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.

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Friday, March 6, 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.

Wednesday, May 6, 2026