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FREE PD WORKSHOPS FROM THE DUKE-UNC CONSORTIUM FOR MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
March 8, 2019
Register or apply today for exciting, free professional development options from the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies: World War I and the Middle East (4/11), Women and Gender in the Middle East (4/13) and Dimensions of the Middle East (6/23-28).
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WORLD WATER DAY 2019 – LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND
February 26, 2019
World Water Day, celebrated annually on March 22nd, is a day of international observance that provides an opportunity to learn about water related issues and to inspire action to make a difference. Originally adopted in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly and launched in 1993, World Water Day invites participants to engage in activities that promote public awareness of issues related to water conservation and development.
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COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRAVEL GRANT FOR CONFLICT OVER GAZA: PEOPLE, POLITICS, AND POSSIBILITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE
February 21, 2019
The UNC Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies is thrilled to announce a handful of small travel grants available for community college faculty to attend our upcoming annual conference “Conflict Over Gaza: People, Politics, and Possibilities” at UNC-Chapel Hill, March 22-24, 2019. This conference will shed much needed light on the current realities in the Gaza Strip, giving participants a deeper understanding of the context of these realities and offering concrete options that can better the lives of Gazans.
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GLOBAL MIGRATION SEMINAR
February 13, 2019
UNC’s Jess Stanford, a North Carolina-focused demographer claims that migration has been a driving force in North Carolina’s total educational attainment. Between 1990 and 2016, the state’s population of working-age adults (25-64) with an associate degree or higher grew by 1.3 million residents. The majority of these individuals (70%) were born in another state or country (Carolina Demography, 2018).
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND MIGRATION LECTURE 2/22
January 31, 2019
Educators, students, and community members: Attend a free, open-to-the-public lecture and event as part of The North Carolina Conference on Latin American Studies. Is Climate Change a Factor in the Recent Migration Events from the Northern Triangle in Central America? A lecture by Edwin Castellanos, climate scientist from the Universidad del Valle, Guatemala on Friday, February 22, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
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