Council on Foreign Relations and UNICEF Burundi. She received her PhD in 2012 from Tufts University and was a Post-Doctoral Researcher at The Graduate Institute in Geneva and Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at umichhumanrights@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:05:39 -0400 2021-03-22T16:00:00-04:00 2021-03-22T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Donia Human Rights Center Livestream / Virtual Donia Human Rights Center Discussion. Shared Sovereignty and Accountability in Fragile States
International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A (April 20, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79393 79393-20294471@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Please note: This information session will be held virtually ET through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: http://myumi.ch/MEomE

Students considering a major or minor in International Studies are strongly encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. International Studies academic advisors will discuss:

• Prerequisites
• Major and minor requirements
• Sub-plans
• How to declare
• Additional majors and minors offered at the International Institute
• Study abroad, grants, and internships
• Relevance of an International Studies major or minor

Undeclared students should plan to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. For dates of all upcoming sessions, please review the PICS event calendar. If you have questions, please e-mail is-advising@umich.edu.

A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. Students can declare the International Studies major or minor at the information session. For more information, please email is-advising@umich.edu.

Parents and prospective students are welcome. For more information, please email is-michigan@umich.edu. Prospective students who would like to receive correspondence about International Studies related orientations, events, and special announcements should sign up for the International Studies Prospective Student email list: https://us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c5d81aed9f753c51ceb597dc0&id=e70f5ce914

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:55:02 -0500 2021-04-20T16:00:00-04:00 2021-04-20T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Program in International and Comparative Studies Livestream / Virtual International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A
UMSN Global Reproductive and Sexual Health Summer Institute (May 11, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83469 83469-21385562@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center

2021 U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute
"Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All"
May 11-13, 2021
Virtual

Connecting global to local: Program development, evaluation and policy to improve reproductive and sexual health

This year's theme, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All, will connect global to local through program development, evaluation and policy to improve reproductive and sexual health. Keynote speakers will bring innovative practice and advocacy initiatives on Maternal Health Equity in Detroit as well as Maternal and Newborn Health Policy through USAID, while our skills sessions will offer hands on learning opportunities. We will close the Summer Institute with a panel on future directions.

By joining the U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute, you will:

- Learn about innovative practice, research and policy trends.
- Network with practitioners, researchers and professionals across the globe.
- Advance your skills in program development, evaluation and advocacy.
- Receive personalized guidance on research, data management and advocacy communication as well as career planning in daily workshops.
- Earn CNE credits.
- Receive a University of Michigan School of Nursing Certificate of Attendance.

All sessions will run virtually from 8-10:30 a.m. EST with an opening keynote followed by interactive workshops.

Open to all practitioners, advocates, researchers, faculty, students and staff who are interested in the intersection of research, practice and advocacy in global reproductive and sexual health.

Learn more: https://nursing.umich.edu/global/global-reproductive-and-sexual-health-summer-institute

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:47:15 -0400 2021-05-11T08:00:00-04:00 2021-05-11T10:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center Conference / Symposium UMSN Global Reproductive and Sexual Health Summer Institute
UMSN Global Reproductive and Sexual Health Summer Institute (May 12, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83469 83469-21385563@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center

2021 U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute
"Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All"
May 11-13, 2021
Virtual

Connecting global to local: Program development, evaluation and policy to improve reproductive and sexual health

This year's theme, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All, will connect global to local through program development, evaluation and policy to improve reproductive and sexual health. Keynote speakers will bring innovative practice and advocacy initiatives on Maternal Health Equity in Detroit as well as Maternal and Newborn Health Policy through USAID, while our skills sessions will offer hands on learning opportunities. We will close the Summer Institute with a panel on future directions.

By joining the U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute, you will:

- Learn about innovative practice, research and policy trends.
- Network with practitioners, researchers and professionals across the globe.
- Advance your skills in program development, evaluation and advocacy.
- Receive personalized guidance on research, data management and advocacy communication as well as career planning in daily workshops.
- Earn CNE credits.
- Receive a University of Michigan School of Nursing Certificate of Attendance.

