Undergraduates

The Undergraduates audience hub selects CGS opportunities and resources of special interest to UIUC undergraduates. However, undergraduates are always welcome at all CGS events and talks, and participating in presentations by scholars in their chosen field is always a constructive part of mastering their discipline.

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Eve Darian-Smith, "World on Fire: Anti-Democracy and Anti-Environmentalism"
Monday, March 4th | 12 - 1 PM | Campus Instructional Facility (CIF), Room 4039 In this talk, Professor Eve Darian-Smith (Global and International Studies at the...
How My IGlobal Journey Is Preparing Me For the Classroom
Grace Schlichter has been part of IGlobal since her first year on campus. She got involved with the program to broaden her understanding of students' culture and backgrounds and prepare her...
Webinar Recording: Cameron McCarthy (Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, College of Education, UIUC), "Visual Cultural Practices of Postcolonial Elite Schools in Globalizing Circumstances"
A recording of Professor McCarthy's talk is available at the end of this description. Thursday, February 29th | 3-4pm | 306 Coble Hall and ...
Illinois Language and Linguistics Society (ILLS16) Conference on "Language, Mind, and Society"
The Center for Global Studies is proud to be a co-sponsor of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Illinois Language and Linguistics Society (ILLS16) -...
Benjamin Bross, "Mexico City Zócalo: Spatial Production and the Ongoing Construction of a National Identity"
Please join CGS in welcoming Dr. Benjamin Bross for his lecture on April 12th, at 12PM at the International and Area...
Mithilesh Mishra (UIUC) and Asha Sarangi (Jawaharlal Nehru University), "Language and Nationalism: Conceptual and Historical Understanding"
Due to an emergency, the series of talks with Mithilesh Mishra (UIUC) and...
Pat Keenan, "How has national security policy changed in the Biden administration?"
Pat Keenan, CGS Advisory Board member, UIUC law professor, and Heidi Hurd Faculty Scholar has recently offered his assessment of the Biden administration's national security policy in an interview...

