2025-01-22 - Meet with US Ambassador in Residence: Susan Falatko! - February 04th, 2025 - 2:30 - 4:00 pm - Room 306 - Coble Hall - Ambassador Falatko will discuss her work and career at the US State Department and provide an informal Q&A session about any questions you might have about how your knowledge of LCTLs, global studies, and area studies can be an asset in government service...

2025-01-21 - Join us on Zoom for an amazing talk entitled "Global Governance of AI: Political and Ethical Challenges Across National, Regional, and International Approaches"! - February 18th, 2025 - 12 pm - On Zoom. This talk will be presented by Allison Stanger (Middlebury College) Thallita G. L. Lima ( Panoptico - Brazil) and Chinasa T. Okolo (Brookings Institution).

2024-12-27 - Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship | 2025-2026 FLAS Fellowships support graduate and undergraduate study in modern foreign languages in combination with area studies, international studies, or international or area aspects of professional studies. Funding for these fellowships is provided by the U.S. Department of...

2024-12-27 - The Illinois Global Institute invites proposals for the New Approaches to International Area and Global Studies grants. The New Approaches grant supports multidisciplinary initiatives to increase UIUC engagement with world regions and with global questions beyond the current scope of the eleven area and global studies centers...

2024-12-27 - Call for GLBL 296 and 298 proposals   The LAS Global Studies program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is seeking proposals for one-credit undergraduate seminars (GLBL 296) that address contemporary societal challenges and engage students in research and...

2024-12-09 - On December 7, 2024, 14 teams from across the globe gathered via Zoom for the 4th annual Reimagine Our Future sustainability competition award ceremony. The competition brought together 249 students from 11 institutions in the USA, UK, Ukraine, South Africa, China, Austria, Colombia, and Italy, who spent eight weeks crafting innovative solutions for the United Nations’ Sustainable...

2024-11-12 - GLOBAL INTERSECTIONS GRANT APPLICATION  Applications now closed. See current Global Intersections projects here. About Global Intersections Global Intersections is a Center for Global Studies initiative designed to...

2024-11-11 - Co-Producing Counter-Narratives of Radical Care, Hope, and Imagined Just Futures Thursday, November 14th - 12 PM - On Zoom   A panel discussion with the Humane Urbanisms Project (HUP) collaborators from urban South Africa, USA, Brazil, and Bangladesh.   For more information about the project:  https://calltoaction.illinois....

2024-11-02 - The Struggle to Govern the Oceans: The Past, Present, and Future of the Law of the Sea Thursday, November 07th - 04 PM - 306 Coble Hall and on Zoom Summary: How to govern the oceans has become a major political, environmental, and economic challenge. From the South China Sea to the Arctic Ocean and the deep seabed, questions about how humans...

2024-11-01 - Academic Coordinator The collective units of the Center for Global Studies (CGS), LAS Global Studies, the Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security (ACDIS), and the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives (WGGP) center seek an Academic Coordinator to administrate a new Master of Science (MS) in Global Studies GS) degree program. The MSGS provides a...

2024-10-25 - Peaceworks on Campus Monday, November 04th - 12 PM - Latzer Hall, University YMCA Summary: Peaceworks on Campus is an effort to regain the narrative about Israel  and Palestine  on campus today. The work is focused on future  policymakers  on college  campuses. To counteract  the toxic, polarized environment...

2024-10-03 - Information sessions for students interested in applying for 2025-2026 FLAS will be held in two sections: Wednesday, November 13, 2024, from 3-4pm  (213 Gregory Hall) Tuesday, November 19, 2024, from 3-4pm (207 Psychology Building) Undergraduate and graduate students are welcome at either session. Topics of discussion include eligibility and requirements...

2024-10-02 - Globalization at a Crossroads: Deglobalization or Reglobalization? Monday, October 07th - 04 PM - 2079 Natural History Building and on Zoom   Description: Since the end of the Cold War, globalization has been reshaping our planet. However, following a number of crises in the opening decades of the 21st century, the neoliberal...

2024-10-02 - CGS/LAS-Global Studies Fall 24 Reception!  Monday, October 07th - 5:00-6:30 PM - Core - 3rd floor Atrium - Natural History Building   Dear friends and affiliates, You are invited to be at our CGS and LAS-Global Studies Fall 24 Reception!  Save this date and make it a priority to be with us. It will be a wonderful time! We are looking...

2024-10-01 - Please join CGS and IASL for the inaugural discussion on AI in Global Perspective: When: Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 9:00 am Central US Time (Chicago) Where: On ZOOM. Register - ...