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How to Make the Most of SXSW EDU as…

In March 2025, three student leaders from the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh traveled to Austin, Texas, to lead a workshop at SXSW EDU. This is what they learned.   See their experience on Remake Learning.

Clean Energy and Global Opportunity

What does clean energy mean for Pittsburgh’s economy and for U.S. foreign policy in a rapidly changing world? The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh partnered with Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Breathe Project, and Carnegie Mellon University to explore how clean energy is reshaping global relationships, economic competitiveness, and regional...

Youth-Fellow Natalia C. in Public Source

"Growing up in a diverse household, I quickly learned that young people have to speak out to be understood. I’ve carried that message from Taylor Allderdice to Texas."   Read Natalia's story on PublicSource.

International Women’s Day 2025

On March 7, 2025, The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, in partnership with the Women & Girls Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania and Eden Hall Foundation, hosted a community panel and luncheon to mark International Women's Day.   Watch the recap on YouTube.

World Affairs Council’s Global Citizens Fellows tackle international issues…

The Global Citizens Fellowship trains cohorts of local leaders on how global issues like artificial intelligence, climate change and migration affect Pittsburgh.   Read more on Next Pittsburgh.

World Pittsburgh: Bridging Global Issues with Local Relevance

President and CEO Betty Cruz talks with host Tate Blanchard about their mission and how they build understanding, compassion, and connectivity in talking about global issues and making them locally relevant.   Watch the vide on Comcast Newsmakers.

Global Citizens Fellowship in Our Region’s Business

“We know that when you invest in a woman, you invest in a community. There’s a multiplier effect. That’s everywhere around the world, whether that’s investing in an industry, in a business, in a community, in a family. When you invest in a woman, the investment goes further.” Watch more...

Refugees Enhance Areas Where They Resettle

"Betty Cruz, president/CEO World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, says immigrants and refugees often settle in a neighborhood when they arrive. One family resettles, finds opportunity and sends word about the area. 'Word grows and that’s how the community grows,' Cruz says." Read more from The Business Journal.

World Affairs Council launching all-female cohort

"The World Affairs Council has been helping Pittsburgh see the big picture since 1931. Now they are launching an all female cohort to help local leaders transform their work through a global lens. Host Heather Abraham talks with Executive Director Betty Cruz."   Watch the full segment on Talk Pittsburgh.

SEEN: World Affairs Council celebrates 50 years of hip-hop

Read more from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.