Center for Global Studies

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The Center for Global Studies (CGS) was founded in 2000 by Prof. Edward Kolodziej{{Cite web |title=Edward Kolodziej {{!}} Department of Political Science {{!}} Illinois |url=https://pol.illinois.edu/directory/profile/edkoloj |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=pol.illinois.edu}} at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC). CGS serves as a resource for faculty, students, staff, and the public on global studies. CGS is also responsible for globalizing the research, teaching, and outreach missions of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). In 2019, the Center became part of the Illinois Global Institute, which was established in the same year.{{Cite web|url=https://igi.illinois.edu/news/2019-09-04/illinois-global-institute-established|title=Illinois Global Institute established {{!}} Illinois Global Institute at Illinois|website=igi.illinois.edu|language=en|access-date=2020-01-12}}

Steven Witt has served as the Director of the Center for Global Studies since 2015.

CGS has been a National Resource Center,{{Cite web|url=http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/title-six.html|title = International Education Programs Service - Title VI Programs: Building a US International Education Infrastructure|date = 7 December 2020}} as designated by the U.S. Department of Education, since 2003.[http://globalstudiesconsortium.org/programs/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign "University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign : Center for Global Studies," Global Studies Consortium website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203030000/http://globalstudiesconsortium.org/programs/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign |date=2016-02-03 }} (accessed 2 February 2016) It is also a member of the Global Studies Consortium.