Events of Interest to Global Studies Majors
Friday, October 9, 2026
Monday, October 12, 2026
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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Join us for a conversation with current and former students who have taken active roles in community-engaged research and leadership. Three students/alums will be joined by their faculty mentors. Presented by the Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity and the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute, this session will be facilitated by Dr. Kevin Tan (Social Work).
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Women in Science Lecture Series: Professor Kelli Trei October 13 | 12pm - 1pm | Main Library Room 146 or Zoom
Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Dr. Tingting Zhang, School of Labor and Employment Relations gives lunch talk, "Pushed out and Boxed In: Gendered Silence and Exit Orientation in China's Tech Industry" on Thursday, October 15th. She argues that silence in such environment is not a uniform response to constrained institutional conditions, but it shaped by the gendered social positions workers occupy.
Friday, October 16, 2026
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: LGBTQ Advocacy: Past & Present October 16 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
Monday, October 19, 2026
Thursday, October 22, 2026
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Dr. Maria Hadjipolycarpou, Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Classics and Director of Modern Greek Studies will give lunch talk, "Class, Gender, and Secularization in Costas Montis’ Afentis Batistas and the Other Things" on Thursday, October 22nd.
Friday, October 23, 2026
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Friday Forum & Conversation Cafe: Beautiful Struggle: How One American High School Took on Systemic Racism October 23 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
Thursday, October 29, 2026
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CSGGE Lunch Series, "Gender Equity in an Inequitable Era" will host Yeaseul Hur is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Labor and Employment Relations at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her talk, "When Women Are Ideal Workers: The Gendered Impact of Overwork on Wages and Promotion”, will take place on October 29th at 12pm in person at 306 Coble Hall and virtual.
Friday, October 30, 2026
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: Fighting Oligarchy and Fascism in the 21st Century October 30 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026
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Are you interested in turning your research into a published article? This panel brings together scholars and publishing professionals to discuss the academic publishing process. Panelists will share practical insights, common challenges, and strategies for making the publishing process more transparent and manageable for researchers at every stage of their careers.
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Join us for a lecture by Laura Chávez-Moreno, an associate professor of Chicana/o & Central American Studies and Education at the University of California Los Angeles about her book "How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America"
Friday, November 6, 2026
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: Vine City as the World Trade Center: Subproletarianization as Structural Violence from Atlanta to Champaign November 6 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Thursday, November 12, 2026
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Our November lecture will be on Thursday, November 12 from 12pm-1pm with Dr. Mary Caruso Dailey. Dr. Dailey earned her PhD in Chemistry in 2010 and is currently a Lead Product Development Specialist for 3M. She will discuss her research on adhesives for electronics bonding and experiences as a graduate student in Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Friday, November 13, 2026
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: Feeding our Neighbors: A Panel of Faith-Driven Organizations Fighting Food Insecurity in our Community November 13 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
