University of Pittsburgh

A PEOPLE WITHOUT A LAND
Streaming Oct 4-13, 2020
Online Discussion Sunday Oct 11 @ 7:00 pm EDT

In 2015 and 2016, European Countries received more than 1 million refugees. Germany adopted an open border policy welcoming refugees and implementing strategies to integrate them into society by providing access to healthcare, education, and jobs. Lessons learned from Germany are relevant to the U.S., which has recently adopted a different approach regarding immigration.

The Economics of Race and Identity: Virtual Seminar Series

Islam and the State: Religious Education in the Age of Mass Schooling
(with Masyhur Hilmy and Benjamin Marx)

Samuel Bazzi
Core Faculty, Global Development Policy Center
Assistant Professor, Economics
Boston University

Wednesday October 7 @ 3:00pm EST

On October 1st, we published American Muslim Poll 2020: Amid Pandemic and Protest, the fifth annual poll of attitudes and policy preferences on issues concerning American Muslims across faith and non-faith groups. (And there's still time to register for our webinar on civic engagement today!) This nationally representative survey includes groundbreaking data on Americans who are Muslim, Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, white Evangelicals, and non-affiliated. This research will inform journalists, policymakers, advocates, organizers, educators, and the general public for years to come.

12 PM - 1:30 PM Eastern Standard Time

2 - 3 PM EST

Historical scholarship on the Black Death, inaugurated in the 1830s by European historians and medical authors, has since developed into one of the most prolific industries serving both the academy and the general public. That body of scholarship—an artifact of nineteenth-century Eurocentric and colonialist historiography—resulted in a virtual consensus, still in force, as to the temporospatial definition of past pandemics, as well as their causes and effects on societies that experienced them.

Elizabeth Shackelford to Present

"Midnight Traveler" is a firsthand account created by Afghan director Hassan Fazil as he is forced by the Taliban to flee his homeland. Streamed now through September 30, 2020 To see the trailer, go to: https://www.michtheater.org/screenings/midnight-traveler/. I think you can view it for free if you email: cmenas@umich.edu to request the access code.