Illinois Global Institute
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
Thursday, November 6, 2025
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6:00 - 10:00 pmSiebel Center for Design, 208 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820
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)
Saturday, November 8, 2025
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5:00 - 7:00 pmChanning Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon St Urbana, IL 61801The Annual Tagore Festival commemorates the Nobel Laureate’s visit to the UIUC campus in 1912 when he delivered a series of lectures at the Channing Murray Chapel, the first Unitarian Church of Urbana.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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3:00 - 4:00 pmCoble Hall 108 -
3:30 pmCollege of Education 1310 S. Sixth St. Champaign, Room # 2 (Lower- Level) -
5:00 pmSpurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium, 600 S Gregory St. Urbana
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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4:00 pmGregory Hall 810 S. Wright St. Urbana Room 223 -
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
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3:30 - 5:00 pm230 Davenport Hall
Friday, November 14, 2025
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12:00 pm404 David Kinley Hall - 1407 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801 -
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 pm306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820 -
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 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
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4:00 - 5:00 pmW115 Turner Hall
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
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
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
Friday, February 6, 2026
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12:00 pm306 Coble Hall and virtual via ZoomDr. D. Fairchild Ruggles, Professor and Debra L. Mitchell Chair in Landscape Architecture, will present her lecture "Muslim Woman and Architectural Patronage" February 6|12pm till 1pm (CST) | Coble Hall 306 or Zoom
Friday, February 20, 2026
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11:00 amPlease join us for a book discussion on, “The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way” by Sara Ahmed. February 20th (Friday) from 11am-12:30pm CST via Zoom. For more information and to register visit https://go.illinois.edu/Feb20bookgroup
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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3:30 - 5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Third Floor
The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity (CSGGE) and the Humanities Research Institute (HRI) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are co-hosting our nineth annual event, “12 Women Who Changed the World: Untold Stories” bringing together faculty, staff, students, and community members to recognize people who have made a difference in academia.
