2020-21 K-12 Global Fellowship Program: "Intersection of Coffee and Tea Around the World: History, Culture, and Global Impact"

The Area Studies Centers have opened the application for the 2020-21 K-12 Global Fellowship program. The theme for this fellowship program is ''Intersection of Coffee and Tea Around the World: History, Culture, and Global Impact'' and it will consist of five sessions. Through the theme, teachers will explore the intersections of history, politics, and culture in tea and coffee consumption habits around the world.

The application deadline is Friday, May 29.

Costigan Awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award To Mexico

Lucia Costigan, professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and CLAS faculty affiliate, was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Mexico. Costigan will be researching "The Transformation of Portuguese New Christians into Heretics during the Union of the Spanish and Portuguese Crowns: 1580-1640" at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Biblioteca Franciscana and Biblioteca Palafoxiana during January-June 2021.

Summer 2020 Global Teacher Seminar "Where Does Our Food Come From? Global Agricultural and Economic Sustainability"

The Area Studies Centers at Ohio State will be moving the Global Teacher Seminar to a virtual format! This workshop aims to inform K-12 teachers on issues related to global agricultural and economic sustainability by focusing on various global regions including Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Participants will hear from regional experts on agricultural trends and practices, food access and distribution, intersections with environmental and economic sustainability and how it all relates to our own food decisions. More information about the virtual program details will be available soon.

CLAS seeks faculty affiliate updates

CLAS is asking all faculty affiliates to complete the CLAS Affiliate Update Survey that will collect accurate, up-to-date records of all scholarly work related to Latin America at Ohio State.This information will also be included in the upcoming CLAS Annual Report, which will be sent out later in the Spring. If you would like to share news on your recent publications, presentations, awards received, upcoming events, or other noteworthy milestones, please complete the survey below.

Learn Portuguese online this summer!

Are you searching for a more flexible solution to learning a new language at Ohio State? The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is offering 100% online Portuguese language courses this summer. Start learning Portuguese by signing up for PORT 1101 and PORT 1102 during summer term.

Global Read Webinar Series: Reading Across Cultures

Once a month, the World Area Book Awards (Américas Award, Africana Book Award, Freeman Book Award, Middle East Book Award, and the South Asia Book Award) sponsor a 60 minute webinar on a book recognized by one of the awards. Each webinar features a presentation by an award-winning author with discussion on how to incorporate multicultural literature into the classroom.

The books are appropriate for students in grades K-12. Please read along with us this spring as we explore the world through these award-winning books. We encourage all readers to join in on the conversations each month and connect directly with the author.

The Américas Book Award webinar will be held May 11, 2020 (Auntie Luce's Talking Paintings by Francie Latour) from 7-8 PM EST.

Language Teacher Summer Institute (LTSI)

The University of Florida is hosting a Language Teacher Summer Institute, free to all teachers of foreign languages. This online course is designed for middle, high school, and community college foreign language teachers. The course will run Monday - Friday, June 22 - July 2, 2020, with morning or afternoon meet-ups.