Social and Behavioral Sciences Master Calendar
Monday, October 19, 2026
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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In this talk, José A. de la Garza Valenzuela (Assistant Professor in the Department of Latina/o Studies a the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) traces the legal and literary histories of the new legal grammars of U.S Citizenship in an introduction to his recently published book, Queer in a Legal Sense: Brown Citizenship and Other Lawful Fictions."
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Graduate Student Workshop, "Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals for Research Abroad" will be Wednesday, Oct. 21 12-2:30pm in Illini Room A, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana. Lunch provided for registered attendees at 12 pm with workshop 12:15-2:30pm. The workshop will be led by Dana Johnson, PhD, Director of External Fellowship Office, Graduate College
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.
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Snack & Study
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Friday, October 23, 2026
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"On care and community: India’s frontline health workers" Vrinda Marwah is assistant professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida.
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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
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Live Performance by the Bulgarica Dance Ensemble of Chicago with artistic director Petur Iliev. Light Refreshments will be served.
Monday, October 26, 2026
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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In this presentation, José A. de la Garza Valenzuela traces the legal and literary histories of the new legal grammars of U.S. citizenship in an introduction to his recently published book, Queer in a Legal Sense: Brown Citizenship and Other Lawful Fictions (University of Texas Press, 2026).
Thursday, October 29, 2026
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Assistant professors and graduate students are invited to join an informal fireside chat with Dr. Jerome E. Morris, AERA President and professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis
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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.
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Join the College of Education for the next installment of the Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series, Boldly Education: Leading the Future of Education, featuring Dr. Jerome E. Morris, AERA President and professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
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Snack & Study
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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.
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In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Illini Union Board, Native American House (NAH), and American Indian Association of Illinois, welcome everyone to enjoy a variety of musical genres performed by an ensemble of Native performers. In addition to tabling at this event, the NAH will have food for attendees. Food is first come, first served.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Academia remains shaped by colonialism in how it views knowledge and who it invites to share it. In this presentation, Evan Shannon (Dena'ina Athabascan, Sugpiaq) examines what it means to study and work within a field built without Indigenous scholars in mind, considering how we can begin to indigenize academic spaces long organized around separatism and exclusion.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026
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Join us for a lecture by Laura Chávez-Moreno, an associate professor of Chicana/o & Central American Studies and Education at the University of California Los Angeles about her book "How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America"
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with University Housing’s Dining Services and experience a meal at PAR featuring flavors and foods inspired by Indigenous culinary traditions.
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
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The Psychology Department is excited to continue the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series for the 2026-2027 academic year, a monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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The Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address (Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen), or “The Words That Come Before All Else,” expresses gratitude and reciprocity as ongoing, cyclical practices. This Dinner on Us program creates space for dialogue on how gratitude, relational accountability, and respect for the diversity of life shape Indigenous ways of knowing and being.
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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.
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Snack & Study
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Friday, November 13, 2026
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‘Imagining Capital in the City: Urban Life in DLF’s Public Projection, 1949-1960’
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This presentation explores how Tribal Relations Administrators bridge Tribal Nations and higher education institutions. Grounded in Indigenous methodologies, it examines reciprocity, accountability, and resistance to settler colonial practices, offering guidance for policies that center Indigenous knowledge and support Indigenous futurity. Lunch will be provided at noon.
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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
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Dr. Tiffani Kelly will share culturally grounded practices from the University of Oklahoma’s CS-INCLUDES scholarship program, which supports Indigenous Computer Science students through graduation. She will highlight program resources, structured support, and insights to inform efforts to increase Native and Indigenous representation in Computer Science and STEM.
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Sunday, November 15, 2026
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Established in 2011, Rock Your Mocs is an annual and global social media event. The Native American House encourages you to break out your moccasins for a worldwide celebration of Indigenous cultures!
Monday, November 16, 2026
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Blue corn holds deep cultural and ceremonial significance for the Diné, including in the Kinaaldá, a coming-of-age ceremony honoring a Diné girl’s transition into womanhood, and traditional Diné weddings. During this cooking demonstration, Chefs Justice Janowski and Patrick Lyke will show participants how this meaningful ingredient can be used to make blue corn cookies.
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The Urbana Opera Ensemble is performing excerpts from Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" on November 16 at 6:30 pm. This is a free event. Please join us!
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
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Join Dr. Worl via Zoom as she shares insights from decades of collaboration with Indigenous communities in Alaska and the Arctic. Drawing on Tlingit culture, subsistence lifeways, and industrial development, she will explore how Indigenous knowledge sustains Native cultures, communities, and relationships with the land.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Thursday, November 19, 2026
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with University Housing’s Dining Services and experience a meal at LAR and Ike featuring flavors and foods inspired by Indigenous culinary traditions.
Friday, November 20, 2026
Saturday, November 21, 2026
Monday, November 30, 2026
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Participants will learn about AISES programs, membership, scholarships, conferences, and pathways for becoming involved in an Indigenous STEM community rooted in relationships, knowledge, and collective success.
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Graduate and Undergraduate Indigenous scholars are invited to meet with Dr. Johnny Poolaw to learn how AISES can support your academic, professional, and personal journey in STEM.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
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.
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Friday, December 4, 2026
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, December 10, 2026
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Snack & Study
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Saturday, December 12, 2026
Monday, December 14, 2026
Thursday, January 21, 2027
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Snack & Study
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Monday, January 25, 2027
Thursday, January 28, 2027
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Snack & Study
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Wednesday, February 3, 2027
Thursday, February 4, 2027
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Snack & Study
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Friday, February 5, 2027
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The Psychology Department is excited to continue the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series for the 2026-2027 academic year, a monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.
Thursday, February 11, 2027
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Snack & Study
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Thursday, February 18, 2027
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Thursday, February 25, 2027
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Snack & Study
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Wednesday, March 3, 2027
Thursday, March 4, 2027
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Snack & Study
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Friday, March 5, 2027
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The Psychology Department is excited to continue the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series for the 2026-2027 academic year, a monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.
Thursday, March 11, 2027
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Snack & Study
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Thursday, March 18, 2027
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Snack & Study
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Thursday, March 25, 2027
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Friday, March 26, 2027
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Learn more about the conference here: https://ills.linguistics.illinois.edu/
Saturday, March 27, 2027
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Learn more about the conference here: https://ills.linguistics.illinois.edu/
Thursday, April 1, 2027
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Snack & Study
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Friday, April 2, 2027
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The Psychology Department is excited to continue the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series for the 2026-2027 academic year, a monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.
Thursday, April 8, 2027
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Snack & Study
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Thursday, April 15, 2027
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Thursday, April 22, 2027
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Thursday, April 29, 2027
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Thursday, May 6, 2027
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