{"688450":{"#nid":"688450","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Atlanta Global Studies Symposium: Sustaining and Advancing Global Studies in Times of Crisis","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGlobal challenges are no longer distant \u2014 they shape our classrooms, workplaces, and communities every day. At a time of funding uncertainty and growing pressure on international collaboration, this symposium brings together educators, students, civic leaders, and industry partners to ask a shared question: how do we sustain global engagement when it matters most?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoin us for a day of conversation, collaboration, and action as we reflect on the impact of the Atlanta Global Studies Center and chart the future of global studies in our city and beyond. Through panels, dialogue, and cultural programming, participants will explore how global learning strengthens universities, supports workforce development, and connects local communities to worldwide change. Atlanta is already global - this gathering focuses on how we build resilient partnerships to keep it that way. Be part of the conversation. Help shape what comes next.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdJNg7LQNvEdtpKZGIvvxqM0EJnnWL3erNuRQFg02YJIOQ2RA\/viewform\u0022\u003ERegistration\u003C\/a\u003E required.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAbout AGSC\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFounded in 2018 as a partnership between Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantaglobalstudies.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Global Studies Center\u003C\/a\u003E convenes universities, educators, industry, and community leaders to connect global scholarship to real-world challenges and sustain international collaboration in changing times \u2014 strengthening Atlanta\u2019s role as an international city.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmid funding uncertainty and pressure on international collaboration, this symposium brings together educators, students, and industry partners to ask: how do we sustain global engagement when it matters most?\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Amid funding uncertainty and pressure on international collaboration, this symposium brings together educators, students, and industry partners to ask: how do we sustain global engagement when it matters most?"}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2026-02-20 18:26:38","changed_gmt":"2026-03-23 17:28:28","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-04-09T11:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2026-04-09T19:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-04-09T19:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-04-09 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-04-09 23:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-04-09 23:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdJNg7LQNvEdtpKZGIvvxqM0EJnnWL3erNuRQFg02YJIOQ2RA\/viewform","title":"Register Now"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMalaika Marable Serrano\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mserrano40@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emserrano40@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}