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CGS Global Policy Forum, April 14 & 15, 2026
CGS is proud to announce the inaugural Global Policy Forum, to be held April 14 & 15, 2026.Rationale: For over twenty years, the Center for Global Studies (CGS) has served as a platform for globally oriented teaching, research, and outreach at the...
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Adrian Wong, "The Kiosk and the Cloud: Digital Development for the Barrio Bodega"
Tuesday, March 31st, 12-1PMCoble 306 and on Zoom: https://go.illinois.edu/AdrianWongDescription: If selling predictions and modifications of our consumer behavior is the burgeoning...
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Lisa Hinchliffe, " Sustainable Financial Futures for Global Scholarly Publishing"
Sustainable Financial Futures for Global Scholarly PublishingLisa Hinchliffe (UIUC)March 12, 12-1PMCoble 306 and ZoomThe debate over open access versus closed access...
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G-MEO, "Intern and Study Abroad in China & Japan"
Please join us for the presentation by Global Maximum Educational Opportunities (G-MEO), the next talk in the CGS-EUC series "Interning Away: Gateway to a Global Career."Global Maximum Educational Opportunities (G-MEO)February 27, 12:00 (CST)...
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POSTPONED: Magdalena Paz Novoa Echaurren, "Making Space for Many Worlds: Pluriversal Planning, Arts-Based Methods, and Historic Preservation in Chile."
CGS regrets that Prof. Magdalena Novoa's talk, rescheduled for March 25th, will once again have to be postponed. We will update as soon as we are able.Krannert Art Museum, room 62.and on Zoom: ...
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In Memorium - Dr. Edward A. Kolodziej (1935-2026)
Dear Center for Global Studies Community, Colleagues, and Friends,It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that Edward A. Kolodziej, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and founding Director of the Center for Global Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, passed away...
Spring 2026 Speakers and Lectures at CGS
The Center of Global Studies is excited to announce the speakers and their lectures for the spring semester:February02/12 - Sarah Leah Whitson and Michael Omer-Man, co-authors. Book Talk: From Apartheid to Democracy, A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine....