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The Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC) builds international awareness, global competence, and advanced language capacity in higher education, the private & public sector, and the K-12 community to empower the region’s global agenda. AGSC prioritizes and integrates principles of Education for Sustainable Development and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
With Atlanta’s growth as a global business hub, corporate initiatives on diversity, equity, and social justice are intersecting in new ways with their mandate to cultivate a culturally competent workforce. A new sense of urgency seems to have gripped the business community with the racial reckoning after George Floyd’s death and the inequities […]
The next Annual Atlanta Global Studies Symposium will be held virtually from April 20 to 23, 2021. The annual symposium addresses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and brings together educators, researchers, corporate, civic, and community partners, as well as graduate and undergraduate students, to discuss topics of global and local significance and to […]
Elizabeth F. Cohen, the keynote speaker on the opening day of the Atlanta Global Studies Symposium, will discuss her recent book, "Illegal: How America’s Lawless Immigration Regime Threatens Us All." Cohen will narrate the country’s descent into anti-immigrant panic, tracing the origins of our obsession with illegality to the country’s first comprehensive immigration restriction law. […]
At this featured event of the Atlanta Global Studies Symposium, participants will learn about the crisis in Myanmar/Burma from trusted experts and hear from activists about the reality of human rights violations against the Karen and Rohingya and the challenges of refugees. How do we put pressure on international and U.S. leaders and policymakers to […]
At this featured event of the Atlanta Global Studies Symposium, dignitaries contextualize U.S. diplomacy and recent events in their respective regions of the world, share insights about the U.S. relationship with their countries specifically, and give audiences a glimpse of what to expect from the Biden administration in the next four years. Panelists: Consul of […]
In the closing keynote address of the Atlanta Global Studies Symposium, co-sponsored by Race Beyond Borders, Sheila S. Walker, a cultural anthropologist and documentary filmmaker, will describe the fascinating and sometimes surprising connections between people and cultures of the Global African Diaspora. Walker's most recent documentary, "Familiar Faces/Unexpected Places: A Global African Diaspora," was shown […]
A Dialogue with Nestor Forster, Ambassador of Brazil to the U.S. - Nov. 4 @ 3:30 pm The conversation will center on the U.S.-Brazil relationship on topics ranging from politics, business, and commerce to public health, social justice, education, and the environment. The event will be live-streamed. Please register to receive the link in your […]
The Atlanta Global Studies Center together with CULTR, the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Career Services, and the Global Studies program, hosts the Global Career Series as part of International Education Week. The Global Career Series features organizations who work globally and others who work on global issues locally. Representatives from agencies such as the […]
Bringing the World to Atlanta’s K12 Classrooms (Virtual) Thursday, November 11, 3pm – 4pm Current and future K12 teachers will learn how to connect students to peers in other countries and build global competence, communication skills, digital literacy, and teamwork! Classroom activities and project ideas will be provided. Sponsor(s): GSU College of Education & Human […]
Peter Martin joins the Atlanta Global Studies Center for a discussion on his book, "China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy," which charts China's transformation from an isolated and impoverished communist state to a global superpower from the perspective of those on the front line: China's diplomats. Peter Martin is Bloomberg's defense policy and intelligence […]
The 2022 Clarkston Summit will host over 250 participants, including Clarkston residents, community organizations, and community leaders. The purpose of this event is to talk about shared interests, goals, needs, and concerns, and to develop concrete plans to address them. The afternoon will be devoted to building solutions, establishing partnerships, and planning a way forward […]
In collaboration with GSU’s Middle East Studies Center and the University of Michigan Department of Middle East Studies, the Atlanta Global Studies Center welcomes Dr. Marwa Maziad to Georgia State University. Speaker: Dr. Marwa Maziad Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (EST) Location: 25 Park Place NE (SunTrust Building) 26th Floor, RM […]
Women’s history month comes at a fraught time in Iran and Turkey, two pivotal nations straddling the Middle East and Asia. In Iran, the death of a young woman in police custody has thrown the oppression of women into stark relief, sparking widespread protests led by women over the forced wearing of headscarves that have […]
The Atlanta Global Studies Symposium presents groundbreaking multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary, and cross-sector collaborative research and initiatives that promote global education, language learning, sustainable development, and community engagement. The in-person event welcomes partners, faculty, students, community organizers, K-12 teachers, and the public to connect, discover the impact of collaboration, and celebrate the diversity and global vitality of […]
Join Global Atlanta for the next interview in "Authors Amplified", a series of virtual book talks in partnership with the Atlanta Global Studies Center spotlighting Georgia voices on international issues. We’ll be chatting with Professor & Executive Director of Georgia Tech CIBER, John R. McIntyre, on his book, Multinational Enterprises and the Challenge of Sustainable […]
The Atlanta Global Studies Symposium is returning this year with the focus on "Languages of Sustainability and the Global South". The 2024 Atlanta Global Studies Symposium will present initiatives that promote global education, language learning, sustainable development, and community engagement. The in-person event welcomes partners, faculty, students, community organizers, K-12 teachers, and the public to connect, […]
The Atlanta Global Studies Center is excited to announce a conference highlighting Interdisciplinary and Critical Approaches to Sustainability, entitled “Sustainability in a Planet of Diverse Knowledges and Persistent Inequalities”. The morning session will feature panels of faculty from Georgia Tech’s College of Computing, College of Design, Insitute of People and Technology, the College of Engineering, and College of Science, all […]
Powering Bollywood dance numbers and board-room decisions of Indian corporations, Hindi has emerged as a powerful cultural force and a vital global business tool. Still, the mother tongue of 600 million Indians and thousands of investors and entrepreneurs from an expansive global diaspora is taught only at a handful of American schools. Why this disconnect? Join the Atlanta Global Studies Center, a collaboration between Georgia Tech and Georgia State University; and the Consulate General […]
AGSC is thrilled to continue its “Talking Brazilian: A Cultural Studies Seminar Series” on Tuesday, February 25. The event will feature Hon. Alceu Mauricio Jr, a Federal Judge in Brazil since 2001 and an expert in human rights and legal systems, presenting on "Human Rights, Legal Systems, and the Culture of the Law in Brazil and the US." Judge Mauricio, […]
The Atlanta Global Studies Symposium is returning this year with a focus on "Global Languages, Placemaking, and Identities". The 2025 Atlanta Global Studies Symposium will present initiatives that promote global education, language learning, sustainable development, and community engagement. The in-person event welcomes partners, faculty, students, community organizers, K-12 teachers, and the public to connect, to discover the […]
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