Fall 08
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Franita Tolson is Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at University of Southern California Gould School of Law. Her scholarship and teaching focus on the areas of election law, constitutional law, legal history and employment discrimination.
Friday, October 29, 2021
Join us for another dialog in WGGP’s ongoing conversation with grassroots activists. This time we will explore with activists from Brazil and South Africa how their movements engage in practices of care and solidarity to combat insecurity in food, health, land and housing, and violence based on race, class, and gender inequalities.
Fall 2021 YMCA Friday Forum | Unpacking Racism: What Are We Carrying? Friday, October 29 @ 12:00pm CST In-person at Latzer Hall or online via Zoom Speaker: Catherine Shieh, Anti-Hate Training Coordinator at Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Chicago
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Monday, November 1, 2021
Assistant Professor, Dr. Ryan Calder from Johns Hopkins will present on Political Economy and Islamic Finance.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
Friday, November 5, 2021
Fall 2021 YMCA Friday Forum | Unpacking Racism: What Are We Carrying? Friday, November 5 @ 12:00pm CST In-person at Latzer Hall or online via Zoom Lecture: "Anti-Violence means Anti-Oppression" - University YMCA in collaboration with the Women’s Resources Center
Professor Magdalena Novoa will give her presentation titled, "Wounded Landscapes: Race, gender, and grassroots preservation in Wallmapu" on November 5th at 12pm.
Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
Monday, November 8, 2021
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Dr. Brian Foster from University of Virginia will be presenting on "I Don't Like the Blues: Race, Place, and the Backbeat of Black Life."
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
"Regulating Genomic Sequencing" Jacob Sherkow, J.D. University of Illinois; Professor of Law IGB Faculty, Genomic Security and Privacy theme
Women in Science - November Lecture Guest Speaker: Professor Colleen Bushel November 9, 2021 @ 12:00pm CST via Zoom
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Dance at Illinois is collaborating with Krannert Center on an extended residency of Donald Byrd, a George A. Miller Visiting Artist, and his company Spectrum Dance Theater. November Dance will also showcase three new, exciting choreographers.
Friday, November 12, 2021
Fall 2021 YMCA Friday Forum | Unpacking Racism: What Are We Carrying? Friday, November 12 @ 12:00pm CST In-person at Latzer Hall or online via Zoom Lecture: "Shamar Betts Case: Unequal Justice in the Aftermath of George Floyd’s Murder" Speakers: Elisabeth Pollock, Savannah Donavan, Dr. Brian Dolinar
Dance at Illinois is collaborating with Krannert Center on an extended residency of Donald Byrd, a George A. Miller Visiting Artist, and his company Spectrum Dance Theater. November Dance will also showcase three new, exciting choreographers.
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Dance at Illinois is collaborating with Krannert Center on an extended residency of Donald Byrd, a George A. Miller Visiting Artist, and his company Spectrum Dance Theater. November Dance will also showcase three new, exciting choreographers.
Monday, November 15, 2021
Professor, Dr. Diane Vaughan from Columbia University will be presenting on Dead Reckoning: Air Traffic Control, System Effects, and Risk.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Esther Ngumbi Assistant Professor of Entomology and of African American Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign “In Pursuit of Perfect Tomato and Corn Varieties and the Chemistry Behind Their Scents”
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Friday, November 19, 2021
Saturday, November 20, 2021
Monday, November 22, 2021
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Friday, November 26, 2021
Monday, November 29, 2021
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Dr. Kate Pride Brown from Georgia Tech will be presenting on Environment and Society - Nuclear Renaissance.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Friday, December 3, 2021
Monday, December 6, 2021
Professor, Dr. Juliet Schor from Boston College will be presenting on Gig Labor and Sharing Platforms.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Friday, December 10, 2021
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Women in Science - December Lecture Guest Speaker: Dr. Zahra Mohaghegh December 14, 2021 @ 12:00pm CST via Zoom December 14th guest speaker Dr. Zahra Mohaghegh is an Associate Professor of Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering.
Monday, December 20, 2021
Monday, January 3, 2022
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Friday, January 14, 2022
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Monday, January 31, 2022
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Friday, February 4, 2022
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Friday, February 11, 2022
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
The Humanities Research Institute and The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program 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 the woman in his or her discipline that changed the field in important ways.