LAS Global Studies Master Calendar

Monday, April 7, 2025

- 8:30 - 9:30 am
ONLINE Fulbright Scholarship Information Session
- Informational
- 4:00 pm TBD
Nature or Territory? Indigenous Representations of Forest through Critical Cartography. Peru - Dr. Maritza Paredes
- Ceremony/Service
- 5:15 pm
- Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, 1212 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL
What Now: Focus on Women and Gender in the New Era
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- English Building 109 (608 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801)
Conceptualizing (Im-)migration and Making Sense of Diversity in post-WWII America
- Lecture
- 12:00 pm
- English Building 109 (608 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801)
Conceptualizing (Im-)migration and Making Sense of Diversity in post-WWII America
- Lecture
- 12:15 - 1:15 pm
- 22 Education
College of Education Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series - "The Third Wave of the Asian American Studies Movement: Advocating for & Advancing Asian American Studies in K-12 Classrooms"
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
- Levis Faculty Center 210
Interseminars | Emergent Quilombos: Black Life, Ancestral Knowledges, and Diasporic Cultural Politics in the Americas
- Lecture
- 5:00 pm
- Illini Union, Room 314A (1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801)
Between Borders: The Great Jewish Migration from Eastern Europe
- Lecture
- 5:00 pm
- Illini Union, Room 314A (1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801)
Between Borders: The Great Jewish Migration from Eastern Europe
- Lecture
- 6:00 - 7:30 pm
- Ikenberry SDRP 301 E. Gregory Dr., Champaign
The Fever Pitch of the Moment Requires a CounterBalance: A Talk with Dr. Felecia Russell
- Lecture

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

- 9:00 - 11:00 am
- Asian American Cultural Center Lounge 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana
Supporting Undocumented Students on College Campuses: Workshop for Staff & Faculty
- Conference/Workshop
- 1:00 - 2:00 pm
ONLINE Fulbright Scholarship Information Session
- Informational

Thursday, April 10, 2025

- All Day
- Murphy Art Gallery University YMCA
Exhibition | An IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: "Palestine in the World"
- Exhibition
- 4:00 pm
- Lincoln Hall 702 S. Wright St. Urbana Room 1090
Book Talk: Hearing Islam: The Sounds of a Global Religious Tradition. Lauren Osborne

The book explores how the centrality of sonic practices and experiences within Islamic traditions stems largely from the orality of the Qur’an and the importance of recitation, while arguing that sound can provide a productive point of entry to human cultures in general.
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
Structural Racism and Health Inequities: The Case of Roma People in Europe
- Lecture
- 5:30 - 7:30 pm
- Murphy Art Gallery, University YMCA
Exhibit Opening Reception: "The Art of Recreating Transnational Solidarity Against Global Apartheids”
- Exhibition
- 5:30 pm
- Murphy Art Gallery, University of YMCA
Transnational Solidarity Against Global Apartheids, April 10
- Reception/Open House

Friday, April 11, 2025

- All Day
- Murphy Art Gallery University YMCA
Exhibition | An IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: "Palestine in the World"
- Exhibition
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- See below for breakdown of events and various locations.
Public Forum: Transnational Solidarity Against Global Apartheids
- Conference/Workshop
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- 306 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright Street
"Solidarity with Sudan After Revolt: Reimagining Society, Surviving Vengeance", April 11
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- University YMCA Building
Friday Forum + Conversation Café
- Lecture
- 12:00 - 1:30 pm
- Coble Hall, Room 306. 801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801
Graduate Research Lightning Talks
- Ceremony/Service
- 1:30 - 4:00 pm
- Latzer Hall, University of YMCA
Public Forum: Transnational Solidarity Against Global Apartheids, April 11
- Conference/Workshop
- 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- 807 S Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820 - Rm IUB 514
Fulbright Scholarship Information Session
- Informational
- 5:00 - 6:00 pm
- Everitt Lab 2233 (except for 4/4 in Everitt Lab 3117), Engineering Hall near Illini Union
SP25 Korean Conversation Table
- Social/Informal Event
- 6:00 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge, Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building, 707 S. Mathews Ave.
"Legado Italiano": Documentary Night and Reception
- Film Screening
- 6:30 - 8:00 pm
- Channing Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon St., Urbana
Lecture Series 1 | An IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: "Palestine in the World"
- Lecture
- 6:30 - 8:00 pm
- Channing Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon St., Urbana
"Turmoil and Solidarity: Being Palestinian in Champaign-Urbana in a time of genocide"
- Ceremony/Service
- 6:30 - 8:00 pm
- Channing Murray Foundation in Urbana
Turmoil and Solidarity: Being Palestinian in Champaign Urbana in a Time of Genocide.
- Lecture

Saturday, April 12, 2025

- All Day
- Murphy Art Gallery University YMCA
Exhibition | An IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: "Palestine in the World"
- Exhibition
- 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- The Lewis Auditorium, The Urbana Free Library
Latin American Story Time: "Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son"
- Other