All sessions will run virtually from 8-10:30 a.m. EST with an opening keynote followed by interactive workshops.

Open to all practitioners, advocates, researchers, faculty, students and staff who are interested in the intersection of research, practice and advocacy in global reproductive and sexual health.

Learn more: https://nursing.umich.edu/global/global-reproductive-and-sexual-health-summer-institute

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:47:15 -0400 2021-05-12T08:00:00-04:00 2021-05-12T10:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center Conference / Symposium UMSN Global Reproductive and Sexual Health Summer Institute
UMSN Global Reproductive and Sexual Health Summer Institute (May 13, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83469 83469-21385564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 13, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center

2021 U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute
"Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All"
May 11-13, 2021
Virtual

Connecting global to local: Program development, evaluation and policy to improve reproductive and sexual health

This year's theme, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All, will connect global to local through program development, evaluation and policy to improve reproductive and sexual health. Keynote speakers will bring innovative practice and advocacy initiatives on Maternal Health Equity in Detroit as well as Maternal and Newborn Health Policy through USAID, while our skills sessions will offer hands on learning opportunities. We will close the Summer Institute with a panel on future directions.

By joining the U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute, you will:

- Learn about innovative practice, research and policy trends.
- Network with practitioners, researchers and professionals across the globe.
- Advance your skills in program development, evaluation and advocacy.
- Receive personalized guidance on research, data management and advocacy communication as well as career planning in daily workshops.
- Earn CNE credits.
- Receive a University of Michigan School of Nursing Certificate of Attendance.

All sessions will run virtually from 8-10:30 a.m. EST with an opening keynote followed by interactive workshops.

Open to all practitioners, advocates, researchers, faculty, students and staff who are interested in the intersection of research, practice and advocacy in global reproductive and sexual health.

Learn more: https://nursing.umich.edu/global/global-reproductive-and-sexual-health-summer-institute

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:47:15 -0400 2021-05-13T08:00:00-04:00 2021-05-13T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center Conference / Symposium UMSN Global Reproductive and Sexual Health Summer Institute
(Counter) Narratives of Migration - Virtual Conference (May 14, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83999 83999-21619328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 14, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Keynote Speaker: Hadji Bakara (U-M English Language and Literature and the Donia Human Rights Center)

Join us on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, for the annual Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF). The conference will be held on Zoom.
This Year's CLIFF investigates the visibility, narratives, and media of migration. We will explore circulation in a variety of forms—bodies, ideas, and material goods—through its manifestations in the arts, critical theory, and new media.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 May 2021 13:31:46 -0400 2021-05-14T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-14T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar CLIFF
(Counter) Narratives of Migration - Virtual Conference (May 15, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83999 83999-21619329@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 15, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Keynote Speaker: Hadji Bakara (U-M English Language and Literature and the Donia Human Rights Center)

Join us on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, for the annual Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF). The conference will be held on Zoom.
This Year's CLIFF investigates the visibility, narratives, and media of migration. We will explore circulation in a variety of forms—bodies, ideas, and material goods—through its manifestations in the arts, critical theory, and new media.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 May 2021 13:31:46 -0400 2021-05-15T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-15T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar CLIFF
CGIS Winter Advising (May 19, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83938 83938-21619171@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

As studying abroad becomes more of a possibility for U-M students, particularly for Winter 2022, CGIS will be offering a 2-day Winter Advising event where students can learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, pre-health, and public health and interest-specific program sessions such as studying abroad in the UK and English-Taught programs in Asia to name few. The LSA Scholarship Office and the Office of Financial Aid will join us on May 20th to help answer questions you may have on funding your semester program abroad as well as walking you through the application process! First Step sessions will be offered each day of the event as well. Each info session will be interactive. Each session will offer an opportunity to interact with advisors and address questions or concerns you may have regarding study abroad. To get a general idea of participation, please RSVP below and select info sessions that you'd be interested in. We'll send you a Zoom link as we get closer to the event!

DISCLAIMER: With each passing term, a small yet increasing number of our programs seem to offer the possibility of receiving students, so CGIS proceeded with very cautious optimism that students will be able to study abroad in the coming academic year. CGIS and the University of Michigan continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation as it develops worldwide. Parents and other concerned parties who would like to receive this information should ask their students to share the updates with them. Students planning to participate in CGIS programs worldwide are advised to continue to closely monitor the latest developments and to adhere to any national and international public health directives issued by their host country or institution. CGIS will contact students who have opened or submitted an application to a CGIS program if and when updates are available.

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Presentation Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:02:10 -0400 2021-05-19T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-19T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Flyer
CGIS Winter Advising (May 20, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83938 83938-21619172@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

As studying abroad becomes more of a possibility for U-M students, particularly for Winter 2022, CGIS will be offering a 2-day Winter Advising event where students can learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, pre-health, and public health and interest-specific program sessions such as studying abroad in the UK and English-Taught programs in Asia to name few. The LSA Scholarship Office and the Office of Financial Aid will join us on May 20th to help answer questions you may have on funding your semester program abroad as well as walking you through the application process! First Step sessions will be offered each day of the event as well. Each info session will be interactive. Each session will offer an opportunity to interact with advisors and address questions or concerns you may have regarding study abroad. To get a general idea of participation, please RSVP below and select info sessions that you'd be interested in. We'll send you a Zoom link as we get closer to the event!

DISCLAIMER: With each passing term, a small yet increasing number of our programs seem to offer the possibility of receiving students, so CGIS proceeded with very cautious optimism that students will be able to study abroad in the coming academic year. CGIS and the University of Michigan continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation as it develops worldwide. Parents and other concerned parties who would like to receive this information should ask their students to share the updates with them. Students planning to participate in CGIS programs worldwide are advised to continue to closely monitor the latest developments and to adhere to any national and international public health directives issued by their host country or institution. CGIS will contact students who have opened or submitted an application to a CGIS program if and when updates are available.

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Presentation Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:02:10 -0400 2021-05-20T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-20T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Flyer
The MIRS Advantage - Masters in International And Regional Studies (June 23, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84243 84243-21620800@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Join MIRS advisor Charlie Polinko for an informational webinar for the Masters in International and Regional Studies Program. Charlie will present on topics related to the program structure, admissions requirements, funding and financial aid, specialization tracks, and dual-degree opportunities for students interested in applying for the Fall 2022 term. Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/v2jDR

The Masters in International and Regional Studies combines an interdisciplinary curriculum, deep regional/thematic expertise, rigorous methodological training, and international experiences to enable students to situate global issues and challenges in their cultural, historical, geographical, political, and socioeconomic contexts and to approach them in diverse ways. MIRS is designed to prepare students for global career opportunities, whether in academia, private, or public sectors.

MIRS builds on the strengths of the International Institute’s interdisciplinary centers and programs. Our centers and programs rank among the nation’s finest in their respective fields of study; five have been designated as U.S. Department of Education National Resource Centers. Students have the unique option of pursuing either a regional or thematic track with multiple specializations anchored in one of our centers or programs.

Specializations include:
African Studies
Islamic Studies
Chinese Studies
Japanese Studies
Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
South Asian Studies
Southeast Asian Studies

For additional information, contact MIRS-Info@umich.edu.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:14:36 -0400 2021-06-23T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-23T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual
The MIRS Advantage - Masters in International And Regional Studies (July 23, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84243 84243-21620801@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 23, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Join MIRS advisor Charlie Polinko for an informational webinar for the Masters in International and Regional Studies Program. Charlie will present on topics related to the program structure, admissions requirements, funding and financial aid, specialization tracks, and dual-degree opportunities for students interested in applying for the Fall 2022 term. Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/v2jDR

The Masters in International and Regional Studies combines an interdisciplinary curriculum, deep regional/thematic expertise, rigorous methodological training, and international experiences to enable students to situate global issues and challenges in their cultural, historical, geographical, political, and socioeconomic contexts and to approach them in diverse ways. MIRS is designed to prepare students for global career opportunities, whether in academia, private, or public sectors.

