National Resource Centers

Friday, September 4, 2026

• “Academic Social Responsibility and Translation in India”, Sayantan Dasgupta

  Time

  11:00 am

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, September 10, 2026

• Dr. Ruth Meinzen-Dick, "Research Frontiers on Empowerment of Women Farmers" (CSGGE)

  Time

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  • Lecture

  

Saturday, September 12, 2026

• Latin American & Caribbean Storytime: The Life of Dolores Huerta

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  Urbana Free Library, 210 W Green St, Urbana, IL, 61801

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

• Celebrating Latin America & the Caribbean with Cultura Pesá

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S Goodwin Ave Rm 4-122, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Performance

  

Thursday, September 17, 2026

• European Union Center Fall Reception

  Time

  4:30 - 6:30 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, September 18, 2026

• Discussion on Nepal Disaster

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:30 pm

  CSAMES will host a discussion on the unprecedented disaster brought about by flash floods in the Nepal valley in August 2026. Professor Rabin Bhattarai (rbhatta2@illinois.edu) will lead the discussion. CSAMES is working with Prof. Bhattarai to assemble a resource page with information as they become available.

  • Webinar

  

Monday, September 21, 2026

• CLACS Speaker Series presents: Gaby Valdivieso (Geography)

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture

  

Saturday, September 26, 2026

• “Thinking Beyond Borders: Tagore and the Question of Home”, Tagore Festival Keynote Lecture – Pranav Jani

  Time

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  Channing Murray Foundation

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Monday, September 28, 2026

• “Breathing Through the Roaring 2020s: Fascism, Imperial Breathlessness, and the Art of Breathing Otherwise” with Ronak K. Kapadia

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210

  • Lecture

  

• CLACS Speaker Series presents: Tayzhaun Glover (History)

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture

  

Friday, October 2, 2026

• Book Talk: James Lawson: Teacher of Satyagraha, Rajmohan Gandhi

  Time

  11:00 am

  • Lecture

  

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• Election Panel I

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Informational

  

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

• CLACS Speaker Series: Narratives of youth, violence and drugs. Comparing “mano dura” in Ecuador and the Philippines

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture

  

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Workshop on Nuclear Energy and Applications

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  University of Illinois

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Workshop on Nuclear Energy and Applications

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  University of Illinois

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• “Reformist Muslim Thought: Rethinking the Quran and Islamic Tradition from the19th Century to Today”, Youssouf Sangare

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  306 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright Street , Champaign IL 61820

  • Lecture

  

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Islam in France: Minority Religion, Laïcité, and the Politics of Muslim Identity

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210

  • Lecture

  

Monday, October 26, 2026

• Election Panel II

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Informational

  

Monday, November 2, 2026

• CLACS Speaker Series presents: Matthew S. Winters, "Persistent Citizens: Pursuing Social Welfare Benefits in Brazil and Argentina"

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture

  

Friday, November 6, 2026

• “Performance and the Making of Religious Imagery in Early and Medieval India (Buddhist, Hindu, Jain)”, Anna Tosato

  Time

  11:00 am

  • Lecture

  

Monday, November 9, 2026

• CLACS Speaker Series presents: María Alejandra García Otero (Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences)

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture

  

Monday, November 16, 2026

• CLACS Speaker Series presents: Angharad Valdivia

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture