Race

&

Business Ethics

Johannesburg

Paul T. Harper, PhD

Pitt Business Associate Dean of Inclusion, Engagement & International Affairs

University of Pittsburgh

pth6@pitt.edu

  • RBE South Africa Course Structure

    3 credit course

    6-week Summer I term

    2 weeks in Johannesburg, South Africa

    May 2-13 in-country

    3 x 2.5-hour post-trip lecture sessions

    1 session per week

    630-900pm EST

    Synchronous via zoom

    Mixture of RBE-Pittsburgh [BUSENV1757] topics and assignments

    Final presentations

  • Learning Objectives:

    Leveraging Place-Based learning model to enhance student knowledge and sensitivity to issues of diverse racial identity and cultural traditions

    Providing a transformative cohort experience for student leaders

    Deepening students’ capacity for cross cultural leadership development

    Presenting both the historical and emerging challenges that business leaders must navigate

    Extending the successful insights of the Pittsburgh-based version of the course [BUSENV1757] into the Global Context

  • Place-based course design

    Why?

    Creating the context for intellectual openness, vulnerability, and humility

    Experiencing the brute reality of contested histories

    Holding leaders accountable to the past, present and future

    Why Johannesburg, South Africa?

    Racial Consciousness

    Truth and Reconciliation Commission

    Attitudes of the Freeborns

    University Partnerships

  • Highlight Experiences may include:

    Conversations with civil rights leaders relating to intercultural dialogue and conflict resolution

    Lecture(s) by local business ethics professors

    Corporate visits and networking with South African business professionals from across different sectors

    Touring significant political, cultural sites, including:

    Mandela House, Apartheid Museum, Hector Peiterson Museum, Victoria Yards, and Constitution Hill

    Visit to Nando’s Headquarters

    Safari in Pilanesberg State Park

  • Satisfies CBA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion course requirement

    Satisfies a portion of the elective requirements for the CBA major in Human Resources Management

    Satisfies a portion of the elective requirements for the CBA Certificate Program in Leadership & Ethics

    Satisfies a portion of the CBA Humanities course elective requirement

  • Financial Information

    Total Costs of program

    $5800 in state

    $6000 out-of-state

    Estimated additional costs

    $2500 (approx.) airfare and personal expenses

  • Available Scholarship Support (competitive)

    $1000 Intercultural Project Scholarship

    Nationality Room scholarships

    Deadline: Dec 1, 2023

    $5000 Wendell Wray Award

    $1000 Betty Tillman Award

  • Enrollment Restrictions

    Interested students cannot have taken CBA Race & Business Ethics BUSENV1757 (or be currently enrolled)

    Registration status at by Summer Term 2024 must be rising 2nd Year

    No school-based restriction, e.g., open to all PITT undergraduate students who satisfy the first two requirements

  • Apply today @ https://abroad.pitt.edu/RaceandEthics

    For Program & Scholarship information

    Prof Paul T. Harper: pth6@pitt.edu

    For cost and financial aid info

    Phil Hnatkovich: phil.hnatkovich@pitt.edu

My Motivations

In this short video, Prof. Harper reveals his motivations for designing and teaching the new Race & Business Ethics summer study abroad course.

My Story, My Song

In this short video, Prof. Harper discusses relevant points in his biography.

Related Discussion Themes

In the short video, Prof. Harper discusses course themes and content JoburgRBE has in common with the Pittsburgh-based version of the course offered during the school year.

Stakeholder Perspective on JoburgRBE

In this video, Carlton Scott discusses the history of Pittsburg's Intercultural House and how the Africa Business Initiative programs fit the ICHs profile for support.

Intercultural Dialogue Matters!

Carlton Scott, Exec Director of The Intercultural House a Pittsburgh-based Foundation that financially supports the Race and Business Ethics Johannesburg Study Abroad course, discussing the value proposition for the student.

Jen’s Africa Journey

Jen Petrie-Wyman, Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives at Pitt Business, is serving as the staff leader for JoBurgRBE. In this video she discusses what attracted her to the course and shares her thoughts about her previous trips to the Continent.

The Timeliness of Race & Business Ethics

Jen Petrie-Wyman, Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives at Pitt Business, shares her reflections on Race & Business Ethics during its first semester in the Fall of 2020. The course creation was motivated by the murder of George Floyd Jr. in May, 2020.