MIRS builds on the strengths of the International Institute’s interdisciplinary centers and programs. Our centers and programs rank among the nation’s finest in their respective fields of study; five have been designated as U.S. Department of Education National Resource Centers. Students have the unique option of pursuing either a regional or thematic track with multiple specializations anchored in one of our centers or programs.

Specializations include:
African Studies
Islamic Studies
Chinese Studies
Japanese Studies
Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
South Asian Studies
Southeast Asian Studies

For additional information, contact MIRS-Info@umich.edu.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:14:36 -0400 2021-07-23T11:00:00-04:00 2021-07-23T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual
The MIRS Advantage - Masters in International And Regional Studies (August 23, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84243 84243-21620802@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 23, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Join MIRS advisor Charlie Polinko for an informational webinar for the Masters in International and Regional Studies Program. Charlie will present on topics related to the program structure, admissions requirements, funding and financial aid, specialization tracks, and dual-degree opportunities for students interested in applying for the Fall 2022 term. Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/v2jDR

The Masters in International and Regional Studies combines an interdisciplinary curriculum, deep regional/thematic expertise, rigorous methodological training, and international experiences to enable students to situate global issues and challenges in their cultural, historical, geographical, political, and socioeconomic contexts and to approach them in diverse ways. MIRS is designed to prepare students for global career opportunities, whether in academia, private, or public sectors.

MIRS builds on the strengths of the International Institute’s interdisciplinary centers and programs. Our centers and programs rank among the nation’s finest in their respective fields of study; five have been designated as U.S. Department of Education National Resource Centers. Students have the unique option of pursuing either a regional or thematic track with multiple specializations anchored in one of our centers or programs.

Specializations include:
African Studies
Islamic Studies
Chinese Studies
Japanese Studies
Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
South Asian Studies
Southeast Asian Studies

For additional information, contact MIRS-Info@umich.edu.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:14:36 -0400 2021-08-23T11:00:00-04:00 2021-08-23T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual
International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A (September 8, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84283 84283-21621028@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Please note: This information session will be held virtually ET through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: https://myumi.ch/kx3A8

Students considering a major or minor in International Studies are strongly encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. International Studies academic advisors will discuss:

• Prerequisites
• Major and minor requirements
• Sub-plans
• How to declare
• Additional majors and minors offered at the International Institute
• Study abroad, grants, and internships
• Relevance of an International Studies major or minor

Undeclared students should plan to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. For dates of all upcoming sessions, please review the PICS event calendar. If you have questions, please e-mail is-advising@umich.edu.

A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. Students can declare the International Studies major or minor at the information session. For more information, please email is-advising@umich.edu.

Parents and prospective students are welcome. For more information, please email is-michigan@umich.edu. Prospective students who would like to receive correspondence about International Studies related orientations, events, and special announcements should sign up for the International Studies Prospective Student email list: https://myumi.ch/E3myd

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:55:24 -0400 2021-09-08T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-08T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Program in International and Comparative Studies Livestream / Virtual International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A
Peace Corps Prep Information Session (September 16, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86200 86200-21632082@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 16, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Center

Planning on applying to the Peace Corps or another global service program?

Make sure you're the most prepared candidate possible by participating in the Peace Corps Prep certificate program, which is open to all undergraduate students!

Through coursework and extracurricular experiences, the program will facilitate development within the following four core competencies: work sector-specific skills, foreign language proficiency, intercultural competency, and leadership. Learn more at our upcoming virtual information sessions!

