Events


MAR
18
Date:
Monday, 18 Mar 2024
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location:
Virtual via Zoom
Department:
Office of the Dean
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Drawing from their extensive research and personal experiences, our speakers will lead a thought-provoking conversation to challenge conventional understandings of race and its implications for equity and power relations in higher education on a global scale. 

This event is the second part in ISP's Global DEI webinar series that explores the multifaceted nature of race and its implications across diverse cultural and geographical landscapes.

Attend via Zoom 
Link will be active shortly before webinar begins. No registration is required.

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SPEAKERS

Kirsten T. Edwards (she/her) is faculty in the department of Educational Policy Studies, as well as affiliate faculty for African & African Diaspora Studies, and the Center for Women's & Gender Studies at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Her research merges Black Studies, Curriculum Studies, and Critical Pedagogy. More specifically, Dr. Edwards is interested in antiBlackness as a feature of the globalization of higher education, and the ways in which these relationships animate corollary racial asymmetries.

Riyad A. Shahjahan is an Associate Professor of Higher, Adult and Life Long Education (HALE) at Michigan State University. He is also a core faculty member of Muslim Studies, Chicano/Latino Studies, and Asian Studies Center. He also serves as an Honorary Visiting Professor at the International Institute of Higher Education Research & Capacity Building (IIHEd) of O.P. Jindal Global University in India. His areas of research interests are in globalization of higher education, temporality and embodiment in higher education, cultural studies, and de/anti/postcolonial theory.

Date:
Monday, 18 Mar 2024
Time:
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location:
303 International Center (registration required)
Department:
Office for Education Abroad
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While we already recognize the many positive impacts of education abroad on students, there are long lasting global impacts which students can make through the successful integration of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into education abroad. 

In this workshop we will provide an overview of how MSU can successfully integrate some aspects of the UNSDGs into individual and group education abroad programming. 

Presenters will define key terms, discuss the UNSDGs most relevant to education abroad, and share the program design and planning process of the "Packaging in Africa" education abroad program that focuses on UNSDG #12.

Presenters include:

  • Laura Young, Office of Sustainability
  • Aaron Tucker, Camille Chism and Amy Radford-Popp, School of Packaging
  • Jean-Paul Sewavi and Jonus Cottrell, Office for Education Abroad

Lunch will be provided to those who register by March 13th

REGISTRATION FORM

Date:
Monday, 18 Mar 2024
Time:
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location:
Online (Zoom)
Department:
Office for Education Abroad
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Education Abroad 101 (EA 101) is a short webinar for anyone interested in studying abroad but isn't sure where to start!

We will cover program types, costs, funding, searching for programs and more!

At the end, feel free to ask us any questions you may have.

EA101 sessions take place on Mondays and Fridays at 12 noon.

REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND AN EA 101 SESSION

Date:
Monday, 18 Mar 2024
Time:
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location:
Online (Zoom)
Department:
Office for Education Abroad
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Begin your career at Michigan State University by becoming a Global Spartan in your very first semester. Join a cohort of global peers and spend the semester learning and exploring in and around the 2,700-year-old city of Siracusa (Syracuse, Italy).

March 18, 2024
6 p.m. ET
Zoom meeting
(Meeting ID: 922 0466 9051; Passcode: Global) 

Date:
Monday, 18 Mar 2024
Time:
7:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location:
B-122 Wells Hall
Department:
Asian Studies Center
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MSU Japan Month presents a screening of "Battle Royale," directed by Fukasaku Kinji. This controversial dystopian film, often seen as a precursor to "The Hunger Games," takes viewers into a harrowing survival game where high school students must confront each other on an isolated island. The film is presented in Japanese with English subtitles, noting its mature content due to violent scenes.

This event is organized and sponsored by the MSU Japan Council and the MSU Asian Studies Center

MAR
20
Date:
Wednesday, 20 Mar 2024
Time:
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location:
255 Old Horticulture Building
Department:
Asian Studies Center
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MSU Japan Month invites you to dive into the world of Japanese science fiction from the 1960s, its impact on global cinema, and its role as a socio-material force. Engage in a discussion that spans the social and political landscape, explores the genre’s influence beyond Japan, and connects historical sci-fi to contemporary trends. 

This event is organized and sponsored by the MSU Japan Council and the MSU Asian Studies Center.

Date:
Wednesday, 20 Mar 2024
Time:
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location:
MSU Museum
Department:
Asian Studies Center
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Explore the intricate history and modern dynamics of Indonesia's rise as a key player in palm oil production at MSU's panel discussion. 

This event, supported by Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities, alongside the International Center at the National Islamic University Sultan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi and the MSU Muslim Studies Program and Asian Studies Center, delves into the colonial past, environmental implications, and economic ramifications of this critical industry.

MAR
21
Date:
Thursday, 21 Mar 2024
Time:
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location:
International Center Room 303 & Zoom
Department:
African Studies Center
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Speaker: Matthew Kirwin US Department of State & George Washington University (Elliott School of International Affairs) 

Topic: Terrorism and Colonial Legacies in the Sahel: Social Media, Conspiracies and the Decline of French Influence

Register here: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DG1ZSqaPRMiXW8pQeW3Eig#/registration

Date:
Thursday, 21 Mar 2024
Time:
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location:
303 International Center
Department:
Asian Studies Center
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Speaker: Dr. Hasnul Insani Djohar is a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (2023-24) at Southern Utah University and an Associate Professor of English and Head of the English Department (2019-23) at Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University Jakarta. Dr. Djohar is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Muslim English Literature Journal. She holds a PhD in English Literature (Global Muslim Literatures) from the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. Her book "Rewriting Islam: Decolonialism, Justice, and Contemporary Muslimah Literature" is being published by the Ohio State University Press in June 2024.

This lecture is made possible by the Fulbright Outreach Lecturing Fund Award and the MSU Asian Studies Center, and co-sponsored by the MSU Muslim Studies Program

Date:
Thursday, 21 Mar 2024
Time:
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location:
International Center Room 303 & Zoom
Department:
African Studies Center
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The African Studies Center in partnership with the Asian Studies Center and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies will host a career conversation with Matthew F. Kirwin, Division Chief in the Office of Opinion Research at the US Department of State and Professorial Lecturer of International Affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University. 

Dr. Kirwin has over 20 years of work and research experience on politics, development, and security in Africa. He will give insights into his career path, highlighting the impact of Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships on language learning and cultural understanding and ways in which these skills prepare students for successful careers in various sectors.

Light refreshments will be served.

Register here: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L3Yfdg_XSwaZkpczQQSApQ#/registration