Event Archive

The Age of Adaptation, Dr. Adil Najam (Professor of International Relations and Earth & Environment, Boston University)
Please join the CGS team in welcoming Dr. Adil Najam on Monday October 2nd at 12PM, in Levis 208 and on Zoom, for his presentation, "The Age Adaptation"....
David Whyte, "Law's Quick Fix? Ecocide, Social Transformation & the Pitfalls of Criminalisation"
Please join us for the upcoming lecture "Law's Quick Fix? Ecocide, Social Transformation & the Pitfalls of Criminalisation" by David Whyte (Professor of Climate...
Hany Zayed, "Digital Paradoxes: How Technology Unintentionally Transforms Education"
The recent lecture "Digital Paradoxes: How Technology Unintentionally Transforms Education" by Hany Zayed took place on Wednesday, April 17th at 2 PM...
Recording Available: David Takacs (Professor Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair UC Law, San Francisco), "'We Are the River': Rights of Nature in a Climate Changed World"
CGS is excited to announce a recording is available for the recent lecture "'We Are the River': Rights of Nature in a Climate Changed World.", by David...
Debbie Sharnak (Assistant Professor of History & International Studies at Rowan University), "Of Light and Struggle: Social Justice, Human Rights, and Accountability in Uruguay"
Please join us and Debbie Sharnak (Assistant Professor of History & International Studies at Rowan University) on Wednesday, January 31st from 6-7:...
Debbie Sharnak (Assistant Professor of History & International Studies at Rowan University), "Fútbol under Authoritarian Rule and Its Global Implications: The Case of Uruguay"
Please join us in welcoming Debbie Sharnak (Assistant Professor of History &...
John Levi Barnard (Professor of English & Comparative & World Literature, UIUC), "Meat, Climate, and the Dystopia of the Present"
Please join the CGS Team in welcoming John Levi Barnard (Associate Professor of English & Comparative & World Literature, UIUC), on Wednesday, January 31st at noon in...
Webinar Recording: Farhana Sultana, "From Climate Coloniality to Climate Revolution"
Scroll to the bottom of the page to watch a recording of Dr. Sultana's presentation. Join the CGS team in welcoming Farhana Sultana (Professor of Geography at Syracuse...
Federica Genovese, "Climate Action from Abroad: Assessing Mass Support for Cross-Border Climate Compensation"
Scroll to the bottom of the page to watch Dr. Genovese's presentation. Please join the CGS for the next talk in our Climate Change series: Federica Genovese (...
Watch: Jim Best, "The Future of the World’s Great Rivers: Anthropogenic Stresses, Impacts and Possible Solutions"
Please join the CGS for the next talk in our Climate Change series: Jim Best (Department of Earth Science & Environmental Change, UIUC) on Wednesday, October...
Mayra Alejandra Saenz Amaguaya, "Can Institutional Factors Affect Intergenerational Family Transfers?"
Please join the CGS team in welcoming Mayra Alejandra Saenz Amaguaya (PhD Candidate in the Agricultural and Consumer Economics Department) for her lecture, "...
Symposium on Ukrainian Cultural and Linguistic Shift
The Center for Global Studies and the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois present: Away From the Empire: The Linguistic and Cultural...
Tang Heng, "Diversity : A Socioculturally-Constructed Concept."
Please join Tang Heng (Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University,...
Martin Nekola, "The Czech Republic, The European Union and the Rise of Populism"
Join the CGS team in welcoming Martin Nekola for his lecture, "The Czech Republic...
Helaine Silverman, "Weaponizing Cultural Heritage: Nationalist Contestations of the Past in Thailand and Cambodia"
Join the CGS in welcoming Helaine Silverman for her lecture on April 4th at 12PM at the ...
Dr. Monika Stodolska (UIUC), "Ukrainian Refugees in Poland and the Response of the Polish and Ukrainian Immigrant Population to the Refugee Crisis."
Please join CGS for Dr. Monika Stodolska's (UIUC) talk "Ukrainian Refugees in Poland and the...
Allison Lide, "The Transformative Power of Montessori Education in Afghanistan: It Is Possible"
Please join Allison Lide on Thursday, March 30th from 12-1:00PM (CST) at 306 Coble Hall or on Zoom...
Mithilesh Mishra (UIUC) and Asha Sarangi (Jawaharlal Nehru University), "Language and Politics in India"
Please join CGS in welcoming Mithilesh Mishra (UIUC) and ...
Marco Jaimes (History, UIUC), "The Deaths of Monarchs and the Creation of Nations"
Please join CGS on March 23 at noon, in person at Coble Hall, 306 and on Zoom for ...
Mithilesh Mishra (UIUC) and Asha Sarangi (Jawaharlal Nehru University), "Language and Nationalism in South Asia"
Please join CGS on March 22nd at noon for Mithilesh Mishra (UIUC) and Asha Sarangi (Jawaharlal Nehru...
Ned O'Gorman (UIUC), "How Liberals Lost the (Re)public: World War I and the New American (Inter)nationalism"
Please join CGS for a talk by Ned O'Gorman (UIUC) on February 7th, at 12 PM (CST), in Coble...
Allison Witt (UIUC), "Maintaining Online Connection in a Post-pandemic World; Virtual Exchange as an Accomplice to Mobility"
Please join CGS for a talk by Allison Witt (College of Education, UIUC) on February 2nd at 12PM (...
CGS Speakers for Spring 2023
The 2023 spring semester has concluded and the Center of Global Studies is pleased to provide archived webinars and information from the speakers and their lectures on this page. February...
Ann-Perry Witmer (UIUC), "Learning the Value of Contextual Engineering through Soymilk and Tofu Production in Zambia"
On November 10th, join Ann-Perry Witmer (University of Illinois) on ...
Molly Roberts (UCSD), "Strengthening Propaganda and the Limits of Media Commercialization in China: Evidence from Millions of Newspaper Articles."
Molly Roberts (UC San Diego), "Strengthening Propaganda and the...
Co-Sponsored Talks by the Department of Political Science & CGS
The lectures below are the Fall 2022 co-sponsored by CGS and the Department of Political Science at UIUC. September Yuri...
Book Talk With Sonia Hernandez: For a Just and Better World: Engendering Anarchism in the Mexican Borderlands, 1900-1938
In her latest book, For a Just and Better World: Engendering Anarchism in the Mexican Borderlands, 1900-1938, Sonia Hernández tells the story of how Caritina...
Global Work Series: FLAS Alumni Career Panel
On October 26 at 12pm, current and recent graduate students are invited to a career exploration panel focusing on using foreign language, area studies, and thematic studies in the...
iSEE Congress Spring 2021
iSEE Congress - Spring 2021 In the seventh iSEE Congress, we are partnering with the Joint Area...
Impact of COVID-19 on Travel and Study Abroad in West Africa
Date: Feb. 25, 2021 Time: 12 PM - 1 pm CST The world is experiencing new COVID-19 waves and lockdowns. West Africa, however, is open to most travelers and remains a world leader in fighting the...
Event Series: Covid-19 "Remote Teaching in Times of COVID-19"
Date: February 2, 2021 Time : 12pm-1pm CST Speakers: Christina Bollo...
FLAS Information Sessions 2020
FLAS Info Sessions Poster Undergraduate Information Session Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 4:00pm to 5:00pm CT Virtual Event...

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