Date: October 21, 2019
Time: 11:45am – 1:00pm
Address: Social Science Building Room 311, Duke
Master class with Pepe Vargas and Economics of Entrepreneurship class with Grace Kim.
Date: October 20, 2019
Time: 7:00pm
Address: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater, Duke
Dir. Patricio Guzmán. Chile. 2019. 85 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles
(This screening will be preceded by: Three Decades of Latin American Film Festivals in the U.S.A., a conversation with José A. (Pepe) Vargas, director and founder of the Chicago Latino Film Festival and Sharon Mujica, founder of the North Carolina Latin American Film Festival.)
“In Chile, when the sun rises, it had to climb hills, walls and tops before reaching the last stone of the Cordillera. In my country, the Cordillera is everywhere. But for the Chilean citizens, it is an unknown territory. After going North for Nostalgia for the Light and South for The Pearl Button, I now feel ready to shoot this immense spine to explore its mysteries, powerful revelations of Chile’s past and present history.” ‒ Patricio Guzmán
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/359316072
Date: October 2, 2019
Time: 7:00pm
Address: Fed Ex Global Education Center, Mandela Auditorium, Chapel Hill
Film in the North Carolina Latin American Film Festival
Dir. Chema Rodríguez / Guatemala / 2017 / 82 min
Spanish and Mayan with English subtitles
With Luis Carlos Pineda, Jesús Tecú, Marta Tuyuc.
Guatemala in the 1980s, at the height of the ruthless civil war against the country’s indigenous communities. Andrés is 9 years old. He lives with Pedro González, one of the men who massacred all the women and children in his village. Andrés has survived, but he’s scared. Pedro’s wife, María, is also scared, scared to go out, scared to lose Andrés, whom she considers her new son… even Pedro is scared, scared of himself and what the Army orders him to do. Andrés would like to run away but he also wants to stay in his new family. The unexpected arrival of his biological sister will change everything.
Based on the true story of Guatemalan activist Jesús Tecú, Chema Rodríguez’s second feature is a harrowing and powerful drama about survival and hope. Teco was one of the few survivors of the Río Negro massacre in 1982, in which 177 women and children died.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/FOZF1rC0NDo
*Parking available in parking garage for $1 for the evening*
Date: September 23, 2019
Time: 4:00pm
Join us September 23 for a webinar to learn more about how teachers can get student teams involved in the Learning through Languages High School Symposium, held December 5 at UNC Chapel Hill. Team applications are due in October, and those wanting to find out more details can register for the webinar using this form.
In this research competition, NC world language high school students will have the opportunity to showcase their language, research, and presentation skills in a scholarly environment. Participation in the symposium is free and teams are selected to participate via application process. Eligible students include those who study Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian or Spanish. Participating students are encouraged to be at Level III or higher, or heritage speakers. For more information and to fill out an application for your students, please visit http://areastudies.unc.edu/ltl/, read answers to frequently asked questions, or watch this video about the program. Participation in the live broadcast of the webinar results in an email receipt with 1 contact hour towards a CEU for licensure renewal. Note: Local Education Agencies (LEAs) or districts and charter schools must approve professional development offerings.
Applications open: September 18
Informational webinar: September 23
Application deadline: October 10
Notification of acceptance: October 15
Date: October 25, 2019
An Interdisciplinary Conference at UNC Chapel Hill with keynote speakers: Stephanie Elizondo Griest and Sara Uribe
Date: September 19, 2019
Time: 7:00pm
Address: Memorial Hall, 114 E. Cameron Ave.
This event will be moderated by Susan Stigant ’05 M.A. Stigant was a Rotary Peace Fellow at Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill and is currently the director of Africa Programs at the United States Institute of Peace.
This a free and public event, but tickets are required. To reserve a ticket, please visit rotarypeacecenternc.org.
Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, will be the featured guest in a conversation focusing on the global refugee crisis on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at Memorial Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at 7 p.m. The event is hosted by the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center and UNC-Chapel Hill’s global and areas studies centers. UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, is charged with providing aid to refugees and displaced people around the world.
“The Rotary Peace Center is delighted to welcome the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus,” said Susan Carroll, managing director of the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center. Carroll will deliver welcoming remarks. “The number of refugees and internally displaced people worldwide is now over 70 million, the highest number ever recorded. We look forward to hearing Mr. Grandi outline the situation and discuss the actions that can be taken by the international community to tackle it. I expect this evening will be an important learning experience for students, faculty and the broader community in the Triangle.”
The conversation with Grandi will be moderated by Susan Stigant ’05 M.A., director of Africa Programs at the United States Institute of Peace. The conversation is expected to provide an overview of the global crisis and investigate the various causes around the world that are driving displacement. Following the armchair conversation, there will be a moderated Q&A with the audience.
Holding this position since 2016, Grandi is the 11th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Prior to his current role, Grandi served as Commissioner-General of UNRWA, the UN Agency for Palestine refugees and previously served as Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Afghanistan. He also sits on the World Economic Forum High-Level Group on Humanitarian Investing.
Grandi’s life’s work has focused on advancing awareness of circumstances for refugees. He began his career in the UNHCR office in 1988 and has served in a variety of capacities in that office and throughout the United Nations since then. He holds degrees in modern history from the State University in Milan and in philosophy from the Gregorian University in Rome. He also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Coventry.
Stigant ’05 M.A was a Rotary Peace Fellow at Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill, where she earned a master’s degree in political science.
This event is organized by the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center with support from UNC Global and UNC-Chapel Hill’s global and area studies centers, including the African Studies Center; Carolina Asia Center; Center for European Studies; Center for Global Initiatives; Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies; Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies; and the Institute for the Study of the Americas.
Date: January 13, 2020
Time: 10:15 – 11:15
Address: Fed Ex Global Education Center, Room 3009, 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC
Attend one of the six information sessions offered this fall regarding the Scholarships for Language Study!
What is FLAS?
Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships support students taking less commonly taught language and area studies coursework. This program provides both academic year and summer fellowships to graduate and undergraduate students at the intermediate level and above.
The goals of the program include:
to assist in the development of knowledge, resources, and trained personnel for modern foreign language and area/international studies;
to stimulate the attainment of foreign language acquisition and fluency; and
to develop a pool of international experts to meet national needs.
FLAS Fellowships are possible because of grants provided from the U.S. Department of Education to the UNC area and global studies centers. Students must submit through the FLAS@UNC online application which is used by all Title VI FLAS granting Centers.
Find out more information here https://areastudies.unc.edu/flasunc/
Date: November 19, 2019
Time: 12:00pm -1:00pm
Address: 135 Dauer Drive, Gillings School of Public Health, Rosenau 101
Attend one of the six information sessions offered this fall regarding the Scholarships for Language Study!
What is FLAS?
Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships support students taking less commonly taught language and area studies coursework. This program provides both academic year and summer fellowships to graduate and undergraduate students at the intermediate level and above.
The goals of the program include:
to assist in the development of knowledge, resources, and trained personnel for modern foreign language and area/international studies;
to stimulate the attainment of foreign language acquisition and fluency; and
to develop a pool of international experts to meet national needs.
FLAS Fellowships are possible because of grants provided from the U.S. Department of Education to the UNC area and global studies centers. Students must submit through the FLAS@UNC online application which is used by all Title VI FLAS granting Centers.
Find out more information here https://areastudies.unc.edu/flasunc/
Date: November 12, 2019
Time: 12:15- 1:30
Address: 325 Pittsboro Road, Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building, Room 500
Attend one of the six information sessions offered this fall regarding the Scholarships for Language Study!
What is FLAS?
Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships support students taking less commonly taught language and area studies coursework. This program provides both academic year and summer fellowships to graduate and undergraduate students at the intermediate level and above.
The goals of the program include:
to assist in the development of knowledge, resources, and trained personnel for modern foreign language and area/international studies;
to stimulate the attainment of foreign language acquisition and fluency; and
to develop a pool of international experts to meet national needs.
FLAS Fellowships are possible because of grants provided from the U.S. Department of Education to the UNC area and global studies centers. Students must submit through the FLAS@UNC online application which is used by all Title VI FLAS granting Centers.
Find out more information here https://areastudies.unc.edu/flasunc/
Date: November 6, 2019
Time: 2:30-3:30
Address: Fed Ex Global Education Center, Room 3009, 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC
Attend one of the six information sessions offered this fall regarding the Scholarships for Language Study!
What is FLAS?
Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships support students taking less commonly taught language and area studies coursework. This program provides both academic year and summer fellowships to graduate and undergraduate students at the intermediate level and above.
The goals of the program include:
to assist in the development of knowledge, resources, and trained personnel for modern foreign language and area/international studies;
to stimulate the attainment of foreign language acquisition and fluency; and
to develop a pool of international experts to meet national needs.
FLAS Fellowships are possible because of grants provided from the U.S. Department of Education to the UNC area and global studies centers. Students must submit through the FLAS@UNC online application which is used by all Title VI FLAS granting Centers.
Find out more information here https://areastudies.unc.edu/flasunc/
