2020-10-26 - The Altgeld Chimes are turning 100! Join the Marching Illini and the chimes players for a live concert to celebrate the occasion at 3 p.m. on Oct. 30. We ask that you enjoy this event remotely via live stream at go.illinois.edu/chimes100. The concert will be followed by a webinar exploring the history and impact of...

2020-10-02 - In this presentation, Professor Arjun Appadurai will address the recent debates about the rebirth of the nation-state in the era of pandemic disease, and about whether globalization is about to be rolled-back or marginalized. Professor Appadurai argues that globalization remains irreversible but that the markets dominated by globalization are now facing the resurgence of other...

2020-09-24 - Making and exhibiting art triggers a multitude of legal matters, some inherent in the very act of creation. IP lawyer and SAIC lecturer Silvia Beltrametti will provide insight into questions such as: “Does art need to be original? To what extent can it appropriate existing expressions? What subject matter is off-limits?” drawing from examples from a wide range of artistic fields...

2019-03-08 - International Women's Day is celebrated annually on March 8, yet the global campaign theme continues all year long to encourage action. Save the date to join us on March 8, 2019 for International Women's Day Celebration, "10 Women Who Changed The World: Untold Stories" The event will take place at the Levis...

2017-08-13 - It is with great sadness that we share the news that Professor Emerita Barbara A. Yates, founding Director of the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) passed away on August 11, 2017. Barbara Ann Yates was born October 14, 1933, in Troy, New York. She received her BA (1955) and MA (1956) in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and her Ph.D. (1967) from Columbia...