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...

2027 Global Policy Forum Certificate of Participation Program

The Global Policy Forum Certificate of Participation recognizes students' participation in professional enrichment and skill-development opportunities associated with the CGS Global P

César Pérez-Lizasuain, "The Collapse of Puerto Rico’s Colonial Regime and the American Multicrisis"

Wednesday, September 16th, 2-3 PMCoble 306 and on Zoom: https://go.cgs.illinois.edu/CesarPerezLizasuainDescription: Beginning with an examination of the...

Owen MacDonald, "Caribbean Amazônia as Black Studies"

Wednesday, September 2nd, 12-1PMCoble Hall 306 Desciption: In this talk, History PhD candidate, former Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies Fellow, and HRI graduate fellow  Owen MacDonald explains his dissertation project,  “Caribbean...

Hyungji Park, "From the Nile to the Han: Nineteenth-Century Korea, Egypt, and the Limits of Orientalism"

Hyungji Park, "From the Nile to the Han: Nineteenth-Century Korea, Egypt, and the Limits of Orientalism"Tuesday, APRIL 28|12-1 PMCoble 306 and on Zoom: Hyungji Park Zoom...

Sofia Zaragocin, “Writing and reflecting collectively: community peer-review processes in the Galápagos Islands”

Wednesday, April 22, 12-1PMCoble 306 and on Zoom: Sofia Zaragocin ZoomDr. Sofía Zaragocin (Geography & GIS, UIUC) is a widely recognized scholar in geography, known for her...

Adrian Wong, "The Kiosk and the Cloud: Digital Development for the Barrio Bodega"

Tuesday, March 31st, 12-1PMCoble 306 and on Zoom: Adrian Wong ZoomDescription: If selling predictions and modifications of our consumer behavior is the burgeoning future of capitalism, who’s buying?...

Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, "Sustainable Financial Futures for Global Scholarly Publishing"

Description: The debate over open access versus closed access publishing often rightly centers on issues of affordability, accessibility, and equity—but what about long-term sustainability? This talk will examine the financial...

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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