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Upcoming Public Events

Wednesday

Jan 28

MillerComm Lecture Series

Two Thespians Walk into the Apocalypse: Making Art in a State of Emergency

Holly Hughes

Katie Pearl

7:00 PM

Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
600 S. Gregory, Urbana

Friday

Feb 13

Initiatives

Multi-Species Justice Symposium: Paradigms, Practices, Possibilities

Alexander Blanchette

Daina Bray

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Levis Faculty Center, Room 210
919 W. Illinois St, Urbana

Thursday

Feb 26

MillerComm Lecture Series

The Importance of Creative Flexibility: A Journey of Learning, Adaptability and Self-Discovery

Oscar Joyo

5:30 PM

Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
600 S Gregory, Urbana

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CAS in the News

Congratulations, CAS Professor of Dance Tere O'Connor! "After 40 years of making dances as complicated as human consciousness, Tere O'Connor revives his first work at New York Live Arts." New York Times

CAS Professor of History Antoinette Burton elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences!

Welcome to the launch of the Conspiracy, Misinformation, and the Infodemic mini site!

Welcome to our CAS Associates and Fellows 2025-26!

Seven new CAS Professors elected in December 2024!