PITTWIRE: Mohammed Bamyeh earned the Kuwait Prize in sociology
Mohammed Bamyeh, professor in Sociology and a European Studies Center and Global Studies Center faculty affiliate, was awarded the 2025 Kuwait Prize in economic and social sciences for sociology by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences.
PITTWIRE: 4 Pitt students won DAAD RISE scholarships
Four Pitt students have earned scholarships to study at leading German universities and scientific institutes through the DAAD RISE program (Research Internships in Science and Engineering).
U TIMES: Slavic languages professor and nursing alum honored with Sheth awards
Nancy Condee, director of Pitt’s Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (as well as the inaugural director of the Global Studies Center), and Vivian Hui, who received her PhD from Pitt’s School of Nursing in 2022, were honored with the 2026 Sheth International Achievement Awards at a ceremony on April 14.
The Transatlantic Relationship at a Crossroads: A Conversation on the International Legal Order
There were jokes about the cold weather as the University of Pittsburgh welcomed Malta-native Ruth Bajada, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation in Washington.
PITTWIRE: llknur Lider was named president of the American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages
Ilknur Lider, a faculty affiliate of ASC, REEES, ESC, and GSC, has been named president of the American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages (AATT). An active member and former AATT executive secretary, she will serve in her role as president for the next three years.
PITTWIRE: Pitt’s Nationality Rooms are turning 100. Here’s how to celebrate.
The Cathedral of Learning’s Nationality Rooms turn 100 this year, and the University of Pittsburgh is celebrating with a full slate of events.
UNIVERSITY TIMES: Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards honor 16 faculty
Caitlin Bruce, affiliated faculty of ASC and GSC, received a Chancellor’s Distinguished Award for exemplifying excellence in public service.
ASEEES: Title VI Today and the Future(s) of SEEES
REEES Associate Director Zsuzsánna Magdó writes about the future of area studies and the current landscape of Title VI funding.
PITTWIRE: Bracuí Community Engagement Partnership Earns Partnership of Distinction Award
Active for more than two decades, the partnership is anchored through Pitt's Center for Latin American Studies in the University Center for International Studies, the Associação dos Remanescentes Quilombolas de Santa Rita do Bracuí, and AfrOrigins.
Africa’s Agricultural History Informs Modern Strategies
In 2024, Steven Goldstein, assistant professor of anthropology in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences [and CAS faculty affiliate], and his colleague, Natalie Mueller of Washington University in St.
Delo Blough was honored by NAFSA with an eponymous award
Delo Blough, director of Pitt’s Office of International Studies (OIS), was honored with an eponymous award by a regional branch of NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Professor’s ‘In Slavery’s Wake’ exhibit provides immersion into trans-Atlantic slave trade
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a traveling multimedia exhibit, co-conceived and curated by a Pitt faculty member, on the history of the global slave trade is taking on a life of its own.
In addition to educating and informing, “In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World” has sparked a growing dialogue about the larger questions of slavery.
8 Pitt undergraduates earned Gilman Scholarships
Eight University of Pittsburgh undergraduates have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for the October 2025 application cycle. Among those, Emily Truitt is enrolled in the Global Health Certificate, and Ariana Kamugisha is enrolled in the African Studies Certificate.
Cuilan Liu's "Buddhism in Court" shortlisted for two awards from American Academy of Religion
Congrats to REEES faculty affiliate Ciulan Liu, whose book Buddhism in Court: Religion, Law, and Jurisdiction in China, was recognized in the American Academy of Religion's 2025 Book Awards.
Pitt’s Nationality Rooms to welcome thousands for holiday open house
Kati R. Csoman came from an immigrant Hungarian family. Her father was a steelworker in Beaver County, and there wasn’t a lot of money for college.