Kainen Bell, recipient of the Global Policy Fellowship 2024 and affiliate of the Center for Global studies, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies, discussed his education and work regarding surveillance...
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...
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...
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...
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This course examines the fundamentals of economic development in Africa. It will provide students the tools and concepts to think about development in a way that is consistent with economic theory, informed by empirical research, and practically connected to policy. We will discuss issues that the region faces related to economic growth, poverty, population, health, education, gender, agriculture, and climate change.
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...
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...