Illinois Global Institute
Illinois Global Institute
Welcome to the calendar of the Illinois Global Institute. We are home to 10 longstanding international area studies centers and thematic programs. Bringing the units together as part of the IGI will improve organizational support, raise visibility, and foster additional cross-campus collaboration on essential international programs
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Please join members of the IGI Global STEAM Working Group and their "Global STEAM in an Age of Crisis" panelists as they hold a follow-up discussion of the three forum topics, "The Uneasy Relationship Between Science and Politics," "The Conflict Between Science and Compassion," and "Science and the Global in a Brave New World."
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February 9th guest speaker Dr. Brenda Molano-Flores is Senior Plant Ecologist at the Illinois Natural History survey part of the Prairie Research Institute and will speak about her research on plant reproductive ecology, conservation biology and plant-insect interactions.
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YMCA Friday Forum Series: February 12 | #DigitalFaith – Keeping the Faith Remotely Speaker: Dr. Sable Manson, The University of Southern California Description: In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, many of us are using technology more than ever before. The world of technology opens many doors for global connection, but does it also come with consequences?
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Book club discussion for Illinois Alumna Mikki Kendall’s book “Hood Feminism”. Please email Anita Kaiser at arkaiser@illinois.edu if you would like a complimentary copy of the book. Limited copies available.
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Women & Gender in Global Perspectives and the Women’s Resources Center are thrilled to host a virtual screening of the acclaimed documentary, RBG. This film follows the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It will be available for viewing, for free, beginning at 4 p.m. CST on Tuesday, February 16th until 4 p.m. CST Thursday, February 18th
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On Wednesday, February 17th at 4 p.m. CST, there will be a virtual conversation with RBG film directors, Julie Cohen and Betsy West. This is event is hosted by Women & Gender in Global Perspectives and the Women’s Resources Center and is co-sponsored by Gender & Women’s Studies. Please share widely, and we hope to see you there!
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YMCA Friday Forum Series: February 19 | "Disrupting Disinformation" Speaker: Miriam Larson, Independent Media Center Description: In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, many of us are using technology more than ever before. The world of technology opens many doors for global connection, but does it also come with consequences?
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Carwil Bjork-James conducts immersive and historical research on disruptive protest, grassroots autonomy, state violence, and indigenous collective rights in Bolivia. He is an assistant professor of anthropology at Vanderbilt University and the author of The Sovereign Street: Making Revolution in Urban Bolivia (University of Arizona Press, 2020).
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YMCA Friday Forum Series: February 26 | "Technology and Data for Positive Social Impact" Speaker : Lauren Haynes, Code for America Description: In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, many of us are using technology more than ever before. The world of technology opens many doors for global connection, but does it also come with consequences?