2023-08-11
- Known as the Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction, Ann Thayer Weldy (BA, ’54, French) helped readers find comfort—and themselves—in her books.
2023-07-26 - What happens when urban art becomes literally a global invasion? That’s the question addressed by Julie Gaillard, professor of French, who has been tracking the work and significance of a secretive, anonymous artist who has created pixelated characters from a 1970s video game and placed them around the world—and even beyond this world. “What...
2023-07-19 - There are things we’ve trained to do, and then there are the things we change for. John Levi Barnard, professor of English and comparative and world literature, describes how his scholarship and teaching is adding perspective to current crises.
2023-07-12 - Russian president Vladimir Putin weathered a recent insurrection by the Wagner mercenary group, but the crisis has damaged his standing, said professor of Slavic languages and literatures Richard Tempest.
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.