All Majors
Optional Spring Advising Meetings
April 5, 11
Spring advising meetings are optional. If you would like to schedule a meeting with Professor McMann, you can do so here. Students who are off-campus should request a Skype meeting, using the same link. Be sure your calendar is set to Eastern Time.
International Security Positions
Deadlines for international security positions beginning summer 2020 can be as early as this spring due to security clearance requirements. If you are interested in such positions, begin to monitor usajobs.gov and U.S. federal agency web sites regularly now.
Environmental Politics
March 21, 6-7:00pm, Cleveland Botanical Gardens
Panelists will discuss how global environmental issues change how we think about politics. Event is free, registration is requested.
Environmental Ethics
March 22, 12:45-2pm, KSL Room LL06
Allen Thompson, Oregon State University Philosophy Professor, will discuss ethics in global climate governance. Event is free.
Climate Change
March 22, 5-6pm, TVUC Ballroom A
Harvard University’s Naomi Oreskes will discuss the biological, material, and political consequences of climate change. Event is free, registration requested.
Cleveland International Film Fest
March 27-April 7
CIFF is seeking volunteers during the fest. Contact Beth Steele Radisek for more information.
Ellen and Matt Feldman Internship Grants
International Studies majors are eligible for funding. Applications are due March 29, 2019.
Baker Nord Center Internship Funding
Students must attend one of the Spring 2019 Humanities Meet-Ups in order to be eligible to apply. Applications are due April 15, 2019.
Africa
AIDS in Mozambique
March 22, 5-6pm Mather Memorial Building, Room 202
Join University of Washington Anthropology Professor Rachel Chapman for a discussion on AIDS in Mozambique.
Roadmap to Apartheid
March 21, 7-9pm, Crawford Hall, Room 11A
This event will examine the similarities and differences between apartheid-era South Africa and the Israeli-Palestine conflict.
Asia
Genesis 2.0
March 23, 5-7pm, Cinematheque
This documentary follows Russian and Korean biologists seeking to clone the extinct woolly mammoth from preserved carcasses found by mammoth tusk hunters. Tickets are $7 for age 25 and under.
Naach di Cleveland
March 23, 5:30-10pm, Cleveland Public Auditorium
Enjoy this South Asian dance competition that features Bollywood-Fusion and Bhangra. Student tickets are $10 online or $15 at the door.
Shoplifters
March 25, 6:45pm, Cinematheque
Join CWRU Professor Emerita of Japanese Lina Ehrlich for a discussion and screening of Shoplifters, about a Japanese family that shoplifts to survive. Tickets are $8 for age 25 and under.
Buddhism and the Environment
March 25, 5-6pm, TVUC Ballroom A
Mark Blum, UC Berkeley Japanese Studies Professors, will infer an environmental imperative from Indian, Chinese, and Japanese Buddhism. Event is free, registration is requested.
Holi Festival Volunteers
April 6
Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, tear-down, food service, and giveaways. Learn more about the event here.
Europe
Germany’s New Party Politics?
March 22, 12:30-1:30pm, KSL Dampeer Room
Join Andreas Sobisch, John Carroll University Political ScienceProfessor, for a discussion of the changing political party system in Germany. Event is free.
Genesis 2.0
March 23, 5-7pm, Cinematheque
This documentary follows Russian and Korean biologists seeking to clone the extinct woolly mammoth from preserved carcasses found by mammoth tusk hunters. Tickets are $7 for age 25 and under.
Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf
March 24, 6:30-8:30pm, Cinematheque
This documentary examines the work of Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf. Tickets are $7 for age 25 and under.
Middle East
Roadmap to Apartheid
March 21, 7-9pm, Crawford Hall, Room 11A
This event will examine the similarities and differences between apartheid-era South Africa and the Israeli-Palestine conflict.
The International Studies Program does not endorse or sponsor the fellowships, internships, jobs, and other opportunities listed in the newsletter. Students are encouraged to evaluate them.