African Identities in the Age of Obama – Conference at Mason

October 7, 2009 – 10:52 am

Mason will hold its first African and African American Studies Conference at the Fairfax Campus starting tomorrow.  The aim of the conference is “to provide a critical forum for the continued examination of African identities, the African and African American Studies program at George Mason University.”   The conference is titled “African Identities in the Age of Obama” and will focus on the way “African identities are constructed, expressed, and represented.”

“African Identities in the Age of Obama” is for both scholars and students  and will be held on October 8-10, 2009, on the Fairfax campus.  Find more details here:

http://aaas.gmu.edu/conference_obama_2009

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Provost’s Faculty Forum on International Projects.

September 28, 2009 – 10:00 am

Locations for the Provost’s Faculty Forum on International Projects,
Tuesday, September 29, 11:30 am, will be as follows:

Fairfax Campus, Johnson Center Cinema
Arlington Campus, Original Building, Rm 250 (video conferenced)
Prince William Campus, Discovery Hill Building, Room 100 (video
conferenced)

Major Mason international initiatives will be briefly outlined by
Provost Stearns, with a chance for questions and suggestions.

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World trade is now Global!

July 30, 2009 – 6:34 pm

University Libraries recently upgraded our World Trade Atlas, to the newer Global Trade Atlas from Global Information Services.

Like its predecessor, GTA also provides researchers with detailed country trade (import and export) data using the the Harmonized Schedule Code.  User can search by focusing on specific countries or by individual commodities or commodity groups.

Unlike its predecessors, however, and to its credit, I might add, users can actually access this resource over the World Wide Web from home, work, and coffee shops around the globe…presuming they have an intenet connection of course.

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Gearing up for global research

July 30, 2009 – 5:04 pm

It’s almost August…and for those of us in the academic world, that signals the end of summer

:~(

but with a good 30 days before classes left, there’s still plenty of time for fun, sun and relaxation should you care to find it…

for the rest of us, there are new databases and library resources to think about, and if you are particularly globally minded, Global Research in Contex from Gale, might be a good one to look up.

GRIC brings together news articles, features and updates from around the world, with hightlights from and on different topics, countries and news souces.

It even contains media / video clips from the likes of Frontline, Meet the Press, and Today!

Contact your nearest librarian or library reference desk with questions or for more information.  If you’re not ready for that step yet, watch this video and you soon will be:

http://bit.ly/12nlfU

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OpenDoors-Report on international educational exchange

March 9, 2009 – 7:18 pm

Open Doors is an information resource that documents international students studying in the United States and abroad.

The printed version of the report provides data on place of origin, sources of financial support, fields of study, host institutions, academic level, and rates of growth of the international student population in the United States, as well as on the economic impact of international students to the host state and national economies.

from FAQ: http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=25092

Find out more, or order the report here:   http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/

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Mason’s Confucius Institute highlights Chinese language and Culture

January 29, 2009 – 4:48 pm

GMU’s new partnership makes it the first university in Virginia to host a Confucius Institute.  The new institute will focus on the promotion and outreach for Chinese language and culture.

Read more in this Gazette article by  Catherine Ferraro here:

http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/12989/

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