June is Pride Month! This month, we recognize and celebrate the historical and cultural impact LGBTQIA2S+ individuals have made in our local, national, and international communities. Many Pride celebrations and parades take place around the world during the month of June to honor the anniversary of the Stonewall riots. To learn about resources and considerations when traveling abroad as a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, click here and here. | |
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Ninth Annual Ann Arbor Japan Week
Date: Multiple events, June 11-17
Brief Description: The Center for Japanese Studies presents the ninth annual Ann Arbor Japan Week! All events are free and open to the public. Ann Arbor Japan Week will kick off with a free, family-friendly screening of Howl’s Moving Castle on Sunday, June 11th at 3pm at the Michigan Theater. This year’s programming includes traditional Japanese sweets, manga drawing, music performances, an iaido workshop, and much more! Click here for a complete list of events.
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Fulbright U.S. Student Info Webinar
Date: June 16, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Brief Description: The Institute of International Education (IIE), on behalf of the U.S. State Department, administers the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, which offers research, study, and teaching opportunities in over 140 countries to recent graduates and graduate students. This competition is administered on campus by the International Institute (II). Join this online workshop with the II Fellowships & Grants team to learn more about Fulbright opportunities and receive information about preparing an application. Click here for more information and to register.
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International Coffee Hour
Date: June 23, 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Brief Description: International Coffee Hour is a great opportunity to meet new people from around the world! The event is open to all members of the U-M community, including international and U.S. students, scholars, faculty, staff, and their partners. The June Coffee Hour will be held at the Student Activities Building Lobby, 515 E Jefferson St. Click here for more information and to register.
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Join a Summer ELI Conversation Circle
Are you an international student or scholar at the University of Michigan? Are you interested in practicing informal English conversation, learning about US culture, meeting new people, and connecting with other international students and scholars at U-M? If yes, join an ELI Conversation Circle this summer! Conversation Circles are free, weekly, one-hour conversations open to all members of the University of Michigan community. Click here for more information or to register. Registration is open through June 16.
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Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows Seeking Support
The U-M Wallace House Center for Journalists is welcoming a cohort of 19 Journalism Fellows. The Fellows are accomplished journalists, typically 10 years or more into their careers, who represent nine countries and a broad cross-section of the U.S. You can read more about the incoming Fellows here. Most of the Fellows are looking for academic-year home/apartment rentals, and many are also looking to rent a car or bike for 10 months. If you or someone you know will be away during the coming academic year and have a home, apartment, car, or bike that you would be interested in renting to a Knight-Wallace Fellow, please reach out to Ashley Bates.
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Peace Corps Prep Graduate Student Peer Advisor
Application Deadline: N/A
Brief Description: the International Center will be hiring a graduate student to fill the position of Student Services Assistant II (Peace Corps Prep Certificate Program Graduate Student Advisor, Job Reference #7979), which will start at the beginning of the Fall 2023 term. The person who assumes this position will work together with the GEEA Assistant Director to carry out the Peace Corps Prep certificate program at U-M. Peace Corps Prep is a preparatory certificate program for undergraduates who are interested in applying for the Peace Corps in the future. The position involves advising undergraduate students, program management, and event planning! Preference will be given to applicants graduating no earlier than May 2024. Click here to learn more and apply.
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Graduate Program Assistants - Ginsberg Center
Application Deadline: N/A
Brief Description: The Ginsberg Center is hiring two graduate students in this role: one focused on facilitation and teaching, and one focused on program administration. The Graduate Program Assistant will work primarily with the Ginsberg Center’s student-facing team, which provides a dynamic hub of programs, services, and resources for student leaders and organizations. These include advising on principles and methods of community engagement; training on service, activism, and social justice; leadership and professional development opportunities; K-12 literacy support and training; and a robust Alternative Breaks program. Through these efforts, the Ginsberg Center provides transformative educational experiences for students by raising their awareness about social issues, and allowing students to learn more about themselves and others while making lasting commitments toward positive social change. Click here and here to learn more and apply.
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Multiple Positions Available: U-M English Language Institute
Application Deadline: N/A
Brief Description: The English Language Institute is hiring U-M students for summer work! There are three different positions open, each with unique duties, responsibilities, and levels of time commitment. All of these positions do meaningful work interacting with U-M's international community. The positions currently available are:
Click here to learn more about each position and apply.
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U-M Epidemiology Research Assistant
Application Deadline: N/A
Brief Description: The University of Michigan Department of Epidemiology is seeking a Research Assistant to support a qualitative research project examining the health consequences of climate change, disasters, and colonialism in Puerto Rico. The overarching goal of this study is to describe the experiences of Puerto Ricans who have been exposed to multiple disasters, their physical and mental health trajectories during these periods, barriers and protective factors to disaster adjustment, and the contrast between different disaster experiences. The study will involve conducting in-depth interviews with current residents of Puerto Rico who lived in the U.S. territory between 2017 and 2022. The research assistant will support qualitative data collection and analysis activities including but not limited to the following: scheduling interviews, accompanying the principal investigator during interviews and taking notes, transcribing interviews, supporting interview coding, and other research-related activities. Click here to learn more and apply.
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Multiple Positions Available: Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Application Deadline: N/A
Brief Description: Since 1939, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service has offered welcome and hope to refugees in the United States. They have several job openings available. These include:
For a full list of the available positions, click here to access their job postings page.
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Multiple Positions Available: International Rescue Committee
Application Deadline: N/A
Brief Description: The International Rescue Committee responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises to help to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. They have several job openings available. These include:
For a full list of the available positions, click here to access their job postings page.
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Multiple Positions Available: Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County
Application Deadline: N/A
Brief Description: As the only resettlement agency in Washtenaw County, JFS has resettled thousands of individuals from all over the world since it’s conception. The Resettlement & Integration Services Program at JFS assists refugees and immigrants, and their families with critical social services needed to ease their transition into their new communities.
For a full list of the available positions, click here to access their job postings page.
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CDC Yellow Book 2024
The CDC Yellow Book is a source of the U.S. Government’s recommendations on travel medicine and has been a trusted resource among the travel medicine community for over 50 years.
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