Kahn Appointed
Michelle Kahn, associate professor of history, was appointed as editor of Contemporary European History, an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes scholarship on European history from 1914 onwards.
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Friday, Oct. 25 at Noon with pizza, Weinstein Hall, Brown-Alley Room
Come be encouraged by Bilyana Petrova, a UR triple major in Global Studies, Economics, and Latin American Studies. Now Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University, Petrova will share possibilities with graduate schools and work in the marketplace. More details here.
Speaker Series
Each year the Department of Geography, Environment, & Sustainability, the Environmental Studies Program, and Global Studies Program partner to bring noteworthy speakers and scholars to Richmond to present lectures related to our global environment. All events are free and open to the public.
Wednesday, October 23, 5 pm, Gottwald Auditorium: Dr. Gary Machlis, University Professor of Environmental Sustainability, Clemson University, "Sustainability of the Forgotten"
Tuesday, November 19, 4:30 pm International Center Commons: Milena Cambronero
Lecturer in Natural Resource Management, The School for Field Studies (SFS), Costa Rica, "Do Costa Rican forest fragments in community-managed water protection areas serve as a refuge for endangered mammals?”
Regidor- Oct 2024 Speaker
Carlos Bravo Regidor, Mexican Journalist-Activist
Wednesday, Oct 30, 4:30-5:30 pm, Jepson 118
“Populism on the Ballot: The 2024 elections in the U.S. and Mexico.”
Join us to hear from an expert on prime US and Mexico issues. In the second half of the past decade, two populist movements rose to power in both sides of the Rio Grande: Trumpism and Obradorism (after the Mexican President López Obrador). This year, their future is on the ballot again, with Presidential elections in both Mexico and the United States.
The heir of Obradorism, Claudia Sheinbaum, won the Mexican contest in July and was sworn President on October 1, 2024. Will Trumpism pull a similar feat? What do these movements have in common? How will the bilateral relationship change depending on whether Trump or Harris wins? What are President Sheinbaum’s positions on immigration, commerce, democracy, and the war on the drug cartels?
Upcoming Events
Faculty and Alumni Accomplishments
Summers Presented
Carol Summers, Samuel Chiles Mitchell-Jacob Billikopf Professor of History and Global Studies, presented "Housewives and Thrift in the 1940s, from Britain to Australia" at the "Making, Spending, Saving: Women and Money in Australasia" Symposium.
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Summers Presented
Carol Summers, Samuel Chiles Mitchell-Jacob Billikopf Professor of History and Global Studies, presented "'No one else can do your duty': War Savings Propaganda and Practices of Australian Citizenship,1939-46" at the 43rd Australian Historical Association Conference.
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Summers Delivered Presentation
Carol Summers, Samuel Chiles Mitchell-Jacob Billikopf Professor of History and Global Studies, presented "Saving Britain (with money): Canada, Uganda, Loyalty and World War II," at the Canadian Association of African Studies 2023 Annual Conference.
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Richmond marks decades of civic learning
As the Bonner Center commemorates its 20th anniversary, their Civic Fellows program has also reached a significant milestone, with more than 200 students engaging through internships worldwide.
October 22, 2024
Student Experience
Study abroad for all Spiders
EnCompass celebrates five years of creating opportunities for students to participate in international travel.
October 14, 2024
University News
Idea Exchange
Speakers at the Faculty & Staff Research Symposium discussed topics ranging from global health and conspiracy theories to Cuban music and Jack the Ripper.
October 3, 2024
Student Scholars
University of Richmond Student Named Gilman-McCain Scholar
Glen Kettering is the first UR student to receive this award, which he is using to study abroad in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Mailing address:
Global Studies Program
Carole Weinstein International Center, Room 304
211 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 484-1472
Fax: (804) 484-1577
Program Coordinator: Dr. Yvonne Howell
Academic Administrative Coordinator: Lynn Hardwicke