We are happy to announce that WGGP Faculty Affiliate and Professor of Landscape Architecture Dr. Dede Fairchild Ruggles will receive the Inaugural Presidential Humanities and Social Science Endowed Chair. You are cordially invited to attend the Inaugural Presidential Humanities and Social Science Investiture that takes place on September 17, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at Alice Campbell...
Dr. Erik McDuffie, a faculty member in African American Studies and History and a faculty affiliate of the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program, will serve on the committee for the Interseminars graduate fellowship program 2024-2025. For more information, please check out ...
Dr. Ghassan Moussawi, a Sociology Professor at UIUC and a WGGP Faculty Affiliate, has been chosen for the 2024 SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer Award. This honor includes the development of a lecture that Dr. Moussawi will present at two locations: the 2026 SWS Winter Meeting, at a yet-to-be-determined venue, and...
Dr. Laila Mustafa, in her recent op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, highlights how the destruction of essential public infrastructure, such as the Gaza City Public Library, is being overshadowed by the profound loss of human lives. For further insights, ...
We are proud to announce that Dr. D Fairchild Ruggles, a WGGP Faculty Affiliate and Debra L. Mitchell Chair in Landscape Architecture, has been recognized as ...
Dr. Helga Varden, Professor of Philosophy at Illinois and WGGP Faculty Affiliate, has written an article titled "How to Move Beyond Our Endless Disagreements over Abortion Policies," which proposes a Kantian solution to the seemingly insoluble moral conflict surrounding abortion. The article examines the complexities of the...
WGGP Faculty Affiliate Antoinette Burton's op-ed piece, "The humanities is not at a crossroads, but is flourishing beyond traditional classrooms," appeared in the Chicago Tribune on October 26, 2023. Burton states, “We’re standing at the intersection of the campus and the community, and that’s where we are already doing some of our best, most consequential work.”-
The Humanities Research Institute (HRI) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has launch the third Interseminars Initiative project, titled "Collisions Across Colorlines." Dr. Eric McDuffie will be one of the three faculty conveners for the project. His fellow conveners are Gilberto Rosas (Anthropology and...
The Latina/Latino Communication Studies Division and La Raza Caucus of the National Communication Association have awarded Professor Emerita Angharad N. Valdivia the Cordova-Puchot Scholar of the Year Award, the division and caucus’ highest honor. This award is in recognition of Prof. Valdivia’s “excellence in teaching, research, service, and advocacy” as well as her work in elevating Latina/o/x...
WGGP Faculty Affiliate and Director of the Humanities Research Institute Antoinette Burton has been selected to participate in the 2023–24 cohort of the University of Illinois System Public Voices Fellowship. The fellowship is a unique opportunity led by The OpEd Project...