Illinois Global Institute
Welcome to the calendar of the Illinois Global Institute. We are home to 10 longstanding international area studies centers and thematic programs. Bringing the units together as part of the IGI will improve organizational support, raise visibility, and foster additional cross-campus collaboration on essential international programs
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Thursday, October 16, 2025
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5:15 pmMain Library Building, Room 66 (1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801)
Friday, October 17, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLatzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, ChampaignFriday Forum + Conversation Café: LGBTQ + Stories of Change: A Journey Through History by Dywaine Betts, Jr. Time: October 17 at 12 pm Location: Latzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
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6:00 - 8:00 pmJW Eater JR. High, 400 E Wabash Ave, Rantoul, IL 61866
Monday, October 20, 2025
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm314b Illini Union -
4:00 - 6:30 pmSpurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
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12:00 - 1:30 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210 -
5:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, Language, Cultures and Literatures Building (LCLB 1080) -
5:00 pmCoble Hall (801 S. Wright Street, Champaign) - Room 108
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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12:30 - 3:00 pm306 Coble HallGRADUATE STDENT WORSHOP Lunch for attendees: 12-12:30pm | 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals Wednesday, October 22 |12:30 pm - 2:30 pm | 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St Tips for applying for Grants and Fellowships Wednesday, October 22 |2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St
Thursday, October 23, 2025
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7:00Spurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium, 600 S Gregory St. Urbana
Friday, October 24, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLatzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, ChampaignFriday Forum + Conversation Café: Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine: Reform, White Supremacy, and an Abolishionist Future by Emile Suotonye DeWeaver Time: October 24, 12 pm Location: Latzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
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2:00 pmSpurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium, 600 S Gregory St. Urbana
Monday, October 27, 2025
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmCoble Hall, 801 South Wright Street Champaign, Room 306. -
5:00 pmCoble Hall (801 S. Wright Street, Champaign) - Room 306 -
5:00 pmAlice Campbell Alumni CenterAn Evening with Ayelet Tsabari. Songs for the Brokenhearted. October 28th | 5 pm | Alice Campbell Alumni Center
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
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3:00 pmCoble Hall 306 -
4:00 - 7:00 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
Halloween Film Screening: "Pan's Labyrinth" | October 29 at 4 pm | Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
Thursday, October 30, 2025
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4:00 pm306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820)
Friday, October 31, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLatzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, ChampaignBlack Uncanny: Tales of the Black + The Weird by Stacey Robinson Time: October 31 at 12 pm Location: Latzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
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1:30 - 3:00 pmHybrid: 306 Coble Hall & ZOOM -
3:00 pm104 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
Saturday, November 1, 2025
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11:00 amThe Urbana Free Library, 210 W Green St. Urbana, IL 61801
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmCoble Hall, 801 South Wright Street Champaign, Room 306
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12:00 - 1:00 pmCoble Hall, 801 South Wright Street Champaign, Room 306.
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5:00 pmCoble Hall (801 S. Wright Street, Champaign) - Room 108
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
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4:00 pmIllini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
Thursday, November 6, 2025
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6:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge (1080 LCLB)
Friday, November 7, 2025
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11:30 am - 1:00 pmBNAACC Main Multipurpose Room -
12:00 - 1:00 pmLatzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, ChampaignFriday Forum + Conversation Café: Fighting for Algorithmic Justice in an Age of AI-Driven Surveillance by Clara Belitz Time: November 7 at 12 PM Location: University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
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12:00 pm306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820)
Monday, November 10, 2025
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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3:00 - 4:00 pmCoble Hall 108
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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Book Talk: " Education 2.0: Chronicles of Technological and Cultural Change in Egypt." Linda Herrera
4:00 pm1090 Lincoln Hall 702 S. Wright St. Urbana -
5:00 - 7:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, 210
Thursday, November 13, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmMain Library Room 146 or via Zoom.School of Integrative Biology graduate student Vivian Cheng will discuss her research using genetics, ancient DNA, and historical archives to understand the effects of climate change and colonialism on narwhals. November 13 |12pm till 1 pm (CST) | Main Library Room 146 or Zoom
Friday, November 14, 2025
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12:00 pm404 David Kinley Hall - 1407 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLatzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, ChampaignFriday Forum + Conversation Café: In the Deep End by Jameel Bridgewater Time: November 14 at 12 PM Location: University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
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12:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge (1080 LCLB) -
1:30 - 3:00 pmHybrid: 306 Coble Hall & ZOOM -
3:00 pm1st Floor Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
Saturday, November 15, 2025
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10:00 amTolono Public Library, 111 E. Main St. Tolono, IL 61880
Monday, November 17, 2025
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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4:00 pm1080 LCLB- Lucy Ellis Lounge & Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 -
5:00 pmCoble Hall (801 S. Wright Street, Champaign) - Room 108
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pm108 Coble Hall 801 S Wright St Champaign 61820
'Pioneers on the wild frontiers of local fascism:' Rethinking U.S. fascism through the Black antifascist tradition" Speaker: Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy Date and Time: November 19 at 12 pm Location: 108 Coble Hall 801 S Wright St Champaign 61820
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmCoble Hall, 801 South Wright Street Champaign, Room 306
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12:00 - 1:00 pmCoble Hall, 801 South Wright Street Champaign, Room 306.
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5:00 pmCoble Hall (801 S. Wright Street, Champaign) - Room 108
Thursday, December 4, 2025
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5:00 pmSpurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium, 600 S Gregory St. Urbana
Friday, December 5, 2025
Monday, December 8, 2025
Thursday, December 11, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmMain Library Room 146 or via Zoom.Dr. Pinshane Huang, Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar of Materials Science and Engineering, will discuss her research on transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopy of two-dimensional materials and soft-hard interfaces. December 11 |12pm till 1 pm (CST) | Main Library Room 146 or Zoom
