HRI

Friday, December 5, 2025

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

  • Summer Bridge Program Info Session

    12:00 - 1:30 pm

    The Humanities Without Walls Summer Bridge program supports PhD students in the humanities at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in exploring new career paths while making an impact in our community. Join us at this info session for more information about this opportunity!

Thursday, February 19, 2026

  • Medical Humanities Lecture: Justin Garcia

    7:30 pm
    Levis Faculty Center 422

    Dr. Justin R. Garcia is an evolutionary biologist and sex researcher. He is executive director and senior scientist at the Kinsey Institute, Ruth N. Halls Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and adjunct professor of medicine at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Friday, February 27, 2026

  • Summer Bridge Applications Due

    11:55 pm

    PhD students in the humanities at Illinois: make an impact using your humanities training this summer through the Summer Bridge Program! Support a community organization in Champaign-Urbana while learning new skills and exploring new career paths.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Monday, March 30, 2026

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

  • Rita Dove

    Inside Scoop | Rita Dove

    12:00 pm
    Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (1212 W Nevada St., Urbana)

    Undergraduates of any major are invited to this informal lunch talk with Rita Dove. Dove served as US Poet Laureate from 1993–1995. She was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.

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    Public Reading | Rita Dove

    7:30 pm
    Alice Campbell Alumni Center

    Join us for a free public reading by award-winning poet Rita Dove. Dove served as US Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995, and was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.

Thursday, May 7, 2026