Center for the Study of Global Change - Indiana University

How do we help students engage in difficult conversations about global issues? Join the Global Deliberations Collaborative (GDC) on June 11th at IU Indianapolis and learn a proven framework for guiding meaningful dialogue in the classroom. Developed for P–16 educators, GDC equips teachers with tools to help students research complex issues, consider multiple perspectives, engage in civil discourse, and take informed action. 🌎🗣️

This summer's free workshop includes:
✅ Professional development on the Global Deliberations process
✅ International case studies and ready-to-use classroom materials
✅ Professional Growth Points
✅ Teacher stipend
✅ Lunch provided

Whether you teach social studies, global studies, world languages, or any subject that engages students with today's most pressing challenges, GDC can help you foster open-minded, informed, and engaged citizenship in your classroom.

Learn more and register here: https://accessglobal.indiana.edu/training/Global%20Deliberations%20Collaborative/index.html

Questions? Email Vesna Dimitrieska ([email protected]).

Tomorrow is a busy day at the Global Center! Join us at the Ferguson International Center in the morning 9am-12:30pm for our Global Learning Showcase (https://events.iu.edu/globalctr/event/2123956-iu-global-learning-showcase) then meet us across the street at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies for the HLS Music Festival to celebrate another wonderful semester of international work at IU!

📢 Join our colleagues at the
Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies for an engaging two-day event on global development and equity, starting today!

🎬 “Creative Resolve” Documentary Screening
🗓 April 27 | ⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM
📍 Shreve Auditorium (GISB 0001)
🔗 https://events.iu.edu/hls/event/2190072-preview-screening-of-creating-resolve

🌍 Workshop: Measuring International Development, Advancing Equity
🗓 April 28 | ⏰ 8:00 AM–3:30 PM
📍 GISB 1060
🔗 https://events.iu.edu/hls/event/2190070-workshop-on-measuring-international-development

This interdisciplinary event brings together leading scholars and practitioners—including Pedro Conceição, Kaushik Basu, Ray Offenheiser, and Kosali Simon—to explore how we measure development and how those measures shape policy and equity outcomes.

Topics include human development metrics, moving beyond GDP, and advancing equity through better measurement.

🔔Join us this Friday for our FREE virtual workshop led by Dr. Susan B. Sutton. This event will feature an introduction to the concept of internationalization. ICCI alumni will share how their experience at the institute has shaped internationalization efforts at both campus and curricular levels.

📅 Friday, May 15
🕓 11:00 AM ET - 1:00 PM ET
📍 Virtual Zoom Workshop

Open to all – attendance at ICCI is not required to take part in this workshop!
🔗Learn more at https://icci.indiana.edu/index.html
Registration required: https://iu.zoom.us/meeting/register/YGCMDw_cSYqyf6YTBg_w_Q #/registration

JOIN US THIS FRIDAY🔔Explore how IU students and faculty engage in global learning right here on campus!

📅May 1, 2026, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
📍Ferguson International Center, 4th Floor

Join us for the IU Global Learning Showcase, a celebration of student and faculty innovation in globally engaged education.
This year’s keynote address will be delivered by Judd Devermont, former National Security Council Senior Director for African Affairs and National Intelligence Officer for Africa.

🔗Make sure to register here by April 19: https://events.iu.edu/globalctr/event/2123956-iu-global-learning-showcase

Dear Teachers: IU is offering a webinar tomorrow, Thursday, April 9 at 1:00 pm entitled, "Leading for Bilingual Empowerment: Enhancing the Value of Dual Language Programs." Please join us for this free and inspiring event!
Register at: https://go.iu.edu/V6pMNr

The Global Center had a fantastic weekend of outreach!

We led an activity at the Lotus Blossoms World Bazaar at Fairview Elementary - connecting with 850+ fourth graders on Friday and local families on Saturday as we explored different maps and worldviews, learned about new countries by placing flags and animals on the map, and sparked curiosity about global cultures.

We also had the pleasure of co-sponsoring a book talk featuring Dr. Sven Beckert from Harvard University, who discussed his newly published book "Capitalism,A Global History," alongside an engaging panel at IU's Indiana Memorial Union.

Thank you to our partners at Lotus Education & Arts Foundation and IU's American Studies Department, IU Geography, and the Department of International Studies at Indiana University.

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Dear Educators 🌍 Join the Global Center this evening for the Global Deliberations Collaborative Virtual Series!

Our final session will take place this evening, March 16th from 7:00–8:00PM ET.

This session will feature the sharing of international case studies developed by Indiana University experts, highlighting key issues and perspectives from regions around the world. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with global insights and conversations that matter.

🔗 We look forward to seeing you soon! Sign up here: https://accessglobal.indiana.edu/training/Global%20Deliberations%20Collaborative/index.html

Tomorrow our Center's FLAS awardees will be presenting at the Spring 2026 Language Learners’ Lounge (LLL) event, “Where Can World Languages Take You?” organized by the Center for Language Technology and The Walter Center for Career Achievement!
Join online or in person to meet other language learners at IU and hear success stories from IU students and alumni who have turned language study into real career opportunities.

Wednesday, March 11, at 5:45pm. Click here for more information and to register: https://celt.indiana.edu/news-events/_events/sp26lll.html

Join us in one month for a FREE virtual Educators’ Book Club discussion of Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga on Thursday, March 12!
This award-winning novel-in-verse follows Jude, a young Syrian girl building a new life in the United States. It’s a powerful, hopeful story, written in prose, that opens the door to meaningful classroom conversations about identity, belonging, empathy, and resilience.

🗓 Thursday, March 12th
🕖 7–9 pm ET | 6–8 pm CT | 5–7 pm MT | 4–6 pm PT
💻 Virtual (registration required): https://go.iu.edu/8x8l
📖 Please read the book in advance. ✨ The session will feature a special guest appearance and breakout rooms for more focused discussion.

Co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Global Studies and the Center for the Study of Global Change at Indiana University.
Learn more about the book here: https://jasminewarga.com/other-words-for-home

Other Words For Home — Jasmine Warga Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind her, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her home town start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives.