CSGGE Master Calendar
Open for Registration
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Come learn from an interdisciplinary faculty panel on the various paths to publication! This panel brings together scholars and publishing professionals to discuss the academic publishing process. Join us for lunch and visit campus resource tables from 12-12:30 followed by panel discussion 12:30-1:30pm.

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

Monday, November 2, 2026
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The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity and the Department of Gender & Women's Studies will host a panel discussion, "How Graduate Minors Help You on the Job Market” followed by a graduate student networking reception.

Thursday, November 5, 2026
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Come learn from an interdisciplinary faculty panel on the various paths to publication! This panel brings together scholars and publishing professionals to discuss the academic publishing process. Join us for lunch and visit campus resource tables from 12-12:30 followed by panel discussion 12:30-1:30pm.

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

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

Thursday, December 3, 2026
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Marwah Malik from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning will give virtual lunch talk, "Threads of Care: Ralli-making and Women's wellbeing Under Climate Stress". This presentation will explore how climate change shapes unpaid care work, livelihood strategies, and adaptive capacity among women in climatically vulnerable fisherfolk communities in Badin, Pakistan.

Tuesday, December 8, 2026
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Illinois Alumnus Batamaka Somé, PhD in Anthropology with a CSGGE Minor will give a talk titled "Pillars of Resilience: Rural Women’s Leadership and Farmer-Centered Research for Food System Transformation in the West African Sahel" on December 8, 2026 at 4:00pm in 210 Levis Faculty Center.

Thursday, January 28, 2027
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Karen Kramer, Associate Professor in Human Development and Family Studies at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her talk, "Gender Inequality and Leave Policies: A Cross-National Comparison" will be in-person and also offered virtually through Zoom. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. This talk is co-sponsored by the LAS Office of Inclusive Excellence.

Thursday, February 4, 2027
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On Thursday, February 4th we will hear from Nini Zhou, Ph.D. Student in the College of Media at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her talk, "Becoming Neoliberal Subjects: Algorithmic Governance of Feminist Activism in China" will be in-person and also offered virtually through Zoom. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

Thursday, February 11, 2027
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On Thursday, February 11th we will hear from Felisa Reynolds, Associate Professor in Department of French and Italian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her talk, "Maryse Condé: Gender, and the Racial Logic of Francophone Classification " will be in-person and also offered virtually through Zoom. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

Thursday, February 25, 2027
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Thank you for your interest in the lunch series on "Gender Equity in an Inequitable Era". On Thursday, February 25th we will hear from Thais Duarte Zappelini, Post Doc with the Brasillinois Initiative at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her talk, will be offered both online and in person.

Thursday, April 1, 2027
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Thank you for your interest in the lunch series on "Gender Equity in an Inequitable Era". On Thursday, April 1st we will hear from Maria Alejandra Garcia, Assistant Professor in Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her talk will be in-person and online.
