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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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)Wednesday, Oct. 1st, 12-1PMCoble Hall, 306, and on Zoom Description: In this talk, Prof. Atiles previews his forthcoming book, ...
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.
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, Urbana...
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 Zoom...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Webinar Recording: A Great Decoupling? Globalization Without the U.S.
2025-04-22 - A Great Decoupling? Globalization Without the U.S. - April 24th, 2025 - 12 PM - On ZoomAbstract: This panel explores the evolving nature of global economic integration in an era marked by U.S. disengagement, rising protectionism, and a recalibration of...