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:05:54 -0400 2021-09-16T17:00:00-04:00 2021-09-16T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Center Livestream / Virtual Peace Corps Prep
Enactments of Queer of Color Critique (September 24, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87145 87145-21639092@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 24, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of History

The Global Theories of Critique (GTC) workshop this year revolves around the practice of un-disciplining knowledge. Each speaker will open up the session with the body of theory and/or practice they strive to un-discipline and challenge in their work. Followed by a round-table discussion of the speakers’ work that the participants will read beforehand. All meetings are on Zoom, and open to the public.

Our first event will be reading the recent work of Prof. Chandan Reddy on the topic of "Enactments of Queer of Color Critique." Prof. Reddy is Associate Professor in the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality and the Department of Comparative History of Ideas, at the University of Washington. His research interests lie in Asian American Studies, Global Studies, Queer Studies, Sexuality, Critical Race Theory and Globalization Studies, where he explores the themes of gender, sexuality and race focusing on specific problems and issues relevant to these areas of study. He is the author of Freedom with Violence Race, Sexuality, and the US State (Duke UP, 2011).

Please register for this webinar here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIuf-ysqjIuH9fk9gdtJs_QlduyWWvHmpzA

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:17:50 -0400 2021-09-24T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-24T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of History Lecture / Discussion
Heritage Seekers Abroad (September 30, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86609 86609-21635242@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 30, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Students who are seeking international experiences as a way to explore their own roots are considered heritage seekers. Their experiences with a certain culture give them a unique perspective and can serve as an advantage in their immersion experience, and while most heritage seekers are invested emotionally and intellectually in their host country/homeland, some may neglect to consider the negative impacts of their perceived familiarity with the culture. Join us for this special brief where we discuss this somewhat invisible identity and the benefits and barriers a heritage seeker can encounter while navigating abroad. RSVP @ https://myumi.ch/88rvK

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:10:24 -0400 2021-09-30T15:00:00-04:00 2021-09-30T15:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual Heritage Seekers
Translation and Migration: A Virtual Conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (October 1, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87136 87136-21639082@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 1, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Join us from 3-4:30 pm via zoom on October 1, 2021 for a virtual conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio about translation and migration in her debut book of creative non-fiction, The Undocumented Americans.

To kick off the tenth annual Translate-a-thon at the University of Michigan, Professor William Stroebel will sit down and talk with Villavicencio about the roles, methods, and uses of translation lurking behind and inside the pages of her book: translation between languages, translation between dialects and registers, translation between spoken and written media, translation between genres of translation like interpretation in legal or journalistic settings and literary translation, along with her current attempts to translate the book into Spanish.

Her book breaks many things. It breaks boundaries between genres, mixing the rhythms of rock and the cadences of hip hop and the political anger of punk and the slow contemplation of lyric poetry into the burning advocacy of its prose reportage (along with a little dose of magical realism to boot). The book also breaks the mold of representation traditionally deployed by advocates and allies, who elevate the gifted DREAMers of DACA into poster children above a faceless, nameless mass of day-laborers, cleaners, construction workers, factory hands, deliverymen, dish washers and dog walkers.

These are the ones who take center stage in her book, and tell their stories as beautifully imperfect, hardworking, weird, and “just people,” sorting through the trauma of an oppressive system built and sustained by their exploitation and terrorization and invisibility. Villavicencio breaks through this invisibility and the taboos of representation and in doing so she calls upon its readers to break the system: “it’s time to fuck some shit up.” But amidst the great praise that this finalist for the National Book Award has won, very little has been said about another thing that her avant-gardism breaks: conventions of translation.

This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature and the Language Resource Center at the University of Michigan, with support from the 2021-22 Mellon Sawyer Seminar Series on Sites of Translation in the Multilingual Midwest.

