American Indian Studies Program

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

  • Summer Bridge Program Info Session

    12:00 - 1:30 pm

    The Humanities Without Walls Summer Bridge program supports PhD students in the humanities at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in exploring new career paths while making an impact in our community. Join us at this info session for more information about this opportunity!

Thursday, January 29, 2026

  • When the Landscape Recognizable Today Was Shaped, 2025. Video still. Courtesy of the artist. © Ryan Griffis.

    Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie

    5:00 - 7:00 pm
    Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Eleven faculty members from the U of I School of Art & Design will be featured in this upcoming exhibition: Ryan Griffis, Emmy Lingscheit, Melissa Pokorny, Sharath Ramakrishnan, Stacey Robinson, Joel Ross, Stephen Signa-Avilés, Blair Ebony Smith, Nekita Thomas, Deke Weaver, and Brooke C. White.

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Friday, February 27, 2026

  • Summer Bridge Applications Due

    11:55 pm

    PhD students in the humanities at Illinois: make an impact using your humanities training this summer through the Summer Bridge Program! Support a community organization in Champaign-Urbana while learning new skills and exploring new career paths.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

  • International Women's Day event speakers collage

    International Women’s Day Celebration

    3:30 - 5:00 pm
    Levis Faculty Center 300

    The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity and the Humanities Research Institute host the annual campus celebration of International Women's Day with “12 Women Who Changed the World: Untold Stories.”

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Friday, March 6, 2026

Monday, March 30, 2026

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

  • Rita Dove

    Inside Scoop | Rita Dove

    12:00 pm
    Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (1212 W Nevada St., Urbana)

    Undergraduates of any major are invited to this informal lunch talk with Rita Dove. Dove served as US Poet Laureate from 1993–1995. She was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.

Thursday, May 7, 2026