Center for Global Studies

Friday, October 9, 2026

• Cornelius W. Queen, co-author of A Daring Enterprise: A US-Egyptian Partnership and the Case for Soft Power

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  306 Coble Hall

  • Lecture

  

• Brent Roberts | Studying Lives and Living a Life: Personality Development Across the Life Course

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Saturday, October 10, 2026

• Latin American & Caribbean Storytime: It's Piñata Time!

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

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

  Join us for a special Latin American story time celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! The event will take place at the Urbana Free Library's Lewis Auditorium at 2pm on Saturday, October 10th. We'll read a fun story about piñatas, learn about this tradition, and celebrate with a real piñata filled with Latin American treats!

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, October 12, 2026

• European Union Center, Brown Bag Series: Mónica García Blizzard, "Before Neorealism: Attentive Cinema between Mexico and Italy"

  Time

  1:00 - 2:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 108, 801 S. Wright St.

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• Ofrenda Opening Reception

  Time

  4:30 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306, Second floor CLACS reception area

  You are warmly invited for the CLACS Ofrenda Opening Reception to celebrate and honor the lives and memories of loved ones who are no longer with us. Refreshments will be provided. Make sure to RSVP as spots are limited: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_P8Lb15PCYaWy1dM6xTKbXk-84mYorZl18Nq9IgTyo2jYkQ/viewform?usp=dialog

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Screening: Those 4 Years

  Time

  6:00 pm

  Location

  Spurlock Museum

  • Film Screening

  

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

  

• Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals for Research Abroad

  Time

  12:00 - 2:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Room A, Illini Union, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801

  Interested in conducting research abroad? This workshop introduces the fundamentals of writing a successful fellowship proposal for international research. Learn how to identify funding opportunities, communicate the significance of your overseas research, and craft persuasive application materials that stand out in competitive review processes.

  • Professional Development

  

Friday, October 23, 2026

• "On care and community: India’s frontline health workers", Vrinda Marwah

  Time

  11:00 am

  "On care and community: India’s frontline health workers" Vrinda Marwah is assistant professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida.

  • Lecture

  

• Youssouf Sangaré | Islam in France

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Monday, October 26, 2026

• Election Panel II

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Informational

  

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• Dia de Muertos Dance Party @ Gallery Art Bar

  Time

  8:00 pm

  Location

  Gallery Art Bar 119 W Main St, Urbana, IL 61801

  You are invited to the CLACS Dia de Muertos party at the Gallery Art Bar on 10/28 at 8pm. Costumes are encouraged and there is no cover! Please add some songs suggestions for our playlist to this google form. We will be playing music throughout the night: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-WfVB7Nng_bGQuYXt--9zEz5TSqnI5t9Jqvft-eTI945wuQ/viewform?usp=publish-edito

  • Festival/Celebration

  

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Book Talk: Professor Sanjay Joshi, "Brahmins of the Himalaya"

  Time

  11:00 am

  • Lecture

  

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

  

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

• Jui-Chung Yao and Chien-Hui Kao in conversation: Landscape as Storytelling: The Journey of "Yao’s Black Divine Comedy"

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• Food For Thought | Fahad Mahmood and Aleksei Aksimentiev

  Time

  11:00 am - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 208, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Book Talk: Becoming Allies: Civil Liberties Activism in India, Ankita Pandey

  Time

  11:00 am

  • Lecture

  

• “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

  

Friday, November 13, 2026

• "‘Imagining Capital in the City: Urban Life in DLF’s Public Projection, 1949-1960", Anish Vanaik, Purdue University

  Time

  11:00 am

  ‘Imagining Capital in the City: Urban Life in DLF’s Public Projection, 1949-1960’

  • Lecture

  

Monday, November 16, 2026

• CLACS Speaker Series presents: Angharad Valdivia

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Food For Thought | Kimberly Mack and Laura Hetrick

  Time

  11:00 am - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 208, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• Food For Thought | Tess McNulty and Alex Shakar

  Time

  11:00 am - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 208, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Monday, January 25, 2027

• Elizabeth Rodini | A Walk through the Layered Lives of Rome

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture