College of LAS Events

Mark your calendars for this virtual event, which will be a great opportunity before the start of the 2021-2022 academic year for all graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to meet with department Head Catherine J. Murphy for a question-and-answer session. 

Interactive session led by Tanya Crossman providing training and support to organizations serving cross-cultural populations.

Two days of virtual and in-person events to honor Professor Sara McLafferty's distinguished career upon her retirement from the University of Illinois.

Two days of virtual and in-person events to honor Professor Sara McLafferty's distinguished career upon her retirement from the University of Illinois.

Online Gathering to Meet New Students and Kick off the New Academic Year

Orientation for new incoming History Graduate Students.

Louise Fishman (United States, 1939-2021) was an established artist known for her ambivalent engagement with male-centered abstract painting traditions. Her physical and process-driven work remakes the abstract expressionist gesture and the minimalist grid into tools that communicate history and emotion centered in her identities as Jewish, feminist, and lesbian.

Urban public spaces are generally viewed as regions open and accessible to a variety of individuals and may be occupied by almost anyone who chooses to be present. In fact, some scholars argue that these spaces are characterized by civility among diverse others.