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Dr. Ghassan Moussawi Receives 2024 SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecturer Award
Dr. Ghassan Moussawi, a Sociology Professor at UIUC and a WGGP Faculty Affiliate, has been chosen for the 2024 SWS...
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Dr. Laila Mustafa Sheds Light on the Overlooked Impact of Infrastructure Destruction in Gaza in LA Times Op-Ed
Dr. Laila Mustafa, in her recent op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, highlights how the destruction of essential public...
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Celebrating Dr. Charles Fogelman's Contribution to the "Historical Dictionary of Lesotho" Third Edition
WGGP celebrates the achievement of Dr. Charles Fogelman, Professor of Global Studies at UIUC and WGGP alumni, on the...
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Dr. D Fairchild Ruggles received the prestigious appointment of university endowed chairs or professors at UIUC.
We are proud to announce that Dr. D Fairchild Ruggles,...
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How to Move Beyond Our Endless Disagreements over Abortion Policies
Dr. Helga Varden, Professor of Philosophy at Illinois and WGGP Faculty Affiliate, has written an article titled "How to Move...
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Faculty Affiliates in the News
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...
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Dr. Eric McDuffie joins the Third Interseminars Project as Convenor!
The Humanities Research Institute (HRI) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has launch the third Interseminars Initiative project, titled "Collisions Across Colorlines." Dr. ...
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Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Angharad N. Valdivia for being named Cordova-Puchot Scholar of the Year!
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...
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Faculty affiliates ranked as Excellent instructors!
During Spring and Summer semesters 2023, 37 of our faculty affiliates were ranked as excellent instructors. These include 13 from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 5...
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Dr. Antoinette Burton has been selected to participate in the 2023–24 cohort of the University of Illinois System Public Voices Fellowship.
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 ...
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