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Presentation Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:41:25 -0400 2021-10-01T15:00:00-04:00 2021-10-01T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Presentation Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Translation for the Community: Translating Begins (October 1, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87139 87139-21639083@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 1, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

We invite community members of all ages and languages to participate in the annual Translate-a-Thon at the University of Michigan on October 1-2, 2021.

A Translate-a-Thon is a short, intense, community-driven translation marathon, where volunteers interested in translation come together to translate materials for the benefit of our local, national, and international community.

Coordinated by the Language Resource Center and co-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature, our Translate-a-thon also promotes a sense of community among translators. We welcome current students and alums, faculty and staff, teachers and students from local high schools, prospective transfer students, professional translators and other interested parties.

This year we are celebrating ten years of the Translate-a-Thon, with a special theme on translation and migration. We kick off the weekend at 3pm on October 1 with a Virtual Conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of The Undocumented Americans. We will highlight translation projects for Freedom House Detroit, to support their mission of outreach to asylum seekers.

A range of other community translation projects will also be available to work on over the weekend, remotely or in person. Check out our Translation Gallery with more information for volunteers to translate work on projects in many languages!

We also welcome colleagues from other colleges and universities who would like to observe our activities in order to learn about organizing similar events at their own institutions. To follow up, we will host a workshop on “How to Run a Translate-a-Thon” (for further details contact complit.info@umich.edu).

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:48:38 -0400 2021-10-01T15:00:00-04:00 2021-10-01T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium Translate-a-Thon
Translation for the Community: Translating Begins (October 1, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87139 87139-21639084@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 1, 2021 5:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Comparative Literature

We invite community members of all ages and languages to participate in the annual Translate-a-Thon at the University of Michigan on October 1-2, 2021.

A Translate-a-Thon is a short, intense, community-driven translation marathon, where volunteers interested in translation come together to translate materials for the benefit of our local, national, and international community.

Coordinated by the Language Resource Center and co-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature, our Translate-a-thon also promotes a sense of community among translators. We welcome current students and alums, faculty and staff, teachers and students from local high schools, prospective transfer students, professional translators and other interested parties.

This year we are celebrating ten years of the Translate-a-Thon, with a special theme on translation and migration. We kick off the weekend at 3pm on October 1 with a Virtual Conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of The Undocumented Americans. We will highlight translation projects for Freedom House Detroit, to support their mission of outreach to asylum seekers.

A range of other community translation projects will also be available to work on over the weekend, remotely or in person. Check out our Translation Gallery with more information for volunteers to translate work on projects in many languages!

We also welcome colleagues from other colleges and universities who would like to observe our activities in order to learn about organizing similar events at their own institutions. To follow up, we will host a workshop on “How to Run a Translate-a-Thon” (for further details contact complit.info@umich.edu).

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:48:38 -0400 2021-10-01T17:00:00-04:00 2021-10-01T18:00:00-04:00 North Quad Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium Translate-a-Thon
Translation for the Community: Translating Begins (October 2, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87139 87139-21639085@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 2, 2021 9:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Comparative Literature

We invite community members of all ages and languages to participate in the annual Translate-a-Thon at the University of Michigan on October 1-2, 2021.

A Translate-a-Thon is a short, intense, community-driven translation marathon, where volunteers interested in translation come together to translate materials for the benefit of our local, national, and international community.

Coordinated by the Language Resource Center and co-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature, our Translate-a-thon also promotes a sense of community among translators. We welcome current students and alums, faculty and staff, teachers and students from local high schools, prospective transfer students, professional translators and other interested parties.

This year we are celebrating ten years of the Translate-a-Thon, with a special theme on translation and migration. We kick off the weekend at 3pm on October 1 with a Virtual Conversation with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of The Undocumented Americans. We will highlight translation projects for Freedom House Detroit, to support their mission of outreach to asylum seekers.

A range of other community translation projects will also be available to work on over the weekend, remotely or in person. Check out our Translation Gallery with more information for volunteers to translate work on projects in many languages!

