American Indian Studies Program

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

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  • 7:30 pm
  • Alice Campbell Alumni Center Ballroom

  Public Reading | Ross Gay

  A public reading and book signing with award-winning poet and essayist Ross Gay. The book will be available for purchasing and signing.

  • Performance

Thursday, April 17, 2025

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  • 4:00 pm
  • Davenport Hall 230

  World War Zoos: Humans and Other Animals in the Deadliest Conflict of the Modern Age

  • Lecture

Friday, April 18, 2025

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  • 5:30 pm
  • Illini Union, Room 314A (1401 W. Green St., Urbana)

  Campus Engagements, Keynote Speaker: Tara Houska

  • Other

Monday, April 21, 2025

• • 12:00 - 1:50 pm
  • School of Labor and Employment Relations, Room 51, 504 E Armory Street

  Roundtable Discussion: Community-Engaged Histories of British Black Power

  Scholarly interest in British Black Power has grown over the last decade with the movement increasingly situated as a key conjuncture in modern British history and an important site in the global history of Black Power. Yet there is still more to know about how Black Power operated at the grassroots in communities across Britain.

  • Lecture

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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  • 5:30 pm
  • 120 Architecture Building

  [Co-sponsor] Kenny Cupers, Lecture "Planetary Politics of Design" organized by the Illinois School of Architecture

  • Lecture

Thursday, May 8, 2025

• • All Day

  Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  • Other

Friday, May 9, 2025

• • All Day

  Final Exams Begin

  • Other

Saturday, October 4, 2025

• • 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
  • Multiple locations

  Humanities Open House

  Join us on Saturday, October 4, 2025, when we’ll be highlighting the best of the humanities on our campus, including academic departments, student groups, research, resources, and alumni stories.

  • Reception/Open House