Research Seminars @ Illinois

Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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Sawyer Seminar Event Series: Tristan Ahtone "Land Grant Universities"

Feb 19, 2026   5:30 pm  
Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Speaker
Tristan Ahtone
Contact
Saywer Seminar Event Series
E-Mail
saywerseminar@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

This presentation examines the entangled histories of Indigenous land dispossession, the founding of the land-grant university system, and epistemicide in settler colonial institutions. Building on the Land-Grab Universities and Misplaced Trust investigations, this talk draws a direct line between the violent expropriation of Indigenous territories to the erasure of Indigenous peoples on campuses and in American institutions at large. 

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