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"Theory in a Global Context"

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
Remembering and Reflecting: Teaching September 11, 2001 in Diverse Classrooms

A resource for educators created by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’
AAS Digital Dialogue Critical Muslim Studie (Part 3)

Writing, Educating, and Conceptualizing Muslims across Asia and Asian America
CERIS Fall Book Discussion for Educators:

Participate in person in the Conover Room (Basement Floor of the) Mellon Administrative Building
Ten Evenings: Ayad Akhtar, Author of Homeland Elegies

Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures Presents: Ayad Akhtar
The Maydan Podcast

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
About al-Madaq

This website presents the history of Cairo through various texts, maps, photographs, and artworks
American Muslims Breaking Barriers in Politics

CAIR, JETPAC and MPower report on preliminary analysis of the 2020 election results of Muslim Ame

Announcements

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Call For Papers: Race and Islam: Global Histories, Contemporary Legacies Announced by the University of Pittsburgh From Event	CERIS Fall Book Discussion for Educators: Participate in person in the Conover Room (Basement Floor of the) Mellon Administrative Building From Event	Ten Evenings: Ayad Akhtar, Author of Homeland Elegies Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures Presents: Ayad Akhtar From Event

Meet the Institutions

The Ellis School

6425 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
(412) 661-5992
Contact: Ciera Young, youngc@theellisschool.org
http://www.theellisschool.org

Islamic Center of Pittsburgh

4100 Bigelow Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 682-5555
www.icp-pgh.org

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

103 Keith Annex
390 Pratt Dr.
Indiana, PA 15705
(724) 357-2290
Contact: Rachel Sternfeld rachel.sternfeld@iup.edu
www.iup.edu

Bloomsburg University

400 E 2nd St.
Bloomsburg, PA, 17815
(570) 389-4158
Contact: M. Safa Saraçoğlu, msaracog@bloomu.edu
www.bloomu.edu/

Sewickley Academy

315 Academy Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15143
412.724.2230
Contact: Michael-Ann Cerniglia, mcerniglia@sewickley.org
www.sewickley.org

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh

500 Grant St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 281-7970
Contact: Annie Prucey, annie@worldaffairspittsburgh.org
www.worldpittsburgh.org

Waynesburg University

51 W College St.
Waynesburg, PA 15370
(724) 627-8191
Contact: Keith Rieder, krieder@waynesburg.edu
www.waynesburg.edu

Washington & Jefferson College

60 S Lincoln St.
Washington, PA 15301
(724) 222-4400
Contact: Buba Misawa, bmisawa@washjeff.edu; Michael Shaughnessy, german@washjeff.edu
www.washjeff.edu

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

450 Schoolhouse Rd
Johnstown, PA 15904
(814) 269-7000
Contact: Robert Matson, rmatson@pitt.edu
www.upj.pitt.edu

Saint Vincent College

300 Fraser Purchase Rd
Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650
(724) 532-6600
Contact: Thomas Hart, tom.hart@email.stvincent.edu
www.stvincent.edu

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

616 N Highland Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
(412) 362-5610
Contact: Heather Hartung Vacek, Vice President for Academic Affairs
hvacek@pts.edu
www.pts.edu

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

101 Community College Way
Johnstown, PA 15904
(814) 262-6400
Contact: Erica Reighard, ereighard@pennhighlands.edu
www.pennhighlands.edu

Mount Aloysius College

7373 Admiral Peary Hwy
Cresson, PA 16630
(814) 886-4131
Contact: Theresa A. Spanella
tspanella@mtaloy.edu
www.mtaloy.edu

La Roche College

9000 Babcock Boulevard
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237
(412) 367-9300
Contact: Emily Markum
Emily.Markham@LaRoche.edu
www.laroche.edu

Juniata College

1700 Moore St.
Huntingdon, PA 16652
(814) 641-3600
Contact: Belle Tuten, tuten@juniata.edu
www.juniata.edu

Duquesne University

600 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
412-396-6504
Contact: Marinus Iwuchukwu, Associate Professor of Theology, iwuchukwum@duq.edu
www.duq.edu

Council on American-Islamic Relations-Pittsburgh

801 N. Negley Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412-606-3601
Contact: Christine Mohammed
cair.pittsburgh@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/CAIRpittsburgh
http://pa.cair.com/pitt

Community College of Allegheny County

Milton Hall 341, 808 Ridge Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-6097
Contact: Rachel Griffo, Associate Professor

Chatham University

Woodland Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
412-365-1171
www.chatham.edu
Jean Jaque Sene, Associate Professor of History

California University of Pennsylvania

250 University Ave
California, PA 15419
724-938-4000
Contact: Joseph Heim, heim@cup.edu
www.calu.edu

Baldwin-Wallace University

275 Eastland Road
Berea, OH 44017
440-826-2280
Contact: Indira Gesink, igesink@bw.edu
www.bw.edu

American Middle East Institute

2640 One Mellon Center, 500 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
(412) 995-0076
Contact: Simin Curtis, info@americanmei.org
www.americanmei.org

Pennsylvania State University

Penn State School of Global Languages, Literature and Cultures
401 Burrowes Bldg,
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 867-1665
Contact: Elena Galinova, Academic Director, Language Institute at Penn State,galinova@psu.edu
www.psu.edu

Saint Francis University

Philosophical and Religious Studies, Box 600
Loretto, PA 15940
(814) 472-3396
Contact: Michael McKale, mmckale@francis.edu
www.francis.edu

Slippery Rock University

204G Spotts World Cultures Bldg.
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
(724) 738-2426
Contact: Ahmad Khalili, ahmad.khalili@sru.edu
www.sru.edu

Seton Hill University

1 Seton Hill Dr.
Greensburg, PA 15601
(724) 830-1054
Contact: Fran Leap, leap@setonhill.edu
www.setonhill.edu

University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg

1150 Mt. Pleasant Road
Greensburg, PA 15601
Contact: Lipika Mazumdar, lim2@pitt.edu
www.upg.pitt.edu

University of Pittsburgh

Asian Studies Center, Contact: Shashank Srivastava, shashank.srivastava@pitt.edu
www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc

Center for Russian and East European Studies. Contact: Zsuzsanna Magdo, zsuzsannamagdo@pitt.edu
ucis.pitt.edu/crees

Global Studies Center, Contact: Elaine Linn, eel58@pitt.edu, (412) 648-2113
www.usis.pitt.edu/global

Carnegie Mellon University

5000 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 268-3238
Contact: Kiron Skinner, kskinner@andrew.cmu.edu
www.cmu.edu

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

110 Swarts Hall, 300 Campus Dr.
Bradford, PA 16701
(814) 362-7636
Contact: Tony Gaskew, tog6@pitt.edu
http://www.upb.pitt.edu

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