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It’s Dr. Reed Wicander’s turn in our author spotlight! Dr. Wicander is the co-author of the visually engaging and brand-new first edition geology textbook, “Physical Geology: Investigating Earth.” With this title, Dr. Wicander hopes geology students will form connections with current issues and the world around them.

Get to know more about Dr. Wicander and what this textbook offers for students and instructors: https://bit.ly/43JY2eD

📢 Join us for a CIES Presidential Series Event!

🌟 A Conversation with Dr. Robert Arnove
🗓 Friday, February 21 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM (ET)
📍 Join on Zoom!

Dr. Robert (Bob) Arnove, Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, is a distinguished scholar in comparative education with a career spanning global academia, leadership in teachers' unions, and even experimental theater. He is the author of Talent Abounds: Profiles of Master Teachers and Peak Performers and co-editor of Comparative Education: The Dialectic, the Global, and the Local. Most recently, he co-directed THUNDER ROLLS! The World of Blind Baseball (2023).

Don’t miss this inspiring discussion! 🎙✨

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📌 Hosted by CIES & Pitt IISE

Inspiring Coffee & Conversation with Pitt alumni Dr. Namgi Park (Gwangju National Univ) & Dr. Francesca Amati (Univ of Lausanne) on Nov 6! Thanks for sharing your global career journeys with our students! 🌏

On Nov 1, we welcomed CIES former presidents Dr. Noah W. Sobe (Loyola University Chicago) and Dr. Supriya Baily (George Mason University) to Pitt for an inspiring CIES-IISE joint session! 🎓
The discussion focused on trust and methodological rigor in higher education research, sparking meaningful dialogue between faculty, students, and our distinguished speakers about building stronger academic communities.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this enriching exchange of ideas!

Yesterday, we welcomed alumnus Namgi Park (PhD ’93) back to campus for a talk about mitigating the pandemic’s achievement gap in Korea. Park shared policy solutions that can help the U.S. and other countries that are facing similar problems.

Join for an upcoming event featuring Dr. Namgi Park, an accomplished alumnus from the SOE's IDEP program (International Development Education). Dr. Park will discuss the impact of the pandemic on educational achievement gaps in Korea and offer practical solutions. With his extensive experience in education, his talk will also have policy implications for the United States and other countries. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from a distinguished expert in the field of education!

Learn more and register for this hybrid event: https://buff.ly/3LLHF6M

Congratulations to Yuan Gao, this year's recipient of the Student Leadership Award! As a PhD student in Social and Comparative Analysis of Education, Yuan advocates for the needs and engagement of international students. We're proud to have such a dedicated colleague in our community.

Are you interested in learning about humanizing approaches to language education that promote cultural diversity and inclusivity? Join us for the Institute for International Studies in Education (IISE) Brown Bag Series on April 13th from noon to 1pm at room 5315 Posval Hall. Dr. Loretta Fernández, a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Leading in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh, will share her insights on how to guide language teachers and candidates to enact pedagogies that are responsive, antiracist, and culturally sustaining. Come be a part of the conversation!
Event will be in person AND via zoom.Register here: https://buff.ly/40xTmEd

We want to thank everyone who joined us for a talk by Pitt Education alumna Kakenya Ntaiya on breaking down barriers to girls' education with her nonprofit, Kakenya's Dream. Kakenya shared with us the challenges facing girls in rural/remote communities and how her organization is empowering them through education, community engagement, and advocacy. We are inspired by Kakenya's work and the impact it is having on vulnerable girls and their communities in rural Kenya.

Doctoral Students Rise to 3MT Challenge - News - Carnegie Mellon University Eight finalists will compete in the 3MT Championship on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m.