College of LAS Events
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Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.
Friday, February 21, 2025
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Join us for the 23rd Annual Women’s and Gender History Symposium: Gender and the Law, featuring graduate research and keynote speakers Dr. Neil J. Young (Historian, Writer, and Podcaster) and Dr. Laura Goffman (Professor of History, UIUC).
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Join us for the 23rd Annual Women’s and Gender History Symposium: Gender and the Law, featuring graduate research and keynote speakers Dr. Neil J. Young (Historian, Writer, and Podcaster) and Dr. Laura Goffman (Professor of History, U of I). This will be a hybrid event. Learn more and register here: https://wghistory.web.illinois.edu/
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Join us for the 23rd Annual Women’s and Gender History Symposium: Gender, Law, and Politics on February 20th – February 22nd. Featuring four graduate research panels and two keynote speakers Dr. Neil J. Young (Historian, Writer, and Podcaster) and Dr. Laura Goffman (Professor of History, UIUC). This hybrid event is open to all.
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The annual Illinois Interfaith Conference is a FREE opportunity for University of Illinois students, campus allies, and community leaders to engage in conversation on interfaith cooperation.
Saturday, February 22, 2025
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Join us for the 23rd Annual Women’s and Gender History Symposium: Gender and the Law, featuring graduate research and keynote speakers Dr. Neil J. Young (Historian, Writer, and Podcaster) and Dr. Laura Goffman (Professor of History, UIUC).
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Join us for the 23rd Annual Women’s and Gender History Symposium: Gender and the Law, featuring graduate research and keynote speakers Dr. Neil J. Young (Historian, Writer, and Podcaster) and Dr. Laura Goffman (Professor of History, U of I). This will be a hybrid event. Learn more and register here: https://wghistory.web.illinois.edu/
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Join us for the 23rd Annual Women’s and Gender History Symposium: Gender, Law, and Politics on February 20th – February 22nd. Featuring four graduate research panels and two keynote speakers Dr. Neil J. Young (Historian, Writer, and Podcaster) and Dr. Laura Goffman (Professor of History, UIUC). This hybrid event is open to all.
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The annual Illinois Interfaith Conference is a FREE opportunity for University of Illinois students, campus allies, and community leaders to engage in conversation on interfaith cooperation.
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Monday, February 24, 2025
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The HRI Interdisciplinary Sport Studies Research cluster members are pleased to announce the upcoming guest talk: Comportments of Kurdish Pleasure: Interjecting Leisure as a Necessary Archive with Dr. Stan Thangaraj, Stonehill College. This interdisciplinary public lecture will be Monday February 24th from 3-4:30 PM in Davenport Hall Room 230
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Students of Professor Emeritus Kimiko Gunji's class ARTJ199 Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arranging will be displaying their final arrangements at a free exhibition in the main room at Japan House. The Student Ikebana Exhibition at Japan House is free and open to all to view.
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UIUC African Studies and History Professor, Erik S McDuffie will join the HRI Social Movements Reading Group for a Q&A on his recent book, “The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, The US Heartland, and Global Black Freedom”, which establishes the importance of the US Midwest to 20th Century global Black history, internationalism, and radicalism. Food is provided.
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Graduate students and faculty are invited to join two reading groups associated with upcoming events at the Unit for Criticism.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
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Don’t miss the final week of the Millie Wilson: The Museum of Lesbian Dreams exhibition! On view through Saturday, March 1. The museum is open Tuesday–Friday 10-5, Saturday 10–4, and Thursdays until 8 pm, while class is in session. Free admission. *Parking nearby is free on weekends and after 5 pm.*
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This interactive workshop covers Microsoft Copilot AI, a university-approved tool designed to enhance your research, writing, and presentations. Copilot can assist with lesson planning, note-taking, and organizing information efficiently. Learn to find peer-reviewed articles, proofread your work, summarize meetings, create PPT presentations, or manage data in spreadsheets.
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Join us for Global African Art Gallery Talk and Tour as part of the Global Relations’ Diaspora Talk series celebrating Black History Month! Explore the powerful stories behind the art—from historical forms to contemporary creations—and learn about the global connections these works represent.
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This lecture by Dr. Ussama Makdisi will kick off a year-long series focused on Palestinian history and culture. Don't miss out on this insightful event to explore the significance of Palestine in a global context!
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Dr. Ussama Makdisi is Professor of History and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley. He was previously Professor of History and the first holder of the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies at Rice University in Houston.
