The New Approaches to International Area and Global Studies Grant supports projects that develop area and global thematic approaches in teaching, research, and/or public engagement. These grants are developmental opportunities that can expand the scope of area and global studies at the University of Illinois. Outcomes from New Approaches projects might include new or expanded curricula, an Investment for Growth proposal, expansion of the capacity or scope of one of the Illinois Global Institute centers or programs, grant proposals for further research or instruction, study abroad or student exchange activities to build engagement with a world region, or faculty recruitment through approaches such as cluster hire initiatives.
2025 New Approaches Awards
- Nikolai Alvarado (assistant professor, Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science) and Magdalena Novoa (assistant professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning): Building Bridges: Expanding the Latin American and Caribbean Cities
- Charles “Stretch” Ledford (associate professor, Department of Journalism), with Christopher Ball (assistant professor, Department of Journalism), Alison Davis (lecturer, Department of Journalism), Reginald Hardwick (news & public affairs director, Illinois Public Media), Marisa Peacock (senior lecturer, Advertising), and Francis Sowa (Lecturer, Fourah Bay College): The Illinois Partnership for African Women’s Health Narratives
- Hellen McDonald (associate director of international programs and clinical associate professor, School of Social Work) and Amy Frederick (associate director of professional education, School of Social Work), with Katie Shumway (senior director of community engagement, School of Social Work), Samuel Smith (director of civic engagement and social practice, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts), and Kevin Tan (associate dean for engagement, diversity, equity, and inclusion and associate professor, School of Social Work): Leveraging the Arts for Global Dialogue: Exploring Racial and Social Transnational Justice through Creative Expression
2024 New Approaches Award
- Judith Pintar (teaching professor, School of Information Sciences) with John Randolph (director, REEEC and associate professor, History), David Cooper (head and associate professor, Slavic Languages and Literatures), Patrick Earl Hammie (Randall J. Biallas Professor of Historic Preservation and American Architectural History), and John Toenjes (professor, Dance): Extending the Capacities of Area and Global Studies to Shape the Future of Emerging Technologies