In addition to providing faculty and graduate students intellectual space to conduct original research, the Institute for the Humanities offers a wide range of public events. Major categories of programs appear below. Specific events can also be found by looking at our event calendar.

Upcoming events

Apr 10 2026

The Making of a Politico-Media Complex: Evidence from Israel

Friday, 2:00 pm–5:00 pm
Institute for Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
Apr 15 2026

New Directions in Slavic and Eurasian Studies Series: Jonathan Flatley, Lenin with Du Bois: How Revolutionary Counter-Moods are Made

Wednesday, 3:00 pm–5:00 pm
University Hall Room 1501
Apr 16 2026

The Richard Pipes Memorial Conference: The State of the Russian History Field

Thursday 16th, 4:00 pm–Friday 17th, 5:30 pm
153 Behavioral Sciences Building, Institute for the Humanities
Apr 21 2026

Crossroads: Data Science in the Humanities and Humanities in Data Science

Tuesday 21st, 9:30 am–Friday 24th, 3:00 pm
UIC Richard J. Daley Library
Apr 21 2026

Institute for the Humanities Spring Reception

Tuesday, 3:00 pm–5:00 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
Apr 22 2026

Accountability Shock. Why Transitional Justice Prevents Criminal Wars in New Democracies

Wednesday, 4:00 pm–6:30 pm
Institute for the Humanities, Behavioral Sciences Building 153
Apr 24 2026

Spring Fellowship/Grant Workshop

Friday, 12:00 pm–4:00 am
Institute for the Humanities, Behavioral Sciences Building 153
Apr 24 2026

"U.S. Imperialism in Venezuela and Iran: And Imperialism of Everyday Life" Webinar and Conversation

Friday, 12:00 pm–4:00 am
On Zoom
Apr 28 2026

Resistance to Extractivism: The Concept of “Cuerpo-Territorio"

Tuesday, 3:30 pm–5:15 pm
University Hall, Room 1501
Apr 28 2026

The Child at the Border: How Children Perform Displacement

Tuesday, 4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
Apr 30 2026

The Inhumanities: Knowledges, Bodies, and Extraction

4/30/26, 9:00 am–5/2/26, 5:00 pm
Various Locations on UIC Campus
Apr 30 2026

Second Midwest Annual Workshop in Ancient Philosophy

4/30/26, 10:00 am–5/1/26, 5:00 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
May 1 2026

Solidarity Gardening Forever: Reflecting on Working-Class Connections to the Land

Friday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
James Addams Hull-House Museum
Jun 22 2026

2026 Joseph S. Begando Keynote Lecture: After the Single Use: Rethinking Past, Present, and Future of Plastics in Healthcare

Monday, 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
Moss Auditorium, UIC College of Medicine Research Building 1020