School of Labor and Employment Relations

In spring 2008, the School of Labor and Employment Relations (LER) launched a new online Global Labor Studies (GLS) program to analyze issues facing workers and labor from a multi-disciplinary and global perspective.
Please review course descriptions and recent syllabi for the exciting lineup. CGS Title VI NRC course development funds supported development of the LER 330.
Policy Briefs

Policy Briefs feature brief articles on global studies topics of timely importance and local and international concern. Essays are contributed by Illinois faculty working on projects supported by the Center for Global Studies.
Heritage Language Summer Institute

The annual research institute of the National Heritage Language Resource Center offers presentations on a spectrum of heritage languages and communities from across the country.
For information on the Third Annual Institute, which will be held at
