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: Rachel Ida Buff

Mar 5, 2026   5:00 pm  
Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
Lecture
Sponsor
OVCRI
Speaker
Professor Rachel Ida Buff
Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

“A Threat to What? Private Consultancies Managing ‘Risk’ in Higher Education.” Professor Buff (Univ. of Wisconsin) traces the rise of private consultancies from 20th-century managerial capitalism and the military-industrial complex to their entry into higher education during neoliberal reforms of the 1980s, expanding further through disaster capitalism after the 2008 Great Recession and the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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