The College of LAS is welcoming 38 new professors for the 2022-23 academic year, including several in SLCL.
Most of the new faculty members started their new roles at the beginning of the fall semester, but some arrived later in the semester or are scheduled to start in January.
“Bringing in new people each year is invigorating and important for the College of LAS,” said Venetria K. Patton,...
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Miscommunication can have serious consequences in any situation, but in a healthcare setting it can become a matter of life or death. That’s why Matthew Ginsberg-Jaeckle (MA, ’15, translation and interpreting studies) is working to improve the way medical interpreters are trained to give every patient a voice, regardless of barriers. “...
When new students step foot on campus for the first time, it’s with the knowledge that it’s about to become their home away from home. It’s not always an easy transition, however, especially during a pandemic.
More Department News
- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is leading a new research initiative to make voice recognition technology more useful for people with diverse speech patterns and disabilities.
- A project focused on anti-Asian rhetoric known as “Yellow Peril” has won a grant from the Chancellor’s Call to Action to Address Racism & Social Injustice Research Program for 2022-23.
- Comparative and world literature professor Brett Ashley Kaplan has been selected as a featured author for the Texas Book Festival, which is taking place November 5 and 6 in Austin, Texas.
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