Campus Humanities Central Calendar
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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Calling all new and returning students! Kick off the school year and celebrate Krannert Art Museum’s newest exhibitions at KAM Fest. Visit the museum from 12–3:30 pm on Tuesday, Aug 25, to pick up your free welcome kit and participate in fun art activities. Pack your own Rest Lab care package and try printmaking with the Noble Print Club. Light snacks provided.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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Please join the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory for our Fall 2026 Welcome Reception at Pizzeria Antica. The Director of the Unit, Dede Ruggles, will announce upcoming MCT speakers, Unit events, and more. All are welcome!
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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Join us on the back patio to gather with the humanities community at Illinois.
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Join us on the back patio to gather with the humanities community at Illinois.
Thursday, September 10, 2026
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Celebrate the launch of “Quinceañeras: Latinidades and Girlhood in Popular Culture” (University of Illinois Press). Edited by Jillian M. Báez (PhD ’09, communications and media, ICR), Diana Leon-Boys (PhD ’20, communications and media, ICR), and Institute of Communications Research Professor Emerita Angharad N. Valdivia (PhD ’91, communications and media, ICR).
Thursday, May 6, 2027
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Gather with us in community to celebrate this year's HRI research prize recipients and to mark the close of another academic year!
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Gather with us in community to celebrate this year's HRI research prize recipients and to mark the close of another academic year!