Campus News

Orson Welles Citizen Kane, often cited as the greatest film ever made, is coming to the 14th annual Roger Eberts Film Festival, April 25-29 in Champaign-Urbana.

More than 7,000 years ago, indigenous peoples in Mexico domesticated corn. What was once a commodity for barter among indigenous tribes and empires is now one of the most important crops in the world. On March 27 (Tuesday), the Center for Advanced Study will host Corn and Indigenous Communities in the Americas, a daylong workshop examining the ancient relationship between indigenous cultures and maize, as well as the modern challenges of GMO cultivation, NAFTA and global price pressures now facing indigenous farming communities.

A surprisingly large and diverse community of Argentine tango aficionados at the U. of I. share their passion for this dance.

Kevin Warsh, the former chief liaison to Wall Street for the Federal Reserve System, is scheduled to be at the University of Illinois on Monday (March 12) to give a talk about the financial crisis.

The memes controversy exemplifies the type of issues that are the focus of the American University Meets the Pacific Century Project a social science research laboratory guided by U. of I. professors Nancy Abelmann (anthropology, Asian American studies, East Asian languages and cultures), Soo Ah Kwon (Asian American studies, human and community development), Tim F. Liao (sociology, statistics) and Adrienne Lo (anthropology).