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  • Sharifa Sultana, an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at  UIUC,  is a human-computer interaction (HCI) and human-AI interaction (HAI) researcher. She connects computing, justice, faith, and access to empower communities worldwide. She has expertise in HCI, AI, design theory, postcoloniality, feminism, and science and technology studies (STS). She has worked with rural communities in Bangladesh and Muslim immigrants in North America for the last nine years. She uses quantitative and qualitative (ethnog
    Professor Sharifa Sultana, Human-AI Interaction in the Global South
    2025-10-24 - Professor Sharifa Sultana, Human-AI Interaction in the Global South October 30th, at 12 pm COBLE HALL 306 or zoom Description: How can artificial intelligence serve the needs, values, and aspirations of communities beyond the Global North? In this talk...
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    Masters in Global Studies Information Session
    2025-10-23 - Masters in Global Studies Information Session Speaker: Andy Guth, Academic Coordinator, Master's in Global Studies Date: Tuesday, October 28th Time: 5 pm Location: 306 Coble Hall 801 S. Wright St, Urbana, IL Virtual Option: Join Online via link provided...
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    2025 Day of Giving
    2025-10-20 - Since 2000, CGS has promoted and supported innovative research to better understand global issues confronting the world’s populations. As federal cuts threaten intrinsic parts of our mission and international education, please consider supporting the Center for Global Studies (CGS). Your donation during LAS's 2025 Day of Giving will directly benefit CGS and the students, faculty, and...
  • Gino Pauselli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at UIUC, specializing in the intersection of human rights, global governance, and transnational advocacy. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University.
    Gino Pauselli, "Critical Ties: How Reliable Information Suppliers Influence International Organizations' Propensity to Criticize States"
    2025-10-15 - Professor Gino Pauselli (Political Science, UIUC), "Critical Ties: How Reliable Information Suppliers Influence International Organizations' Propensity to Criticize States" October 21st at 12 pmCoble Hall 306 and Zoom Description: This talk explores the role of reliable information suppliers in shaping the decisions of international organizations (IOs)...
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    Xiomi Ortiz, Context Before Engineering – Learning from a Community-Led Water Project in the Navajo Nation
    2025-10-03 - Xiomi Ortiz, Context Before Engineering – Learning from a Community-Led Water Project in the Navajo NationOctober 9th at 12 pm Coble Hall 306 and Zoom Description: Access to water remains a major challenge for many Native communities in...
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    MS in Global Studies Expands Global Career Opportunities for Graduate Students
    2025-10-03 - MS in Global Studies: Global Leaders through Knowledge and ActionThe Master of Science in Global Studies Program (MSGSP) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is designed for those seeking to engage deeply with the challenges and opportunities of our interconnected world. Whether advising students or exploring graduate options yourself, MSGSP offers a...
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    Jose Atiles, Islands of Exception: Law, Empire, and Offshore Finance in the Caribbean
    2025-09-26 - Islands of Exception: Law, Empire, and Offshore Finance in the CaribbeanJose Atiles (Sociology, UIUC)Wednsday, Oct. 1st, 12-1PMCoble Hall, 306, and on Zoom Description: In this talk, Prof. Atiles previews his forthcoming book, Islands of Exception, which explores the colonial foundations and imperial design of offshore...
  • Please join us at 1:00pm for food, conversation, and celebration of the fall semester.
    CGS Fall Reception
    2025-09-22 - CGS Fall ReceptionNational Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), Room 1030 1205 W. Clark St, Urbana @ 1pmPlease join us at 1:00pm for food, conversation, and celebration of the fall semester.
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    Millercomm Lecture series: Allison Stanger, "Who Elected Big Tech?"
    2025-09-18 - Millercomm Lecture series: Allison Stanger, "Who Elected Big Tech?"  Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025 at 12:00pm  National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), Room 1030  1205 W. Clark St, UrbanaThis lecture will critically examine the growing influence of major technology corporations on...
  • SV Talks
    Southern Voice - "Catalysts for Change: Youth Participation and the Future of Global Agendas"
    2025-09-16 - “Catalysts for Change: Youth Participation and the Future of Global Agendas”   Thursday, 25 September 2025, at 9:00-10:00 AM (CT) via ZoomSouthern Voice Talks is a new...
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    Jess Mingee and Emily Lawson-Bulten, "Decolonizing Relationships: The Impact of an Empowerment versus Agency Mindset in International Technical Interventions"
    2025-09-05 - Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 at 12:00 pm  Coble Hall, Room 306 and on ZoomGiven the complexity of global poverty and climate change, much of technical education has focused on practitioners as changemakers, seeking to inspire individuals to tackle the world’s most...
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    Claudia Grisales, "Aligning the Stars: an Ethnography of Digital Networks and Campesino Struggles in the Colombian Amazon"
    2025-08-31 -  Thursday, September 4th, 2025 at 12:00pm Coble Hall, Room 306 and on ZoomDescription: Claudia Grisales will present her dissertation research that explores the role of digital technologies in struggles for land and recognition of a campesino, or small-farmer, community, in the northwestern Colombian Amazon. While...
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    Fall 2025 Speakers and Lectures at CGS
    2025-08-29 - The Center of Global Studies is excited to announce the speakers and their lectures for the fall semester:09/04 - Claudia Grisales Bohorquez (PhD candidate, UIUC), "Aligning the Stars: an Ethnography of Digital Networks and Campesino Struggles in the...
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    Southern Voice Talks: “Local Solutions to Global Challenges: Financing for Development in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape”
    2025-08-08 - Please join CGS and Southern Voice on 14 August, 9AM (CT), for the launch of Southern Voice Talks, a new space for bold ideas and fresh perspectives from the Global South.Our first event, “Local Solutions to Global Challenges...
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    M.S. in Global Studies Launch
    2025-03-07 - CGS Announces Launch of New Master of Science in Global Studies Program, Spring 2026!The Center for Global Studies (CGS) is thrilled to announce the launch of a new Master of Science in Global Studies (MSGS) program, beginning in Fall 2025. This innovative, interdisciplinary program is a collaborative effort among the Center for Global Studies (CGS), the Center for the...

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