Center for Global and Area Studies

Globalization. Multiculturalism. International Business. Cooperation and Conflict Resolution. Poverty and the Challenges of Development.

The Global Village is getting smaller by the day. International topics such as these are constantly in the news. That's why students like you are inspired to pursue studies from an international perspective, or to learn about civilizations that are very different from your own.

The Center for Global and Area Studies provides students with opportunities to coherently and systematically understand the world's regions. We support academic programs in:

• African Studies
• Asian Studies
• European Studies
• Islamic Studies
• Jewish Studies
• Latin American & Iberian Studies

Each of these programs is directed by a faculty expert who serves on the CGAS Steering Committee.

CGAS also engages the UD community in world learning by developing graduate certificates and minors that further the ideal of "global citizenship." We award research grants to faculty whose work contributes to our knowledge of the world.

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Lecture Series: Conflict and Cooperation in the Global Arena

Music of North India

Wednesday evening, March 20, 7:30 to 9:30 pm at Wilmington Friends School, 101 School Road, Wilmington, DE 19803
An extraordinary program of classical North India music performed by Allyn Miner on the sitar and Sudev Sheth on the tabla. This event is sponsored by the Delaware-Lahore-Delhi Partnership for Peace.
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Transnational Encounters: Ha Jin

Public Lecture: Thursday, March 7, 5:00 pm, Clayton Hall
Readings: Friday, March 8, 10:30 am (English) and 2:00 pm (Chinese), Trabant Theatre
Ha Jin is one of the foremost and most respected Chinese-American writers. He has been the recipient of several prestigious literary awards int he United States.

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