World Language Teacher Education Program

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

• The Il(literacy) Impact on Language Change in Brazilian Portuguese

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall, 801 South Wright Street Champaign, Room 306.

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, September 10, 2026

• Dr. Ruth Meinzen-Dick, "Research Frontiers on Empowerment of Women Farmers" (CSGGE)

  Time

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  • Lecture

  

• "Quinceañeras: Latinidades and Girlhood in Popular Culture" by Diana Leon-Boys, Jillian Báez, and Angharad N. Valdivia

  Time

  4:30 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana IL

  Join the editors of "Quinceañeras: Latinidades and Girlhood in Popular Culture"(external link) for a conversation celebrating the release of their edited collection.

  • Lecture

  

Monday, September 21, 2026

• CLACS Speaker Series presents: Gaby Valdivieso (Geography)

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture

  

Monday, September 28, 2026

• CLACS Speaker Series presents: Tayzhaun Glover (History)

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture

  

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

• CLACS Speaker Series: Narratives of youth, violence and drugs. Comparing “mano dura” in Ecuador and the Philippines

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture

  

Monday, October 19, 2026

• CLACS Speaker Series presents: Silvina Montrul (Spanish and Portuguese)

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture

  

Monday, November 2, 2026

• CLACS Speaker Series presents: Matthew S. Winters, "Persistent Citizens: Pursuing Social Welfare Benefits in Brazil and Argentina"

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture

  

Monday, November 9, 2026

• CLACS Speaker Series presents: María Alejandra García Otero (Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences)

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture

  

Monday, November 16, 2026

• CLACS Speaker Series presents: Angharad Valdivia

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall 306

  • Lecture