2023-07-03
- The recent riots in France have raised questions about French police’s "larger purpose" in the country, stated Daniel Nabil Maroun, a professor in the Department of French & Italian, on FRANCE 24, the French state-owned international news television network based in Paris.
2023-06-23 - Three students from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics have received 2022-23 Frances E. Smith Scheidel Scholarships.
2023-06-15 - The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has awarded funding to six teams of faculty and staff to advance innovative ideas that aim to improve student experiences, including one from the Department of Linguistics.
2023-06-12 - Spanish students Isela Villasenor and Brandon Snipe are the first two students to participate in the Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance’s new Health Equity Research Experience at Mayo Clinic (HERE), a pilot program for Illinois undergraduate students interested in conducting health equity research in a biomedical setting.
2023-06-09 - Arabic minor Yousra Mahmoud has been named a 2023-2024 Humanities in Action scholar.
2023-06-05 - Comparative and world literature professor Eric Calderwood wrote about the diverse meanings attributed to al-Andalus and the enduring cultural influence it has today.
2023-05-30 - Thirteen University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates, including three from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics, were offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research, and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year. Another six Illinois students were named Fulbright alternates.
2023-05-25 - Jacqueline Becerra, a senior double majoring in English and linguistics and teaching English as a second language, has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study foreign languages this summer. She's one of three University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students selected in 2023.
2023-05-16 - Cecilia Espinosa, a sophomore majoring in communication and political science with minors in Spanish and business, has been selected as a Key into Public Service Scholar by the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society. This award recognizes students who have demonstrated interest in working in the public sector and possess a strong academic record in...
2023-05-10 - The School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics is celebrating the Class of 2023 with a convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 13.
2023-05-05 - Mariselle Meléndez, professor of Spanish and interim director of the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics, has received a 2023 Campus Award for Excellence in Faculty Leadership from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.
2023-05-03 - The Humanities Research Institute has awarded its annual summer faculty fellowships to nine faculty members for 2023, five of whom are from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics.
2023-05-01 - Two students from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics have received prestigious Boren Awards for study abroad during the 2023-24 academic year.
2023-04-27 - Spanish professor Mariselle Meléndez has been named the next director of the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics, effective August 16, 2023.
2023-04-25 - Linguistics professor Randall Sadler and Tricia Thrasher (PhD, ’22, French) have partnered with Immerse, a virtual reality language learning platform, and Meta—formerly Facebook, Inc.—to provide underserved high school students with headsets to participate in virtual reality language learning courses.