Language-learning experts will engage in a conversation about the direction of teaching and learning of languages in North Carolina, and what changes they hope to see in the future. As the face of North Carolina evolves, and with new developments … Read more
Prof. Hiroaki Kuromiya (Indiana University); author of Stalin (2005) & Conscience on Trial: The Fate of Fourteen Pacifists in Stalin's Ukraine, 1952-53 (2012) Prof. William Taubman (Amherst College); Pulitzer Prize winning author of Khrushchev: The Man and his Era (2005) … Read more
Over the past two weeks, events in Afghanistan have unfolded with dizzying speed. The images of Afghans desperate to flee the country and Taliban leadership flanked by heavily armed fighters in the presidential palace are shocking to many. How can … Read more
The forum, “Preserving Life: Climate Change, Water and Diplomacy,” will examine large-scale diplomatic approaches to climate and water issues. The evening will feature a keynote by Ambassador Catherine Novelli, senior advisor at Shearwater Global and president of Listening for America. … Read more
In 2021 the United States declared an end to its military operations in Afghanistan and announced the withdrawal of US troops. While many in the media have heralded this as the end of America’s “longest war,” many others would argue … Read more
Join country and region experts Asel Doolotkeldieva (OSCE Academy), Dian Kudaibergenova (Cambridge), Edward Schatz (U of Toronto), and Sam Greene (King's College) for a conversation on the current protests and political crisis in Kazakhstan. Moderated by Gwendolyn Sasse (ZOiS/Humbolt) Regina … Read more
Join us for a special discussion on education and resilience in wartime with displaced Ukrainian teachers in the United States and those still teaching in Ukraine, including in the Russian-occupied territories. The panelists will talk about the challenges they and … Read more
Please join the area studies centers of UNC-Chapel Hill for these career-advising sessions with the American College of National Security Leaders. Leaders from the ACNSL will meet virtually with students in two sessions: Wednesday, February 1, at 2pm, and Friday, … Read more
Please join the area studies centers of UNC-Chapel Hill for these career-advising sessions with the American College of National Security Leaders. Leaders from the ACNSL will meet virtually with students in two sessions: Wednesday, February 1, at 2pm, and Friday, … Read more
What is ChatGPT? Where did it come from? What does it mean for science, scholarship, and public life? Join our interdisciplinary panel for a discussion of this new technology and its real and imagined impacts on the campus community. The … Read more
