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- Are you interested in learning a new language or practicing your skills in a language? If so, please check out the following language tables on campus! Arabic: September 26th, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; October 23rd, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; November 20th, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m... Read full story Fall 2024 Language Tables
- The EU Center is pleased to announce that Jessica Greenberg, Associate Professor of Anthropology, has been appointed the EUC Acting Director for the 2024-25 academic year. Read full story Jessica Greenberg Appointed 2024-25 EUC Acting Director
- The European Union Center is pleased to share the news that U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture, a project initiated by Aspen Institute Germany in collaboration with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been extended for three years, through 2027. Read full story U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture Project Extended through 2027
Brett Ashley Kaplan
Brett Ashley Kaplan is a Professor of Comparative and World Literature and Director of the Initiative in the Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is also an affiliate faculty of the European Union Center. What is the focus of your current work and/or subject of your current research? I am currently working on a novel about mourning and planetary precarity entitled Rare Stuff. I've also written about Holocaust art and literature, monuments, and memorials, Philip Roth, JM Coetzee, Nicole Krauss, and...
EURO 490: EU Expansion in Historical Perspective
The EU expanded from 6 to 27 member-states in a relatively short time in historical terms. Each round of expansion took place in specific circumstances: the post-war moment, decolonization, the Cold War, the end of communism. Who joined and who did not and why? How has the accession of new member-states affected the nature and functions of the EU? Does EU accession drive social and political change in candidate countries? This course examines these questions from the perspectives of history, culture, and political science.
EURO 500: Dialogue on Europe
This proseminar offered by European Union Center staff explores a variety of subjects related to Europe, the European Union, and issues concerning the European Union Center’s academic programming. Topics covered range from current political, cultural and scientific issues in Europe; different disciplinary perspectives on Europe; and aspects of professional development such as mentorship, networking, and the presentation of a profession self. The seminar provides a kind of “laboratory” space for students to improve their analytical and communication skills for academic and professional conversations on Europe, from research to career interests.
EURO 501: EU Institutions and Governance
A graduate-level introduction to the European Union, its history, decision-making processes, legal framework and political and economic effects. Undergraduates need prior approval from instructor to register for this course.
EURO 596: Sustainability Across the Atlantic and Locally
This course explores sustainability goals, challenges, and actions in the EU and U.S. The topics cover a range of interrelated social, economic, and environmental systems. We seek to recognize and learn from shared and divergent concerns, best practices, and barriers. Students gain insights into sustainability by assisting government and non-profit organizations in Champaign County and Chicago on projects to advance aspects of well-being in the present and future.