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We are excited to announce that Dr. Robert P. Jones, founder and director of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and NYT best-selling author of White Too Long, The End of White Christian America, and The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future will be presenting the Department of Religion’s annual Thulin Lecture at 5 pm on Feb.25.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
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Please join us for presentations by recent CAS Associates! 11am, John Levi Barnard, The Edible and the Endagered; Noon, Lindsay Rose Russell, Queens, Queers, and Dictionaries.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
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Come lift a glass in celebration as we share the collective vision of our exciting mission! The Office for Arts Integration (OAI) is an initiative of Chancellor Robert J. Jones, spearheaded by the Special Advisor for Arts Integration Dr. M. Cynthia Oliver to amplify creative practice across our many domains.
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Are you interested in being a part of a critical reading collective? Consider registering for the Spring 2025 Native American House (NAH) Book Club!
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This powerful documentary reveals intercepted calls from Russian soldiers, exposing the brutality of war and Russia’s imperialist aggression. Juxtaposed with footage of Ukraine’s destruction and resilience, it captures the war’s devastating human toll.
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Join us for a special evening presented in partnership with the Uniting Pride Center of Champaign County. Free and open to all. We look forward to welcoming you!
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Based on two years of ethnographic interviews with patients of chronic illness and participant observation with practitioners of complementary medicine in California, this talk examines what “sensitivity” can provide as a source of information about the relationship between the individual and the environment, and how this impacts health.
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Based on two years of ethnographic interviews with patients of chronic illness and participant observation with practitioners of complementary medicine in California, this talk examines what “sensitivity” can provide as a source of information about the relationship between the individual and the environment, and how this impacts health.
Friday, February 28, 2025
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The goal of the symposium is to take stock of creative frameworks for design educators (in architecture and landscape architecture in particular) to collaborate with communities. We will reflect on existing models and speculate on new directions for university-community partnerships in the built environment.
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The SKY Happiness Retreat is an internationally acclaimed life-skills program that helps participants develop a relaxed, stress-free mind and an energetic, healthy body. The retreat teaches tools such as evidence-based meditation, yoga, breathwork and self-exploration in a fun and an experiential format. Join us on campus for a detox-weekend!
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Dwight Reynolds (UC Santa Barbara) ~ People often sing in languages they cannot speak and often listen to songs in languages they do not understand. The result is a complex network of lyrics and melodies performed by musicians, and for audiences, who may or may not understand the language of the words.
Saturday, March 1, 2025
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The SKY Happiness Retreat is an internationally acclaimed life-skills program that helps participants develop a relaxed, stress-free mind and an energetic, healthy body. The retreat teaches tools such as evidence-based meditation, yoga, breathwork and self-exploration in a fun and an experiential format. Join us on campus for a detox-weekend!
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William Stroebel (University of Michigan) ~ The Greco-Turkish Population Exchange of 1923 was the first internationally legitimated project of forced deracination in modern history.
Sunday, March 2, 2025
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The SKY Happiness Retreat is an internationally acclaimed life-skills program that helps participants develop a relaxed, stress-free mind and an energetic, healthy body. The retreat teaches tools such as evidence-based meditation, yoga, breathwork and self-exploration in a fun and an experiential format. Join us on campus for a detox-weekend!
Monday, March 3, 2025
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I propose postcards of defense practices for migrant communities in Mexico, as well as latent and manifest migrant struggles occurring in Mexico City in the 21st century. I call for Research with Implicating Passion (IPI) to study what we have called the 'global government of migrations.’
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I propose postcards of defense practices for migrant communities in Mexico, as well as latent and manifest migrant struggles occurring in Mexico City in the 21st century.
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The What Now? Series continues March 3rd (Monday) from 5:15-6:45pm at BNAAC (1212 W. Nevada Street). Confirmed speakers include Ciro Incoronato and Jessica Greenberg.
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"Face and Myth: Some Soviet Theories of the Portrait," Samuel Johnson, Associate Professor, Syracuse University. Monday, March 3, 5:30 pm, Art & Design 316.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
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Do you travel to present research in other countries? Do you collaborate with researchers at foreign institutions? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, your research may be subject to export control policies.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
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Join us for a talk by recent CAS Associate David Wright Faladé on his new work, a non-fiction treatment of his novel The New Internationals, based on his parents.
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This presentation by Alexis Thompson will explore strategies for PhD and Master's students to cultivate a strong and productive relationship with their thesis advisor, focusing on clear communication, aligning expectations, and proactively seeking guidance for research and career development. This event is for Grainger Engineering graduate students, including ChBE.
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The Humanities Research Institute and Women & Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity co-host an annual event bringing together faculty, staff, students, and community members to recognize people who have made a difference in academia. Each speaker will have five minutes to tell the story of a woman in their discipline that changed the field in important ways.
