Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity

Friday, March 27, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Sindicatos, Labor Unions: Protecting Graduate Workers"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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  Talking Across Borders: Women Labor Activists from Chile and Illinois in Conversation

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Krannert Art Museum Main Level Contemporary Gallery; 500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820

  • Exhibition

Friday, April 3, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "People v. Power: Litigation as a Strategy for Social and Economic Justice"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Ceremony/Service

Thursday, April 9, 2026

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  Women in Science Lecture Series: Dr. Gisela Sin

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University Archives, Main Library Room 146; 1408 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Lecture
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  CSGGE Alumni Lecture: "Planning with a Purpose: Reflections from a Journey in Urban Sustainability and Gender Equity"

  4:00 pm

  • Lecture

Friday, April 10, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Connecting People to People and People to Nature"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture

Saturday, April 11, 2026

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  7th annual Sociolinguistics Symposium

  8:00 am

  • Conference/Workshop

Monday, April 13, 2026

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  "Weaving Resilience: Communities, Ecosystems, and Knowledge from the Colombian Caribbean in Times of Socio-environmental Crisis"

  4:00 pm

  210 Levis Faculty Center; 919 W Illinois St #400, Urbana, IL 61801

  Universidad de la Costa (CUC) representatives will offer a situated perspective from the Colombian Caribbean, highlighting the deep interconnections between ecosystems and communities that inhabit them. Our speakers will share experiences from research projects aimed at understanding ecological and social vulnerability in face of climate change and structural inequalites

  • Lecture

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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  Women in Local Government Leadership during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil

  12:00 pm

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

  • Conference/Workshop
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  Student Dialogue: "Bridging Ancestral Knowledge and Scientific Research: Community Perspectives from the Caribbean".

  3:00 - 6:00 pm

  Women's Resource Center; 616 E Green St #202, Champaign, IL 61820

  • Lecture

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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  Comparative Research Roundtable: "Bridging Science and Governance"

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  210 Levis Faculty Center; 919 W Illinois St #400, Urbana, IL 61801

  Representatives from Universidad de la Costa (CUC) will present this roundtable discussion “Bridging Science and Governance” as part of the Global Policy Forum. This discussion will explore the policy and practice experiences from the Colombian Caribbean where ancestral knowledge and scientific methods have been integrated to restore ecosystems an

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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  “Aimé Césaire in the Era of Black Lives Matter” by Frieda Ekotto

  4:00 pm

  Bruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center; 1212 W. Nevada Street, Urbana IL

  • Lecture

Friday, April 17, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Where History Lives: Creating Spaces for Learning, Reflection, & Pride"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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  Addressing Racial Inequity in Brazilian Higher Education: The Expansion of Affirmative Action to Graduate Programs

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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  Spring Reception

  4:30 - 5:30 pm

  YMCA Latzer Hall 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign

  • Ceremony/Service

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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  Women in Science Lecture Series: Dr. Samar Hegazy

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University Archives, Main Library Room 146; 1408 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Lecture