Center for Global Studies

Thursday, July 17, 2025

• • 8:30 am
  • UIUC Quad

  IU Board FREE Summer Movies on the Quad

  • Film Screening
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  • 12:00 - 3:00 pm
  • 1210 W. Nevada St. Urbana

  Break Program Series: Henna and Storytelling Circle

  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

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  • 12:00 - 3:00 pm
  • 1210 W. Nevada St. Urbana

  Break Program Series: Crochet & Calligraphy at the AACC/IE

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, July 24, 2025

• • 8:30 am
  • UIUC Quad

  IU Board FREE Summer Movies on the Quad

  • Film Screening

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

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  • 12:00 - 3:00 pm
  • The Orange Room, Main Library - 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Champaign IL

  Break Program Series: Global Games

  • Ceremony/Service

Thursday, July 31, 2025

• • 8:30 am
  • UIUC Quad

  IU Board FREE Summer Movies on the Quad

  • Film Screening

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

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  • 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
  • Lake of the Woods/Museum of the Grand Prairie (Mahomet, IL)

  Break Program Series: Field Trip to Lake of the Woods (Mahomet, IL) RSVP REQUIRED

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, August 7, 2025

• • 8:30 am
  • UIUC Quad

  IU Board FREE Summer Movies on the Quad

  • Film Screening

Thursday, August 14, 2025

• • 8:30 am
  • UIUC Quad

  IU Board FREE Summer Movies on the Quad

  • Film Screening

Thursday, August 28, 2025

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  • 4:00 - 7:00 pm
  • Krannert Art Museum (500 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820)

  Andean Art Exhibition Opening: Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600

  • Exhibition

Friday, August 29, 2025

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  • 12:00 - 1:30 pm
  • 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright Street

  Fellowship Information Session "American Association of University Women"

  • Informational

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

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  • 5:00 pm
  • Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S Lincoln Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  Ceremony: "CSAMES and CAS Fall Reception."

  Kick off the semester with lively conversation, delicious refreshments, and the chance to reconnect with the CSAMES and CAS community. Meet our new affiliates, learn about upcoming programs, and toast to another year of groundbreaking scholarship

  • Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

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  • 5:00 pm
  • 1080 LCLB Lucy Ellis Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801

  Film screening: "Casablanca Beats."

  Dive into Nabil Ayouch’s vibrant musical drama following Anas, a former rapper turned teacher, who empowers Casablanca youth to challenge traditions through hip-hop. Post-screening discussion led by Eric Calderwood (Director of CSAMES and Professor of Comparative & World Literature).

  • Film Screening

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

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  • 11:30 am - 12:50 pm
  • University YMCA room 228, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820

  Global Engagement Lounge (GEL) - Strategies to Cope with Loneliness

  • Health/Fitness

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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  • 5:00 pm
  • Knight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

  An Evening with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Part of the "Palestine in the World" Series

  National Book Award-winning poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha joins us for an evening of readings and reflection on her luminous collection, Something About Living. This lyrical meditation on Palestinian life, memory, and resistance blends poetic innovation with political insight. Tuffaha will discuss how her work engages with culture, history, and the power of artistic expression.

  • Lecture

Saturday, October 4, 2025

• • 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
  • Multiple locations

  Humanities Open House

  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, October 13, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 1080 LCLB- Lucy Ellis Lounge & Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801

  CSAMES Lecture: "Shadowing Empire: Rethinking Bad Feelings and the Everyday." Ghassan Moussawi

  • Lecture

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 1090 Lincoln Hall 702 S. Wright St. Urbana

  Book Talk: " Education 2.0: Chronicles of Technological and Cultural Change in Egypt." Linda Herrera

  • Lecture

Friday, November 21, 2025

• • 4:30 pm
  • 1080 LCLB- Lucy Ellis Lounge & Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801

  CSAMES Lecture: "Translating the United States for the Turkish Audience: Presidential Discourses, Award Ceremonies, and Wars." Ozum Arzik

  • Lecture