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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

• • 4:00 - 6:00 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  Richard Burkhardt book launch and panel discussion

  Richard Burkhardt book launch and panel discussion

  4:00 - 6:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
• • 4:00 - 6:00 pm

  Richard Burkhardt book launch and panel discussion

  Richard Burkhardt book launch and panel discussion

  4:00 - 6:00 pm

Thursday, April 2, 2026

• • 1:00 - 2:00 pm

  On the Academic Job Market: Teaching Statements

  On the Academic Job Market: Teaching Statements

  1:00 - 2:00 pm
• • 4:30 pm
  • Illini Union Bookstore Author's Corner

  Carr Visiting Author Series Alumni Reading: Jessica Tanck, Matthew Gavin Frank

  Carr Visiting Author Series Alumni Reading: Jessica Tanck, Matthew Gavin Frank

  4:30 pm

  Illini Union Bookstore Author's Corner
• • 5:00 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center, 919 W Illinois St #400, Urbana, IL 61801 Room 208

  CSAMES Talk: “Muslim Sicily, Real and Imagined,” Bill Granara

  CSAMES Talk: “Muslim Sicily, Real and Imagined,” Bill Granara

  5:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, 919 W Illinois St #400, Urbana, IL 61801 Room 208

Friday, April 3, 2026

• • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  Climate Change and Literary History | Spring Symposium

  Climate Change and Literary History | Spring Symposium

  9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
• • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  Climate Change and Literary History | Spring Symposium

  Climate Change and Literary History | Spring Symposium

  9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
• • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center, Room 210

  Climate Change and Literary History - Symposium

  Climate Change and Literary History - Symposium

  9:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210
• • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Fridays)

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Fridays)

  9:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
• • 2:00 - 4:00 pm
  • Women's Resources Center - 616 E Green St, Suite #213, Champaign IL 61820

  Crafternoons @ the WRC

  Crafternoons @ the WRC

  2:00 - 4:00 pm

  Women's Resources Center - 616 E Green St, Suite #213, Champaign IL 61820
• • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
  • Gregory Hall 223

  Colloquium Lecture: Andrea Scarantino, Georgia State University

  Colloquium Lecture: Andrea Scarantino, Georgia State University

  3:00 - 5:00 pm

  Gregory Hall 223

Monday, April 6, 2026

• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium

  Cell and Developmental Biology Journal Club

  Cell and Developmental Biology Journal Club

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium
• • 4:15 - 5:00 pm
  • 210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801

  Women in Engineering Coffee & Cookies with WIE Ambassadors

  Women in Engineering Coffee & Cookies with WIE Ambassadors

  4:15 - 5:00 pm

  210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

• • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Tuesdays)

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Tuesdays)

  9:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
• • 7:00 pm
  • Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St. Urbana

  Films and Conversation with Basma al-Sharif

  Films and Conversation with Basma al-Sharif

  7:00 pm

  Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St. Urbana
• • 7:00 pm
  • Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana

  Films and Conversation with Basma al-Sharif

  Films and Conversation with Basma al-Sharif

  7:00 pm

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

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

• • 12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Writing Effective Personal Statements

  Writing Effective Personal Statements

  12:00 - 1:00 pm
• • 2:30 - 4:30 pm
  • Women's Resources Center - 616 E Green St, Suite #213, Champaign IL 61820

  On-Site Career Coaching @ WRC

  On-Site Career Coaching @ WRC

  2:30 - 4:30 pm

  Women's Resources Center - 616 E Green St, Suite #213, Champaign IL 61820
• • 4:30 pm
  • TBD

  Carr Visiting Author Series: Stephen Markley

  Carr Visiting Author Series: Stephen Markley

  4:30 pm

  TBD

Thursday, April 9, 2026

• • 3:00 - 4:00 pm

  On the Academic Job Market: Diversity Statements

  On the Academic Job Market: Diversity Statements

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

Friday, April 10, 2026

• • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Fridays)

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Fridays)

  9:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
• • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
  • Women's Resources Center - 616 E Green St, Suite #213, Champaign IL 61820

  "The New Age of Sexism" Book Club

  "The New Age of Sexism" Book Club

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Women's Resources Center - 616 E Green St, Suite #213, Champaign IL 61820

Monday, April 13, 2026

• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium

  Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Reean Abdullah / Chen Lab

  Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Reean Abdullah / Chen Lab

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium
• • 4:15 - 5:00 pm
  • 210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801

  Women in Engineering Coffee & Cookies with WIE Ambassadors

  Women in Engineering Coffee & Cookies with WIE Ambassadors

  4:15 - 5:00 pm

  210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

• • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Tuesdays)

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Tuesdays)

  9:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
• • 5:00 pm
  • Coble Hall

  Seminar Series - Professor Fred Lamb

  Seminar Series - Professor Fred Lamb

  5:00 pm

  Coble Hall

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium

  Cell and Developmental Biology Journal Club

  Cell and Developmental Biology Journal Club

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium
• • 12:00 pm
  • Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (1212 W Nevada St., Urbana)

  Inside Scoop | Rita Dove

  Inside Scoop | Rita Dove

  12:00 pm

  Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (1212 W Nevada St., Urbana)
• • 12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Networking & Job Search Writing

  Networking & Job Search Writing

  12:00 - 1:00 pm
• • 5:00 - 7:00 pm
  • 112 Engineering Hall

  WIE Social Craft

  WIE Social Craft

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  112 Engineering Hall
• • 7:30 pm
  • Alice Campbell Alumni Center

