2026-04-17
- A student from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study a foreign language this summer.
2026-04-16 - Ilaria Strocchia (Spanish and Portuguese) is a 2025–2026 HRI Graduate Student Fellow. Her current research project, “Flowing Histories: Examining the Role of Water in Shaping Urban Spaces and Identities Across Cultures,” investigates how bodies of water—rivers, lakes, and the sea—have historically shaped urban places in Valencia, Mexico City, and Naples while simultaneously forging their stories.
2026-04-15 - An Arabic debate team member recently won first place at the 6th U.S. Universities Arabic Debating Championship, marking a pattern of excellence for the team.
2026-04-14 - Each year, the Humanities Research Institute recognizes excellence in humanities scholarship with its research prizes for undergraduates, graduates, and faculty. This year's recipients include two students from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics.
2026-04-06 - The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign each year presents Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction to exceptional faculty and staff members, graduate teaching assistants and advisors campuswide. Learn more about the honorees from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics.
2026-03-24 - Recent graduates from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign achieved high rates of employment and continuing education along with an increase in starting salaries and signing bonuses, according to the latest Illini Success report.
2026-03-23 - Eduardo García-Molina, professor of classics, was introduced to his future career through video games.
2026-03-23 - Comparative and world literature professor Eric Calderwood has received the 2026 Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies for his book, "On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus."
2026-03-19 - LAS undergrads are growing from the "hidden curriculum" of academic conferences.
2026-03-13 - The University of Illinois recently hosted its annual research exchange symposium with scholars from Osaka Metropolitan University.
2026-03-12 - The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is among the top producers of recipients for the Gilman International Scholarship Program, which provides merit-based scholarships to outstanding American undergraduate students with high financial need to pursue credit-bearing academic studies and career-oriented internships abroad.
2026-03-04 - A new faculty member in the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures is introducing a new generation of students to Bulgarian language, history, and culture.
2026-03-04 - The School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics will host a convocation ceremony for graduating students this May. This year's speaker is Jessica Nicholas (MA, '12; PhD, '18; French linguistics).
2026-02-27 - The Humanities Research Institute has awarded its annual faculty and graduate student fellowships to seven faculty members and seven graduate students from campus for the 2026-27 academic year, including several from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics.
2026-02-24 - A multi-disciplinary team of faculty researchers from the University of Illinois has been awarded a Sawyer Seminar grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to study the challenges to democracy and academic freedom confronting US universities now.