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The MS in Global Studies Program is flexible for working professionals and others because we understand the value that working professionals bring to our program.
Atrocities in the Levant through the Jesuit Archives: The Great Famine in Lebanon 1915-1918
"Atrocities in the Levant through the Jesuit Archives: The Great Famine in Lebanon 1915-1918" on April 23 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the International and Area Studies Library!Many mass atrocities took place at the beginning of the 20th century, and more accurately during WWI in...
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iWitness. Armenian Genocide Commemoration. Artist Talk
iWitness. Armenian Genocide Commemoration. Artist TalkThrough portraiture, testimony, archives and sound, iWitness presents a poignant and deeply moving narrative of the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923) as told by its last surviving eyewitnesses.Visit the exhibition ...
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A Great Decoupling? Globalization Without the U.S.
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...
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Between Borders: The Great Jewish Migration from Eastern Europe
Between Borders: The Great Jewish Migration from Eastern Europe - April 8th, 2025 - 5 PM - Illini Union, Room 314A (1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801)Vivian Marcus Memorial LectureAbstract: This will be a conversation with Tobias Brinkmann about his recent book,...
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Conceptualizing (Im-)migration and Making Sense of Diversity in post-WWII America
Conceptualizing (Im-)migration and Making Sense of Diversity in post-WWII America - April 8th, 2025 - 12 PM - English Building 109 (608 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801) Abstract: Between the late 1920s and mid-1960s, several Jewish social scientists and...
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Resisting Digital Surveillance in Brazil: Preliminary Fieldwork on AI and Facial Recognition at Carnaval
Resisting Digital Surveillance in Brazil: Preliminary Fieldwork on AI and Facial Recognition at Carnaval - April 9th, 2025 - 12 PM - On ZoomAbstract: 2024 was the most surveilled year in Brazilian history. Last year, the Panopticon, a Brazilian...
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Transnational Solidarity Against Global Apartheids
April 10, 5:30 - 7:30 pm (Murphy Art Gallery University YMCA) Art exhibition opening reception "The Art of Recreating Transnational Solidarity Against Global Apartheids." Woman Life Freedom Collective and Humane Urbanisms Project.
April 11, 10-11 am (306 Coble...
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M.S. in Global Studies Launch
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...