Spotlight: Education Abroad Updates |
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The U-M COVID-19 Travel Restriction for all international destinations is still in place, which means all non-essential travel remains suspended until further notice.
The U-M International Travel Oversight Committee (ITOC) will meet in late September to determine if any destinations/countries can move from a U-M Travel Restriction to a U-M Travel Warning. If this happens, then graduate students may only travel with an approved ITOC safety plan and written verification from the SSW Dean and/or Office of Global Activities indicating that the activity is academically essential and location specific. This flowchart helps to illustrate the decision process.
There is a newly created COVID-19 & Travel FAQs on the Global Michigan website with frequently asked questions related to the pandemic.
In regards to the SSW Global Independent Study program, the Office of Global Activities does not know if travel will be allowed for the program until the University has made a decision on winter and spring/summer travel allowances.
If you have any questions about what this means please email ssw.oga@umich.edu
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Date: Sept 15 - Oct 15
Brief Description: Latinx Heritage Month is celebrated nationally from September 15th - October 15th. Currently the Office of Multi-Ethnic student affairs (MESA) helps support the Latinx Heritage Month efforts at the University of Michigan. Events will be held throughout the month to celebrate and uplift Latinx stories, heritage, identities and uplift community through various virtual events. This year, LatinX Heritage Month at U-M aims to highlight the Afro-Latinx identity and create awareness about Anti Blackness within the Latinx community.
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Date: August 26th - Sept 30th
Brief Description: In Pan-African Pulp, Botswana-born artist Meleko Mokgosi explores the history of Pan-Africanism, the global movement to unite ethnic groups of sub-Saharan African descent. . Inspired by the history of Pan-African groups in Detroit, Pan-African Pulp comprises four parts.
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Participant Registration Deadline: Sept 21 - Oct 4th
Brief Description: The English Language Institute's Conversation Circles program is going virtual this fall. Each circle consists of up to six participants and is led by a volunteer facilitator. Participants meet via an online platform to talk about any topic of interest, play games, and share pictures and videos.
Fall 2020 Conversation Circles will run for ten weeks from September 28th to December 6th.
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Date: Monday, September 28, 5 - 6:30 pm EST
Brief Description: The Program in International and Comparative Studies (PICS) will host its fourth annual International Studies Virtual Alumni Career Panel. This alumni panel will showcase and celebrate the university’s rich history of contributions made by International Studies alumni.
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Date: Friday, September 25, 3 - 4:15 pm EDT
Brief Description: The Intercultural Leadership Seminar (ILS) is designed for international and U.S. students who want to learn how to be more effective in a global environment. ILS includes brief lectures, discussion, experiential activities, and small group work. A certificate of completion will available to students who attend all three sessions, with the first session being in September.
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Date: Oct 5th at 11:00 am EDT
Brief Description: The International Institute will be holding an informational webinar on the Master in International and Regional Studies (MIRS) program for prospective students. MIRS combines an interdisciplinary curriculum, deep regional/thematic expertise, rigorous methodological training, and international experiences to enable students to situate global issues and challenges in their cultural, historical, geographical, political, and socioeconomic contexts and to approach them in diverse ways. This session will discuss topics related to the program structure, funding and financial aid, specialization tracks, dual-degree opportunities, and admissions requirements for students interested in applying for the Fall 2021 term.
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Date: November 13 -14, 2020
Brief Description: The Generation Mental Health Campus Chapter at the University of Michigan is excited to announce the first annual conference, Global Mental Health: Today and Tomorrow. The conference will feature keynotes, panels and design thinking workshops led by experts in the field; mentoring sessions where students can access personalized advice for progressing in their careers; and a student project showcase providing students the opportunity to present about their community work and/or research to a global audience.
Early bird student tickets cost just $5 if students buy them before October 4.
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Date Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020
Brief Description: Advocating Opportunity (AO) is unique among legal service providers for trafficked and exploited persons providing comprehensive legal services to all people who have experienced human trafficking regardless of age, gender, or nationality. Client Advocates will be socially conscious individuals who are passionate about and committed to ending human trafficking and exploitation through holistic, trauma-responsive services such as outreach, education, legal services, and whole person advocacy.
To apply, please email your resume and a letter of interest to: ss@advocatingopportunity.com A copy of this posting may also be found at https://www.advocatingopportunity.com/positions
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The new COVID-19 Emergency Funding Application is now available. Students can apply for support to address unexpected COVID-19-related costs such as medical expenses, travel costs, or computing/technology expenses required to study remotely. A FAQ page about this funding can be found by clicking the link above, go to section, "Cost & Aid" and check the question, "Can I access CARES Act Emergency Funding?" to learn more.
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Please contact the SSW Office of Student Services (ssw.finaid@umich.edu) if you are in financial hardship due to COVID-19. OSS staff will assist you to find funding to support you.
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If you are facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 or any other unforeseen situation, the Dean of Students Office stands ready to assist you. Students must contact the Dean of Students Office by phone (734-764-7420) or email (deanofstudents@umich.edu).
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CEW+ is able to offer small emergency grants to current U-M Ann Arbor graduate students. These grants are for unexpected financial emergencies that threaten to derail degree progress including funding issues that are a result of COVID-19.
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In the face of Covid-19, IFSW, together with a number of international advisors and contributors, including Unicef and the International Social Service, has updated its innovative free training course on alternative care of children. The UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children set out the principles for policy and practice that have been agreed upon globally to help towards tackling this issue. This free massive online open course (MOOC) delves into what the UN Guidelines look like in practice, which now accounts for the impact of COVID-19 in alternative care.
This course is free of charge and available in English, French and Spanish. It is running for the fifth and final time for social workers and everyone interested in or responsible for children’s care.
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Fall Term 2020 FAQs for New & Continuing Students |
The International Center has recently added these Fall 2020 FAQs to the International Center's COVID-19 Updates page. The webpage will be updated with new information as it becomes available. If you have other questions and concerns, please email the International Center at icenter@umich.edu.
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"This document was initially directed at ways for how to turn fieldwork that was initially planned as using face-to-face methods into a more ‘hands-off’ mode. However, people have added useful material about ‘born digital’ research (content already generated on the internet by online interactions), which provides an alternative source of social research materials if researchers decide to go down that path."
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This three session video workshop will focus on understanding anxiety, learning strategies to manage anxiety, and developing a plan to apply the strategies on a daily basis wherever you are during the Pandemic. |
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SSW has listed resources and information on this web page related to tuition costs, financial aid, employment, health insurance and general questions and support. |
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Can I get COVID-19 from food? What precautions should I take in grocery stores? Is food/grocery delivery safe? Find the answers to these and many other frequently asked questions about COVID-19 and food here. |
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Global Impact: News Story of the Week |
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*All news stories presented are likely to include bias. Please be aware of this as you read the article. If interested, we encourage you to read further about the topic at your own discretion. |
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Al Jazeera and News Agencies
"Senior Indian and Chinese military commanders are holding talks on Monday to find ways to resolve a months-long standoff between rival forces along their disputed Himalayan border in Ladakh, a region bordering Tibet that India administers.
Details of the talks, which are happening on the Chinese side in Moldo, facing the Indian-controlled Ladakh region, were not immediately disclosed..."
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Email ssw.oga@umich.edu if you have any questions.
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