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The Global Studies Center promotes critical thinking and practical engagement with the world through the interdisciplinary study of globalization. About us »

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For Students

The Center offers academic credentials to students who desire a deeper understanding of social and economic inequality in transnational context.

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For Faculty

Over 230 University of Pittsburgh faculty members are affiliated with the Global Studies Center.

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The 2026 GSGIS cohort holds their certificates behind the Governor's School staff

High schoolers earn Pitt credit, tackle global challenges through the PA Governor’s School for Global and International Studies

This summer, a group of the Commonwealth’s most academically talented rising juniors and seniors spent four weeks on the University of Pittsburgh’s…

Lara Putnam was elected vice president of research for the American Historical Association

Lara Putnam, a professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’…

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Pitt hosts conference on the future of international and area studies

The University of Pittsburgh welcomed leading scholars and practitioners working across international and foreign language education this May to…

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