Speaker: Courtney Cuthbertson
Using the sociological framing of the stress process model, this presentation will share findings from a mixed methods study of mental health among Flint residents during the water crisis. Sociological examination of the Flint water crisis demonstrates how mental health outcomes and the experience of...
- Covid-19 has affected every aspect of life since its outbreak. One of the hardest hit areas is Education. This Summer a panel of experts put together an enlightening and informative online discussion of how to cope with learning during the pandemic. The Summer 2020 Virtual Educators Workshop, "K-14 Education During Covid-19 in the US and Abroad" was an immense success....
- CGS proudly hosted a talk on Reconceptualizing Citizenship and Civic Engagement from the Perspectives of Newcomer Immigrant and Refugee Youth by Liv Thorstensson Dávila on February 26, 2020. Speaker Bio: Dr. Davila is an Assistant Professor of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership for the College of Eduction at Illinois. Her research examines the...
- On January 23rd, 2020 the Illinois Global Institute International Area Studies Centers sponsored an International Music & Art Interactive family program at the Champaign Public Library. Children of all ages and their caretakers spent an afternoon learning about different cultures from around the world through arts and crafts, music, and dance. They...
- CGS proudly hosted a talk on Global Attitudes of Rural Technical Inferiority as a Cause for Migration to Cities in the Non-Industrialized World presented by Ann-Perry Witmer on December 4th, 2019. Speaker Bio: Ann-Perry Witmer is a lecturer in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, where she directs a robust research laboratory that investigates the...
- On November 7-8, 2019, CGS proudly hosted Professor María Belén Albornoz from Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede Ecuador (FLACSO). On November 7th, she presented “Technology and Transitional Justice: Making Visible the Information Infrastructure for War Victims”. Her visit was co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean...
- On October 23rd, 2019, CGS proudly sponsored a discussion of the Climate Action Game Experiment (CAGE) presented by Cliff Singer and members of the CAGE team. Climate Action Game Experiment: CAGE studies how climate change feeds back on human policies. It includes global heat and greenhouse gas balance and econometrically calibrated models of the evolution of up to 16...
- CGS proudly hosted MillerComm 2020: Framing the Global Immigrant Challenge: Evidence from Elected Representatives’ Tweets presented by David D. Laitin on October 17th, 2019. Event Description: Professor Laitin’s presentation applied text analysis and machine learning tools to an analysis of social media, to determine where migration issues were most salient...
- On April 11th, 2019, CGS proudly hosted Naureen Butt who presented “One Woman’s Journey From Pakistan to the United States: A Struggle for Women’s Rights”. This event was co-sponsored by The University of Illinois Air Force ROTC, The Center for South Asian & Middle Eastern...
- KNIGHT AUDITORIUM, SPURLOCK MUSEUM 600 S GREGORY ST, URBANA, IL 61801 03/29/2019 - 9:00 AM View the full symposium schedule and details about the Racial Capitalism ColLab here. View the presenter abstracts ...
- CGS proudly hosted MillerComm 2019: Constructing Solidarities in the Global Justice Movement: A Feminist Perspective presented by Manisha Desai on March 13th, 2019. Event Description: Professor Desai discussed the politics of transnational projects to build links and solidarities between movements of women activists differently situated in local and global...
- On March 7th, 2019 Carrie Busey Elementary School celebrated their annual International Day event with various performances and exhibitions from around the world. Carrie Busey International Day program 2019...
- This panel discussion featured Walter W. McMahon, Helaine Silverman, & Allison Witt. Resources from the presentation Walter W. McMahon’s Slides...
- This discussion on Global Knowledge and Governance featured Brian Dill, Zsuzsa Gille, Colleen Murphy, and ...
- This discussion on Global Knowledge and History featured James Brennan, Dede Fairchild Ruggles, Carol Symes, and Roderick Wilson. James Brennan ...