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
Friday, October 22, 2021
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Current and recent graduate students are invited to a career exploration panel focusing on using foreign language, area studies, and thematic studies in the job market. Join CGS and UIUC FLAS alumni for this online event to hear professionals and practitioners discuss their current positions and paths from graduate study to employment.
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Franita Tolson is Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at University of Southern California Gould School of Law. Her scholarship and teaching focus on the areas of election law, constitutional law, legal history and employment discrimination.
Friday, October 29, 2021
Join us for another dialog in WGGP’s ongoing conversation with grassroots activists. This time we will explore with activists from Brazil and South Africa how their movements engage in practices of care and solidarity to combat insecurity in food, health, land and housing, and violence based on race, class, and gender inequalities.
Fall 2021 YMCA Friday Forum | Unpacking Racism: What Are We Carrying? Friday, October 29 @ 12:00pm CST In-person at Latzer Hall or online via Zoom Speaker: Catherine Shieh, Anti-Hate Training Coordinator at Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Chicago
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Monday, November 1, 2021
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Friday, November 5, 2021
Fall 2021 YMCA Friday Forum | Unpacking Racism: What Are We Carrying? Friday, November 5 @ 12:00pm CST In-person at Latzer Hall or online via Zoom Lecture: "Anti-Violence means Anti-Oppression" - University YMCA in collaboration with the Women’s Resources Center
Professor Magdalena Novoa will give her presentation titled, "Wounded Landscapes: Race, gender, and grassroots preservation in Wallmapu" on November 5th at 12pm.
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Monday, November 8, 2021
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Women in Science - November Lecture Guest Speaker: Professor Colleen Bushel November 9, 2021 @ 12:00pm CST via Zoom
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Friday, November 12, 2021
Fall 2021 YMCA Friday Forum | Unpacking Racism: What Are We Carrying? Friday, November 12 @ 12:00pm CST In-person at Latzer Hall or online via Zoom Lecture: "Shamar Betts Case: Unequal Justice in the Aftermath of George Floyd’s Murder" Speakers: Elisabeth Pollock, Savannah Donavan, Dr. Brian Dolinar
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Monday, November 15, 2021
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Monday, November 29, 2021
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Friday, December 3, 2021
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Women in Science - December Lecture Guest Speaker: Dr. Zahra Mohaghegh December 14, 2021 @ 12:00pm CST via Zoom December 14th guest speaker Dr. Zahra Mohaghegh is an Associate Professor of Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
The Humanities Research Institute and The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program co- host an annual event bringing together faculty, staff, students, and community members to recognize people who have made a difference in academia. Each speaker will have five minutes to tell the story of the woman in his or her discipline that changed the field in important ways.