  Public Reading | Rita Dove

  Public Reading | Rita Dove

  7:30 pm

  Alice Campbell Alumni Center

Thursday, April 16, 2026

• • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  Food For Thought | Ramón Soto-Crespo and Alison Bell

  Food For Thought | Ramón Soto-Crespo and Alison Bell

  11:00 am - 1:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
• • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  Food For Thought | Ramón Soto-Crespo and Alison Bell

  Food For Thought | Ramón Soto-Crespo and Alison Bell

  11:00 am - 1:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
• • 1:00 - 2:00 pm

  On the Academic Job Market: Research Statements

  On the Academic Job Market: Research Statements

  1:00 - 2:00 pm
• • 4:00 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  Ancient Tragedy and Communities

  Ancient Tragedy and Communities

  4:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
• • 4:00 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  Ancient Tragedy and Communities

  Ancient Tragedy and Communities

  4:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
• • 5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Celebrating Al-Andalus: How Islamic Iberia Lives on in Arabic and Hebrew (MENA Heritage Month)

  Celebrating Al-Andalus: How Islamic Iberia Lives on in Arabic and Hebrew (MENA Heritage Month)

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

Friday, April 17, 2026

• • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Fridays)

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Fridays)

  9:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
• • 4:15 - 5:00 pm
  • 210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801

  Women in Engineering Coffee & Cookies with WIE Ambassadors

  Women in Engineering Coffee & Cookies with WIE Ambassadors

  4:15 - 5:00 pm

  210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801

Saturday, April 18, 2026

• • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
  • The Literary, 122 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820

  Spurlock Museum Book Club: Remember: The Journey to School Integration

  Spurlock Museum Book Club: Remember: The Journey to School Integration

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  The Literary, 122 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820

Monday, April 20, 2026

• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium

  Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Pallob Barai / Chen Lab

  Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Pallob Barai / Chen Lab

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium
• • 4:15 - 5:00 pm
  • 210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801

  Women in Engineering Coffee & Cookies with WIE Ambassadors

  Women in Engineering Coffee & Cookies with WIE Ambassadors

  4:15 - 5:00 pm

  210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
• • 5:00 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center, Room 208

  Book launch for Ethan Madarieta's new book

  Book launch for Ethan Madarieta's new book

  5:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 208

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

• • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Tuesdays)

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Tuesdays)

  9:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
• • 12:00 pm
  • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  Towards Mapping Inflammation in Real Time; Spatiotemporal Molecular Profiling of Inflammation with Microengineered Devices

  Towards Mapping Inflammation in Real Time; Spatiotemporal Molecular Profiling of Inflammation with Microengineered Devices

  12:00 pm

  612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

• • 12:00 pm
  • 3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL

  Colloquia: Dr. Lauren Rivera

  Colloquia: Dr. Lauren Rivera

  12:00 pm

  3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL
• • 1:00 - 2:00 pm

  Writing Ethically and Effectively with GenAI

  Writing Ethically and Effectively with GenAI

  1:00 - 2:00 pm
• • 2:30 - 4:30 pm
  • Women's Resources Center - 616 E Green St, Suite #213, Champaign IL 61820

  On-Site Career Coaching @ WRC

  On-Site Career Coaching @ WRC

  2:30 - 4:30 pm

  Women's Resources Center - 616 E Green St, Suite #213, Champaign IL 61820
• • 5:30 pm
  • Lounge at the Illini Union

  Department of Philosophy Awards Ceremony

  Department of Philosophy Awards Ceremony

  5:30 pm

  Lounge at the Illini Union

Thursday, April 23, 2026

• • All Day
  • TBD

  Annual Armenian Genocide Event | Helen Makhdoumian

  Annual Armenian Genocide Event | Helen Makhdoumian

  All Day

  TBD
• • 5:00 pm
  • TBD

  Annual Armenian Genocide Event

  Annual Armenian Genocide Event

  5:00 pm

  TBD
• • 5:00 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center Room 208, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana

  Talk: On Beginnings, or the Roots and Routes of the Nested Memory Concept, Helen Makhdoumian , Postdoctoral Program fellow at Vanderbilt University

  Talk: On Beginnings, or the Roots and Routes of the Nested Memory Concept, Helen Makhdoumian , Postdoctoral Program fellow at Vanderbilt University

  5:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center Room 208, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana

Friday, April 24, 2026

• • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Fridays)

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Fridays)

  9:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
• • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  WIT April Roundtable

  WIT April Roundtable

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• • 3:00 - 4:30 pm
  • 210 Engineering Hall

  WIE Coffee Chat

  WIE Coffee Chat

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  210 Engineering Hall

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

• • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Tuesdays)

  Graduate Writing Groups: Spring 2026 (Tuesdays)

  9:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

• • 12:00 pm
  • 3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL

  Colloquia: Dr. John Robinson III

  Colloquia: Dr. John Robinson III

  12:00 pm

  3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL
• • 3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Making Your Sources Work for You

  Making Your Sources Work for You

  3:00 - 4:00 pm
• • 7:00 - 8:00 pm

  Women in Engineering “Ask Me Anything!” with WIE Ambassadors

  Women in Engineering “Ask Me Anything!” with WIE Ambassadors

  7:00 - 8:00 pm

Thursday, April 30, 2026

• • 4:00 pm
  • Illini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820

  Book Talk: Zoning Faith, Sultan Tepe

  Book Talk: Zoning Faith, Sultan Tepe

  4:00 pm

  Illini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm

  The Final Check: Proofreading and Editing Strategies

  The Final Check: Proofreading and Editing Strategies

  6:00 - 7:00 pm