International Women’s Day Celebration
- Event Type
- Other
- Sponsor
- Humanities Research Institute (HRI) and the Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity
- Location
- Levis Faculty Center 300
- Date
- Mar 4, 2026 3:30 - 5:00 pm
- Contact
- HRI
- info-hri@illinois.edu
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- 33
- Originating Calendar
- HRI
The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity and the Humanities Research Institute host the annual campus celebration of International Women's Day with “12 Women Who Changed the World: Untold Stories.”
In this event, twelve featured speakers from across the campus and community come together to tell the stories of women who made important contributions to scholarship, a discipline, and/or broader community life. Each speaker has five minutes to present.
2025 Speakers
- DeShawn Williams, Urbana Mayor
- Danita M. Brown Young, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
- Rummana Alam, Teaching Professor of Law, College of Law
- Luvell Anderson, Professor and Head, Department of Philosophy
- Tammie Bouseman, Community Member and Retired Associate Director of Admissions, Office of Admissions and Records
- Gabi DalSanto, Student Body President
- Victoria T. Fields, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Communication
- Luanne Mayorga, Assistant Chancellor for Strategic Programs and Partnerships, Illinois Human Resources
- Susan Ogwal-Elisu, Academic Advisor, LAS Global Studies
- Eva Pomerantz, Director, Center for Social & Behavioral Science
- Kevin Tan, Associate Dean, School of Social Work
- Angela S. Williams, Associate Director, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Co-sponsored by the Women’s Resources Center and Department of Gender and Women’s Studies