Proposals are now being accepted for Year of Discourse and Dialogue projects from students, staff and faculty.
YEAR OF … EVENTS
Two new programs inspired by the Year of Discourse and Diaologue will take place this month.
“We Have Never Been Woke,” 4:30 p.m. Nov. 4, 3911 Posvar Hall: Musa al-Gharbi will present a book talk on his new release, We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite. Al-Gharbi, a sociologist and assistant professor at Stony Brook University, explores how the rise of “symbolic capitalists” — professionals in fields like education, media, law, and NGOs — has contributed to increasing social and economic inequalities, despite their commitment to social justice. The talk is part of the Governing Deep Differences speaker series at the Center for Governance and Markets. To attend, register here.
Global Justice Activism at Pitt, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 14, 630 William Pitt Union: This Intergenerational Roundtable and Pedagogy Workshop will look at the long tradition at Pitt of activism for global justice by students who seek to raise awareness, engage communities, and advocate for change at the University and in the United States. The event will feature student activists from several generations, including those who demonstrated against the war in Vietnam in the 1970s, South African apartheid in the 1980s, and those advocating for divestment from Israel today.
Awards of up to $5,000 to support faculty, staff, student, administrative and general community efforts that advance learning, research, engagement, and/or practice around discourse and dialogue are invited.
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For the fall 2024 semester, proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis through Dec. 6.
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For the spring 2025 semester, proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis beginning Jan. 7 through Feb. 28.
The steering committee will review proposals on a rolling basis during the periods noted above.
Please submit your application via Competition Space.
All proposals must demonstrate:
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Alignment with Year of Discourse and Dialogue theme
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Evidence of need, challenge, and/or opportunity and benefit
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Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion through:
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Sustainable impact beyond Year of Discourse and Dialogue
Projects including one or more of the following are especially encouraged:
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Those that involve interdisciplinary or cross-unit teams that bring together more than one department, school, or unit at Pitt.
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Those that involve team members representing different roles and connections to Pitt (e.g. student, staff, faculty, community members, alumni).
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Those that connect the University of Pittsburgh’s regional campuses.
Award recipients will be asked to submit a brief report to yearof@pitt.edu by May 30, 2025. Award recipients also will be encouraged to share their activities at the Celebration of the Year of Discourse and Dialogue in April 2025, and through Canvas or D-Scholarship@Pitt.
Recipients also will be asked to submit their instructional materials for inclusion in a central Pitt repository of discourse and dialogue curricula and educational resources. In doing so, your materials will be shared with the Pitt community.
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