We also welcome colleagues from other colleges and universities who would like to observe our activities in order to learn about organizing similar events at their own institutions. To follow up, we will host a workshop on “How to Run a Translate-a-Thon” (for further details contact complit.info@umich.edu).

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:48:38 -0400 2021-10-02T09:00:00-04:00 2021-10-02T10:30:00-04:00 North Quad Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium Translate-a-Thon
Spring/Summer Study Abroad Advising Fair (October 6, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87444 87444-21642148@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

As studying abroad becomes more of a possibility for U-M students during this pandemic, particularly for Spring/Summer 2022, CGIS will be offering a 2-day Spring/Summer Advising event where students can learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, pre-health, and public health to name a few. We'll also have interest-specific program sessions such as studying abroad in the UK and English-Taught programs in Asia.

On top of the multiple sessions we'll be offering, we'll also have open advising hours where you can speak with CGIS advisors, LSA Scholarship Office advisors, and various partners who will be happy to discuss various program options. First Step sessions will also take place both days. Keep in mind that attending a First Step session is a required step to the application process.

Zoom links for the event will be sent out the day before the event!

Spring/Summer applications open October 1st!

RSVP Today @ myumi.ch/qgVzw

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Presentation Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:34:56 -0400 2021-10-06T12:00:00-04:00 2021-10-06T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Advising Fair
Spring/Summer Study Abroad Advising Fair (October 7, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87444 87444-21642149@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

As studying abroad becomes more of a possibility for U-M students during this pandemic, particularly for Spring/Summer 2022, CGIS will be offering a 2-day Spring/Summer Advising event where students can learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, pre-health, and public health to name a few. We'll also have interest-specific program sessions such as studying abroad in the UK and English-Taught programs in Asia.

On top of the multiple sessions we'll be offering, we'll also have open advising hours where you can speak with CGIS advisors, LSA Scholarship Office advisors, and various partners who will be happy to discuss various program options. First Step sessions will also take place both days. Keep in mind that attending a First Step session is a required step to the application process.

Zoom links for the event will be sent out the day before the event!

Spring/Summer applications open October 1st!

RSVP Today @ myumi.ch/qgVzw

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Presentation Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:34:56 -0400 2021-10-07T12:00:00-04:00 2021-10-07T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Advising Fair
Peace Corps Prep Information Session (October 8, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86200 86200-21632083@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 8, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Center

Planning on applying to the Peace Corps or another global service program?

Make sure you're the most prepared candidate possible by participating in the Peace Corps Prep certificate program, which is open to all undergraduate students!

Through coursework and extracurricular experiences, the program will facilitate development within the following four core competencies: work sector-specific skills, foreign language proficiency, intercultural competency, and leadership. Learn more at our upcoming virtual information sessions!

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:05:54 -0400 2021-10-08T11:00:00-04:00 2021-10-08T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Center Livestream / Virtual Peace Corps Prep
International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A (October 20, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84288 84288-21621044@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Please note: This information session will be held virtually ET through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: https://myumi.ch/ov3Wl

Students considering a major or minor in International Studies are strongly encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. International Studies academic advisors will discuss:

• Prerequisites
• Major and minor requirements
• Sub-plans
• How to declare
• Additional majors and minors offered at the International Institute
• Study abroad, grants, and internships
• Relevance of an International Studies major or minor

Undeclared students should plan to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. For dates of all upcoming sessions, please review the PICS event calendar. If you have questions, please e-mail is-advising@umich.edu.

A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. Students can declare the International Studies major or minor at the information session. For more information, please email is-advising@umich.edu.

Parents and prospective students are welcome. For more information, please email is-michigan@umich.edu. Prospective students who would like to receive correspondence about International Studies related orientations, events, and special announcements should sign up for the International Studies Prospective Student email list: https://myumi.ch/E3myd

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:55:51 -0400 2021-10-20T12:00:00-04:00 2021-10-20T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Program in International and Comparative Studies Livestream / Virtual International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A