2024-10-18
- In May of 2023 a member of the European Union Center interviewed Ben Nathan, then a student in their MA program (https://shorturl.at/qSrle). He spoke about his happiness in returning to campus after the pandemic, interviewing US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovich, and his...
- 2024-10-18 - Please note that Kofi Bazzell-Smith is a Future Faculty Fellow at the Rochester Institute of Technology College of Art and Design. Kofi Bazzell-Smith is an artist with a passion for manga, a style of Japanese comics, and a professional boxer. He has participated in the 2023 Future Faculty...
- 2024-10-18 - Marilia Corrêa (PhD, ’19, history; former affiliate of CLACS) When asked to list the most important skills Dr. Corrêa learned from her time at the University of Illinois, she responded, “that is difficult to answer in only a few sentences. I learned how to be an academic and a...
- 2024-06-17 - Illinois Alumni magazine talked to Szremski about taking students to Peru on a summer field trip where they dig in the western slopes of the Andes mountains. Click https://www.illinoisalumnimagazine.org/illinoisalumni/summer_2024/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1983116#articleId1983116...
- 2024-06-06 - President Tim Killeen writes, "I am excited to announce the selection of Jerry Dávila and Pedro Hallal for the Presidential Fellows Program. This prestigious program supports faculty members...
- 2024-03-07 - To learn about the Brasillinois initiative, read the press release here: https://emails.uofi.uillinois.edu/newsletter/60/311198260.html and more information here: https://www.uillinois.edu/about/international_partnerships/brasillinois
- 2024-02-29 - What in the world is a FLAS Fellowship? The IGI Spring e-newsletter brings news of significant achievements by staff, students, and faculty, as well as well-deserved recognition of their efforts. This note takes a closer look at one of the major building blocks of international...
2024-02-13 - On February 28, Willie J. Mitchell, Principal Information Technologies Specialist for Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts & Sciences, was awarded the LAS Academic Professional Award. Since 2014, Will has been the ATLAS Zone Manager for the following units and departments: Asian...
2024-02-13 - AZADEH AGHIGHI received her Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures with a specialization in Islamic Studies and is currently a Lecturer in Persian Language and Director of the Persian Studies Program, Dept. of Linguistics. Dr. Aghigi has taught courses on Islam as well as...- 2024-01-22 - On Dec. 8, 2023, Illinois high school students who were awarded first place or honorable mention in the 2023-24 High School Translation Competition gathered at the Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago to celebrate their achievement. The event was sponsored by the European Union Center, a...
2024-01-22 - On November 8, students, faculty, and staff were treated to free international musical performances as part of International Education Week. Artists included the Brazilian Jazz Ensemble, led by Goio Lima; Turkish musician Çağrı Haksöz (Ashik Delili) playing the baglama, a string instrument used in...- 2023-09-27 - Staff from the Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, LAS Global Studies, and the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center met with students at the Majors & Minors Fair, 2023, to share information about their programs, scholarships, majors, minors, and...
2023-09-20 - On Sept. 12, around 70 attendees listened to the first talk in this year’s IGI Series on Global Responsibilities, which focuses on “China and the World.” The purpose of the series is to bring multidisciplinary and global perspectives to major contemporary questions. The spotlight on China...
2023-09-12 - For three days this summer, about 50 area high school teachers and librarians listened to speakers and participated in round-table discussions around the theme of “Education at the Edge: Global Challenges in the Classroom and Beyond.” The workshop was sponsored by the Illinois Global Institute,...- 2023-08-29 - Illinois Global Institute is excited to welcome LAS Global Studies. IGI, established in 2019, anchors the university’s work in global learning and research. With the inclusion of LAS Global Studies, it is home to 11 centers and programs that have a long history of making the University of...