Campus Political Activities courtesy of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute

Friday, February 13, 2026

Multi-Species Justice Symposium: Paradigms, Practices, Possibilities

1:00 - 5:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W. Illinois St
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 16, 2026

Seminar Series - Michael Hua, Director of Nuclear, Chemical, and Materials Engineering at Helion

5:00 pm

Coble Hall
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 20, 2026

"The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: the Radical Potential of Getting in the Way” by Sara Ahmed

11:00 am

Please join us for a book discussion on, “The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way” by Sara Ahmed. February 20th (Friday) from 11am-12:30pm CST via Zoom. For more information and to register visit https://go.illinois.edu/Feb20bookgroup
- Webinar
Friday Forum + Conversation Table: Advancing Community & Legacy with The Divine 9

12:00 - 1:00 pm

University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
- Lecture
First We Bombed New Mexico - Film Screening

5:00 pm

Illini Union Rooms 314 A&B
- Film Screening

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Transcending the In-Between: Provocation, Humor, and Joy in Performance by Anida Yoeu Ali

3:30 - 5:30 pm

Women's Resources Center; 616 E. Green Street Suite 213
- Conference/Workshop
Transcending the In-Between: Provocation, Humor, and Joy in Performance by Anida Yoeu Ali

3:30 - 4:30 pm

Women's Resources Center; 616 E. Green Street Suite 213
- Lecture
Artist Talk with GAM Visiting Artist Oscar Joyo

5:30 pm

Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
- Lecture

Friday, February 27, 2026

Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Faith Over Fear: Interfaith for Democracy"

12:00 - 1:00 pm

University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
- Lecture

Monday, March 2, 2026

Food For Thought | Yi-Cheng Wang and Russell Weinstein

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 208, 919 W. Illinois St
- Lecture

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

"12 Women Who Changed the World: Untold Stories"

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Third Floor
- Lecture

Friday, March 6, 2026

Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Collective Flourishing: Women, Community, & Shared Success"

12:00 - 1:00 pm

University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
- Lecture

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

FLAME: Screening and discussion with Simon Bright and Ingrid Sinclair

5:00 pm

Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
- Film Screening
MillerComm Lecture Series: "Flame: Screening and discussion with Simon Bright and Ingrid Sinclair"

5:00 pm

Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
- Film Screening

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Colloquia: Dr. Ho-fung Hung

12:00 pm

3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL
- Lecture

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Food For Thought | Eva Maslowska and Jacob Covey

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 208, 919 W. Illinois St
- Lecture

Monday, March 23, 2026

Colloquia: Dr. Bobby J. Smith II

12:00 pm

3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL
- Lecture

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Laura Helmuth | Scientists, scholars, and communicating through the media

5:30 pm

Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
- Lecture

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Food For Thought | Merle Bowen

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W. Illinois St
- Lecture

Friday, March 27, 2026

Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Sindicatos, Labor Unions: Protecting Graduate Workers"

12:00 - 1:00 pm

University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
- Lecture

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Richard Burkhardt book launch and panel discussion

4:00 - 6:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
- Lecture

Friday, April 3, 2026

Climate Change and Literary History | Spring Symposium

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
- Seminar/Symposium
Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "People v. Power: Litigation as a Strategy for Social and Economic Justice"

12:00 - 1:00 pm

University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
- Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Films and Conversation with Basma al-Sharif

7:00 pm

Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
- Film Screening

Friday, April 10, 2026

Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Connecting People to People and People to Nature"

12:00 - 1:00 pm

University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
- Lecture

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Seminar Series - Professor Fred Lamb

5:00 pm

Coble Hall
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Food For Thought | Ramón Soto-Crespo and Alison Bell

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
- Lecture
“Aimé Césaire in the Era of Black Lives Matter” by Frieda Ekotto

4:00 pm

Bruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center; 1212 W. Nevada Street, Urbana IL
- Lecture
Ancient Tragedy and Communities

4:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
- Lecture

Friday, April 17, 2026

Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Where History Lives: Creating Spaces for Learning, Reflection, & Pride"

12:00 - 1:00 pm

University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
- Lecture
Smalley Graduate Fellowship Lecture: Robin Turner

12:00 pm

1205 W Nevada
- Lecture

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Colloquia: Dr. Lauren Rivera

12:00 pm

3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL
- Lecture

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Spring Reception

4:30 - 5:30 pm

YMCA Latzer Hall 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign
- Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Dr. Adam D. Williams, Sandia National Laboratory

5:00 pm

Coble Hall
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Florian Znaniecki Lecture: Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

12:00 pm

3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL

Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Sociology Duke University
- Lecture