The African Studies Center (ASC) sponsors conferences, lectures, exhibits, film series, and cultural performances throughout the year. These events are designed to foster understanding of Africa among members of the U-M community and the public and to advance the exchange of resources and knowledge between U-M and its partners in Africa.
In addition to our yearly programming, ASC considers funding requests to cosponsor lectures, events, performances, and activities that coincide with the our mission to promote a broad and deep understanding of the region. Request to cosponsor an event»
II Teach-In. The World at a Tipping Point: U.S. Foreign Policy Through a Global Lens
Omolade Adunbi, Elizabeth King, Gavin Arnall, Ann Lin; Moderated by: Youngju Ryu
II Teach-In. The World at a Tipping Point: U.S. Foreign Policy Through a Global Lens
February 25, 2026 (Wednesday)
12-1:30 PM, 1010 Weiser Hall
Please register to attend in person or via Zoom to help us plan accordingly.: https://myumi.ch/Nrgwy
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What is the global impact of the recent U.S. foreign-policy posture of aggression?
A multidisciplinary roundtable of U-M experts on Africa, East Asia, Eurasia, and Latin America offers regional and inter-regional perspectives on what is being dismantled and reordered in international relations, and what our shared world might look like in the future, near and far.
Panelists:
Omolade Adunbi, Director, African Studies Center
Elizabeth King, Director, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Gavin Arnall, Director, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center
Ann Lin, Director, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies
Moderator: Youngju Ryu, Director, International Institute
Part of a series of teach-ins that brings together U-M faculty and scholars, and international experts to discuss and examine where we have been, where we are, and think together about our collective future.
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Next Event:
WCEE Emerging Issues Lecture. Why Greenland Matters Now
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
4:00-5:30 PM
Forum Hall Palmer Commons
February 25, 2026 (Wednesday)
12-1:30 PM, 1010 Weiser Hall
Please register to attend in person or via Zoom to help us plan accordingly.: https://myumi.ch/Nrgwy
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What is the global impact of the recent U.S. foreign-policy posture of aggression?
A multidisciplinary roundtable of U-M experts on Africa, East Asia, Eurasia, and Latin America offers regional and inter-regional perspectives on what is being dismantled and reordered in international relations, and what our shared world might look like in the future, near and far.
Panelists:
Omolade Adunbi, Director, African Studies Center
Elizabeth King, Director, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Gavin Arnall, Director, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center
Ann Lin, Director, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies
Moderator: Youngju Ryu, Director, International Institute
Part of a series of teach-ins that brings together U-M faculty and scholars, and international experts to discuss and examine where we have been, where we are, and think together about our collective future.
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Next Event:
WCEE Emerging Issues Lecture. Why Greenland Matters Now
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
4:00-5:30 PM
Forum Hall Palmer Commons
| Building: | Weiser Hall |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | Discussion, Global Affairs, International, International Affairs, Public Policy |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from International Institute, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, African Studies Center, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