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The Humanities Research Institute and Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity co-host an annual event bringing together faculty, staff, students, and community members to recognize people who have made a difference in academia. Each speaker will have five minutes to tell the story of a woman in their discipline that changed the field in important ways.
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This presentation will highlight some of the central dilemmas that scholars of antisemitism face today and propose one possible avenue for the potential resolution of the intersecting interests and pressures that influence the study and understanding of antisemitism and other contemporary issues that straddle the academic and public realms.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
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Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
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Studiodance re-imagines the relationships between space, sound, and movement as choreographers reinvent the visual environs of the magical “black box” theatrical laboratory.
Friday, March 7, 2025
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Studiodance re-imagines the relationships between space, sound, and movement as choreographers reinvent the visual environs of the magical “black box” theatrical laboratory.
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ILLS is a general linguistics conference open to all subfields and aimed primarily at providing graduate and undergraduate students a friendly venue to present their work.
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What does it mean to imagine and implement climate justice? This interdisciplinary symposium is driven by the urgent need for a range of interventions and tools: critique, experimentation, imagination, pragmatics and policy.
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The 6th Annual Sociolinguistics Symposium (SOSY) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign celebrates a quarter-century of sociolinguistic innovation and inquiry.
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Speakers will address the history, mechanism, and goals of political protest, looking at it from the various perspectives of ethics, efficacy, communication, strategy, solidarity, public policy, parliamentary channels, and law.
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Now Unfashionable is a symposium that will be hosted in the Lucy Ellis Lounge on Friday, March 7. Invited panelists will address ostensibly outmoded methods of literary study in the field of American literary history. The event will be open to the public. Food and refreshments will be served.
Saturday, March 8, 2025
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Studiodance re-imagines the relationships between space, sound, and movement as choreographers reinvent the visual environs of the magical “black box” theatrical laboratory.
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ILLS is a general linguistics conference open to all subfields and aimed primarily at providing graduate and undergraduate students a friendly venue to present their work.
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What does it mean to imagine and implement climate justice? This interdisciplinary symposium is driven by the urgent need for a range of interventions and tools: critique, experimentation, imagination, pragmatics and policy.
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Monday, March 10, 2025
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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Elaborating on camp as a cultural strategy for contesting accounts of Asian American history that overly rely on terms of abjection, Chris Eng reassesses narratives that construe the Japanese American incarceration as an experience of hitting the bottom, a violation akin to sodomy.
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Join us for a lecture in the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age Speaker Series with John Durham Peters. Both in journalistic coverage and everyday life, there is now a striking level of detailed judgment about the minutiae of nonverbal and nonpublic expression.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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Community Speaker Series panelists: Traci Barkley (Director, Sola Gratia Farm), Emily Stone (Director of Public Engagement, College of Education), and Bhakti Verma (PhD student, Curriculum & Instruction).
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Community Speaker Series panelists: Traci Barkley (Director, Sola Gratia Farm) Emily Stone (Director of Public Engagement, College of Education) Bhakti Verma (PhD student, Curriculum & Instruction)
Thursday, March 13, 2025
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Dr. Jog, Associate Research Scientist in the Wetland Science Program at the Prairie Research Institute will present “Using plants to understand wetland health.”
Friday, March 14, 2025
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Monday, March 17, 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Friday, March 21, 2025
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Monday, March 24, 2025
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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Please join us for a presentation by newly elected CAS Professor and recent CAS Associate Peter Fritzsche (History) on the fragile nature of human solidarity.
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Join us for an evening of jazz and poetry with award-winning poet Janice N. Harrington (Creative Writing/English) and musician Charles “Chip” McNeill (Music). Harrington will read selections from Yard Show with musical accompaniment by McNeill and students from the University of Illinois music department.The book will be available for purchasing and signing.
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Join us for an evening of jazz and poetry with award-winning poet Janice N. Harrington (Creative Writing/English) and musician Charles “Chip” McNeill (Music). Harrington will read selections from her book Yard Show with musical accompaniment by McNeill and student musicians from the University of Illinois School of Music.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Friday, March 28, 2025
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Keynote speakers: Dr. Rituparna Roy and Vishwajyoti Ghosh.
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Monday, March 31, 2025
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This informal group aims to bring together graduate students from across campus to share their enthusiasm for the thought-provoking scholarship that animates them as people. Stop by to listen, chat, and share lunch! Light refreshments provided. If you are interested in sharing something, please contact Chloe Parrella.
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Please join students and faculty at the annual ChBE 121 Poster Session. This event will take place from 6-8 p.m. at the Richmond Family Gallery in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. Students in small teams review and prepare a poster describing an Industrial Safety Incident. The posters include details such as an event timeline and immediate and long-term impacts.
