Featured Past Events

The Center for Civic Education & Justice hosts and supports a variety of events that foster civic engagement, leadership, dialogue, and community collaboration. Explore highlights from past programs and initiatives below.

Keith Knight holding a marker in a promotional image for his comic strip art exhibition.

Keith Knight, Gentleman Cartoonist

Award-winning cartoonist, writer, and activist Keith Knight visited Illinois to explore race, identity, and social change through comics and storytelling.
Graphic displaying the title "Transatlantic Challenges to Social Justice" on an Illinois orange background.

Transatlantic Challenges to Social Justice

Learn how this international initiative connected students and scholars to explore contemporary social justice issues through dialogue, collaboration, and global perspectives.
Promotional graphic for the Illinois Interfaith Conference featuring keynote speaker Allison Briscoe-Smith.

14th Annual Illinois Interfaith Conference

The annual Illinois Interfaith Conference convenes religious, spiritual, and secular communities to explore shared values, foster dialogue across differences, and strengthen relationships that promote understanding and belonging.