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  • How do we know what we know about the climate change?

    by Vinisha BasnetMay 5, 2022 8:45 am

    This 8-module introductory course on numerous aspects of Climate Change is an attempt to educate students about the basics of this spiralling global problem. This was developed as part of the 2019-20 Global Intersections Program of the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

  • Constructing transnational solidarities in radical care and democracy through digital feminist storytelling

    by Atyeh AshtariApr 28, 2022 2:00 pm

    In this post, you will read about a Global Intersections project proposed by two graduate students in Urban and Regional Planning Department that received funding from CGS. Global Intersections is a Center for Global Studies (CGS) initiative designed to encourage multicultural, international, transnational, and global perspectives in student research. This project aims for creating a digital storytelling platform using a critical feminist storytelling methodology.

  • Career Opportunities in Foreign Language and Area Studies

    by Maria DorofeevaApr 12, 2022 2:15 pm

    On October 26, 2021, Center for Global Studies (CGS) held a virtual “FLAS Alumni Career Panel,” that focused on the strategies for using foreign language and area studies skills on the job market for current and recent graduate students.  This blog post discusses this event and explores the key role that foreign language and area studies education can play in career succes.  

  • Global Studies, Librarianship, and the Job Market

    by Nathan SonnenscheinMar 31, 2022 3:00 pm

    Nathan Sonnenschein, a former graduate assistant at the Center for Global Studies, discusses how his experiences at CGS prepared him for the job market.

  • The Impact of the 2021 International Studies Research Lab

    by Nathan SonnenscheinNov 17, 2021 12:00 pm

    Through the International Studies Research Lab (ISRL), the Center for Global Studies and collaborating centers leverage the campus’ expertise and vast library resources to support the development of international and area studies programming in community colleges across the country, providing access to important US Department of Education Title VI resources to institutions and regions without direct access to these important grant funds.

  • Returning to French Archives Amid the Pandemic

    by Timur Pollack-LagushenkoOct 27, 2021 1:15 pm

    International travel to France and French archives in year two of the pandemic.

  • April 2021 iSEE Congress “The Future of Water”

    by Maria DorofeevaMay 19, 2021 3:30 pm

    This year’s Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment at University of Illinois (iSEE) Congress was co-organized with the Center for Global Studies, in partnership with the Illinois Global Institute and the Joint Area Centers Symposium (JACS), four of which are funded through U.S. Department of Education Title VI grants.  The series of Zoom events brought together a diverse group of researchers, educators, journalists and activists to address global water crises under the rubric of “The Future of Water”, and to introduce the Illinois campus and community to cutting-edge thinking from highly influential scholars on topics ranging from drought to the global politics of water to pollution, public health, and biodiversity. 

  • SAOA: The South Asian Open Archives

    by Nathan SonnenscheinApr 6, 2021 12:00 pm

    The South Asian Open Archive (SAOA) is an initiative that makes open access materials on South Asia available for teaching and research.

  • At Home with Over 170 Million News Stories: My Assistantship with the Cline Center over Covid-19

    by James SteurApr 2, 2021 3:45 pm

    PhD student, James Steur, talks about his experiences during Covid-19.

  • Syndemics and Coronavirus: The Social Dimensions of Public Health Crises

    by Chris Puckett, Department of SociologyMar 11, 2021 2:30 pm

    Can we deepen our understanding of the current COVID-19 pandemic by analyzing it as a syndemic?