Illinois Global Institute executive director Jerry Dávila will become the next director of the University of Illinois' Humanities Research Institute on Aug. 16, 2026, pending Board of Trustees approval. He will succeed history professor Antoinette Burton, the long-serving founding director of HRI....
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is making strategic investments in new global learning credentials through the Curiosity to Impact initiative. C2I supports the creation or revision of courses, certificates, and programs....
The Illinois Global Institute has selected 29 graduate students from across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to receive research awards and language fellowships. Graduate Summer Research Awards Summer research awards provide Illinois graduate students with up to $3,500 to...
The University of Illinois recently hosted its annual research exchange symposium with scholars from Osaka Metropolitan University. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the partnership between these two institutions, which is coordinated on the Illinois side by the Illinois Global...
Edward A. Kolodziej, professor emeritus of political science and founding director of the Center for Global Studies, passed away at the age of 91 on Jan. 18, 2026. As the founder and former director of CGS from 2000-2016, Kolodziej provided the vision to pursue new forms of interdisciplinary...
Anita Kaiser, the associate director of the Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity, is among eight staff and academic professional employees recognized by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences for their outstanding professional contributions....
International Student and Scholar Services has recognized the Illinois Scholars at Risk program with an award for Outstanding Campus Unit or Organization. ISAR, which is administratively housed in the Illinois Global Institute, aims to provide...