Congratulations to Dr. Gille on being named for this prestigious award. Each year, the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities names a select few faculty members as fellows in order to facilitate their research and writing. This year's theme was "The Global and Its Worlds."
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- Professor Buckley was recently featured on an episode of the podcast "The 21st." In the episode, she discusses population loss in the state as well as her work with the watchdog organization The Census Project, whose goal is to ensure a fair and accurate 2020 US Census.
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- Poverty tourism, also known as slum tourism, often refers specifically to guided tours through the urban “slums” of the Global South.
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Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Asef Bayat will be the keynote speaker at this year's Youth Transitions Global Interdisciplinary Policy Research Conference and Network. The conference takes place in February 2020 at The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.