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Dr. Charles Fogleman

LAS Global Studies Dr. Charles Fogelman receives 2026 IGI Faculty Research Grant

llinois Global Institute’s grants provide up to $5,000 to College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty whose research supports both new and ongoing international research. 

LAS Global Studies, Lesotho, South Africa. “Developing the Mountain Kingdom”

“Developing the Mountain Kingdom,” is an ongoing irrigation project in Lesotho, South Africa, which was previously funded by a Fullbright-Hays grant. With federal policy changes the funding sources have since shifted, raising important questions about who will benefit from the project's success and how it is actively affecting the surrounding communities. Fogelman’s research hopes to answer these questions and provide a lens with which we might view the large-scale developmental projects taking place here in the United States.

Student Spotlight

The power of Distinction projects - Jonas V.

Pursuing a distinction project helped me the most in learning how to manage a months-long project. Much like projects in the 'real world,' a distinction paper can't be written the night before and involves more than one person.  Also, having this project on my resume helped a lot after graduation. I was often asked about it during interviews and explaining the project enabled me to show off my knowledge of the area of the world that I studied at Illinois. - Jonas V.

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  • 2023-11-17 - Dayna is interning at a major European think tank in Paris. Her weekly duties consist of writing news briefs on various topics related to international organizations and member States of the European Union. Specifically, she covers Malta, Cyprus, and Ireland. Additionally, she is tasked with updating the foundation’s country fact sheets for each of these countries. Dayna also writes briefing...
  • 2023-04-17 - In episode 5 of season 3 of Our Global Campus Podcast, Global Studies major, Stephanie (Steph) Lepak, shares how her passion met a problem that subsequently revealed her purpose.
  • 2023-03-03 - Please go and visit an art exhibit curated by Callie Goeing a Global Studies major. The exhibit is to elevate adoptee voices and stories.
  • 2023-01-26 - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumna Brittney Nadler recently was awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship. Funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by Howard University, the Pickering Fellowship supports individuals who seek careers in the State Department’s Foreign Service. Nadler was among 45...
  • 2022-12-15 - LAS Global Studies is proud to announce the following students have been awarded scholarships to support their spring study abroad experience!    Diane McGrath 2022 Scholarship Awardees Maya Moucharrafie Jasmine Escalante Dasha Raguimov Julia Arciola Catherine C. and Bruce A. Bastian Scholarship Awardees Maya Moucharrafie Shallom Nnabuihe Dasha...

Poverty

GLBL 350: Poverty in a Global Context

Examines global poverty in the context of international development debates an practice.

market place

GLBL 270: Introduction to Global Markets & Society

Introduction to global markets and economic systems and their evolving relationship with societies in the global North and South.

Medical Ship

GLBL 340: Global Health: Policy & Governance

This course explores contemporary and long-standing global health issues and analyzes them through the lenses of governance, policy and gender. Space still available for Spring 2020.

Internship

GLBL 225: Career Development: Internships

Check out this one credit hour, first 8 week, Spring 2020 course in which you will learn about countless local, national and international student internship opportunities, spend time creating, perfecting and learning new ways to promote your resume and cover letter which practicing interview techniques.