2023-11-20
- Join the CGS team in welcoming Dustin Tingley (Professor of Government at Harvard University) and Alexander F. Gazmararian (Doctoral Candidate at Princeton University) for their virtual lecture, "Uncertain Futures How to Unlock the Climate Impasse" on Friday, December 1st at 12PM....
2023-11-01 - 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 University) for her virtual lecture, "From Climate Coloniality to Climate Revolution" on Wednesday, November 8th at 12PM. The extremely uneven and inequitable...
2023-10-31 - In light of Governor J.B. Pritzker's recent announcement of the "State Designated Cultural District" initiative, Illinois is making a significant stride towards preserving its rich cultural heritage. The initiative, backed by a robust $3 million fund, aims to assist communities in celebrating their unique histories and fostering tourism. The challenges Illinois has faced over the years are...
2023-10-12 - 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 (Department of Politics & International Relations, University of Oxford) on Wednesday, October 18th at 11AM CST on...
2023-10-03 - 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 11th at 12PM in 306 Coble Hall and on Zoom will give their lecture, "The Future of the World’s Great Rivers: Anthropogenic Stresses, Impacts and Possible Solutions." This talk will...
2023-10-02 - Please join the CGS team in welcoming Mayra Alejandra Saenz Amaguaya (PhD Candidate in the Agricultural and Consumer Economics Department) for her lecture, "Can Institutional Factors Affect Intergenerational Family Transfers?" on Thursday, October 5th at 12PM in 309 International and Area Studies Library (Main Library) and on...
2023-09-22 - 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". Dr. Najam will examine climate change impacts, particularly on developing countries of the Global South who have had the least to do with causing the climate crisis but now find themselves at the forefront of...
Scott Althaus, CGS' core faculty, professor of political science and communication and director of the Cline Center, has received the 2023 IJPP Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award for "Building Theory in Political Communication." Credit: ...
Dr. Charles Fogelman, Teaching Assistant Professor in the LAS Global Studies Program, has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad grant to spend six months conducting qualitative research in Lesotho, from June until December 2023. Dr. Fogelman's project, titled "Developing the Mountain Kingdom's Landscapes: Poverty Alleviation, Land, and Horticulture in Lesotho,"...
CGS congratulates its affiliates named College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) Dean’s Award recipients for excellence in teaching and advising and Faculty honors. Click here for full story.
CGS congratulates its affiliates who have been named Center for Advanced Study (CAS) Associates and CAS Beckman Fellow. The CAS Associates are Brett Kaplan from Comparative & World Literature, Soo Ah Kwon from Asian American Studies and...- We are saddened by the unexpected passing of our colleague and friend Dr. Stafford L. Hood on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at the age of 70. The Hood family has indicated that additional information will be forthcoming. At this time, condolences may be sent to the College of Education c/o Dean’s Office, Suite 38, 1310 S. Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820. Hood...
On November 16th, join Mithilesh Mishra (UIUC) and Asha Sarangi (Jawaharlal Nehru University) on Zoom at noon for their lecture, ...
On November 1st at noon, join Anna Grzymala-Busse (Professor of International Studies and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute) on Zoom at noon for her lecture, "Does Religious Nationalism Erode Democracy?" How dangerous is religious...
On October 25th at noon, please join Dr. Laia Balcells Ventura (Dept. of Government, Georgetown University) on Zoom for her lecture, "...