Area Studies, Arts, and Cultural Centers
Asian American Cultural Center
The Asian American Cultural Center provides the Illinois community with space to gather and share the diverse and rich cultures that are a part of the Asian American experience.
Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center
The Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center provides a network of programs and support services promoting the individual, social, cultural and academic well-being of Illinois’ African American students.
Center for African Studies
The Center for African Studies works collaboratively to investigate, narrate and celebrate global African life and cultures.
Center for Global Studies
The Center for Global Studies promotes and supports innovative research to better understand global issues confronting the world’s populations and identify ways to resolve these challenges.
Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies promotes innovative research, teaching, and public awareness of Latin American and the Caribbean.
Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
The Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies sponsors, highlights, and encourages awareness of and knowledge about South Asia and the Middle East societies.
Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity
The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity promotes the study of human development in international settings.
Center for World Music
The Robert E. Brown Center for World Music in the School of Music within the College of Fine and Applied Arts promotes understanding and appreciation of global music and dance.
European Union Center
The European Union Center serves as the focal point for teaching, research, and outreach on Europe and the European Union at Illinois.
Illinois Global Institute
The Illinois Global Institute is dedicated to fostering an environment where international perspectives are integral to teaching and research.
International Education
International Education embraces world cultures and global perspectives, engage international and domestic students, and empower all students with global learning opportunities through co-curricular activities and programs.
Japan House
Japan House aims to make the beauty of traditional Japanese arts and culture accessible to everyone.
Krannert Art Museum
The Krannert Art Museum is the second largest general fine art museum in the state of Illinois with a permanent collection of more than 11,000 artworks from the 4th century BCE to the present.
La Casa Cultural Latina
La Casa Cultural Latina promotes a welcoming and dynamic atmosphere through the development of educational, cultural, socio-political, and social programs that lead to greater recruitment, retention, advancement, and empowerment of Latina/o students.
Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies
The Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies promotes the multidisciplinary study of Brazil through fellowships; faculty funding; organizing international conferences; and supporting cultural programming.
Mortenson Center for International Library Programs
The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs strengthens international ties among libraries and librarians worldwide through training, professional development, and partnerships for the promotion of international education, understanding, and peace.
The Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security
The Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security informs domestic and international security policy decision making and implementation.
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center serves as an intellectual and institutional center for members of the university community and the public interested in Eastern Europe, Russia, and the newly independent states of Eurasia.
Native American House
The Native American House (NAH) creates an empowering university context for Native students by promoting cultural, familial, and place-based relationships as unique factors that facilitate Native student success.
Salaam Middle East & North Africa Cultural Center
The Salaam Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Cultural Center provides a home for a border-fluid MENA community and inspires holistic student success, inclusion, and belonging.
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures
The William R. and Clarice V. Spurlock Museum of World Cultures is a regional center for cultural and archaeological collections from throughout history and across the globe.
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