2020-07-10
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The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) visa limitations are yet another capricious act that undermines the work of students from around the world who study at Illinois and across the US. We add our voice to the immediate and justified condemnation of this measure amid mounting legal challenges.
It is shameful that the over 1 million international students in...
2020-06-24 - George Floyd, an unarmed African American man, was killed by police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Many other African-American men and women have also been killed. Massive demonstrations have broken out around the world to publicize and protest the widespread epidemic of police brutality in communities of color and the marginalized. Local and international youth will share...
2020-06-08 - We share the anguish of our families, our coworkers, and our community as George Floyd’s killing is added to so many others. We urge all to listen to communities who experience the many forms of violence that have shaped our history and cloud our future. We express our gratitude to people around the world who have shared their pain and indignation, and we are reminded that...
2020-05-14 - University of Illinois faculty are invited to submit proposals to the Illinois Global Institute and its ten area study centers and thematic programs for Summer 2020 course development grants. These grants are intended to foster improved online instruction of global themes and world areas. Funds may be used to help faculty transition currently offered courses to online formats for the next...
2020-05-12 - We are extending our congratulations to all our centers and programs graduating students, in this, the most unusual of circumstances. Everyone at IGI wishes all our graduates great success and happiness in the future! Center for African Studies Amber Scarborough received her BA in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee,...
2020-04-22 - Illinois Global Institute is pleased to announce Call for Proposals – Summer 2020 Online Course Development Funds in Area and Global Studies. All University of Illinois faculty are invited to submit proposals to IGI and its ten centers and programs for Summer 2020 course development grants. These grants are intended to foster improved online instruction of global themes and world areas. ...- 2020-03-18 - Illinois Global Institute and the area study centers and thematic programs regret to announce that due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, the IGI Career Day panels will be postponed to the fall semester. However, our alumni speakers have graciously agreed to conduct the individual information interviews via teleconferencing. We plan to conduct these interviews during the scheduled session...
2019-11-22 - The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) is preparing to celebrate 40 years of the program with a host of events and social media outreach, a new organizational alignment, and an updated website. The unit is also celebrating their first graduate fellowship funded by the Barbara A. Yates endowment and first year of programming funded through the Barbara A. Yates WGGP Program...
2019-09-04 - The University of Illinois has established a new institute within the College of LAS to strengthen research, teaching, and outreach that deepens understanding of cultures and societies around the world. The Illinois Global Institute, which launched in August, is home to 10 longstanding international area studies centers and thematic programs. Bringing the...