• 2023-10-27 - The Program in Comparative & World Literature (CWL) is now the Department of Comparative & World Literature.
  • 2023-10-25 - Mithilesh Mishra, director of the Hindi and South Asian languages program in the Department of Linguistics, is being honored for his contribution and commitment to Hindi.
  • 2023-10-25 - Classics professor Antony Augoustakis is the new associate dean for humanities and interdisciplinary programs.
  • 2023-10-23 - The Intensive Language Instruction Program (ILIP)—formerly known as the Intensive Foreign Language Instruction Program, or IFLIP—will be back Summer 2024.
  • 2023-10-20 - Not many people can say they once gave advice to Brad Pitt and mentored a student who went on to create a critically acclaimed TV series currently airing on Hulu. Andy Horton (PhD, ’73, comparative literature & film studies) can.
  • 2023-10-18 - When you’re a student, there are moments—both on and off-campus, both big and small—that you know will stick with you forever. For one group of students, studying abroad in Athens, Greece with the help of the Reveliotis Family Hellenic Travel Scholarship was one of those moments.
  • 2023-10-16 - Leonard Cornell McKinnis II and Alexia Williams, professors of religion and African American studies, join religious scholars across the country in recognizing the strength of the Black Church in history—and its role in helping Black people gain an identity—but they’re also working to widen the narrative.  
  • 2023-10-13 - When Russia began its attack on Ukraine, colleges across the country recalled students already in those two countries and put future study abroad trips on hold. More than a year after the invasion, the impacts of the war continue, including in the sphere of higher education. Brian Yang, a PhD student in the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, experienced one of...
  • 2023-10-10 - A master's student in Spanish has been named one of only two winners of the 2023 Graduate Student Leadership Award. The campuswide award is sponsored by the Graduate College and recognizes graduate students who have exhibited outstanding services that has positively impacted the campus and wider communities.  Luis David Gaytán-Soto has demonstrated commitment...
  • 2023-10-06 - Speaking out about community violence, trauma, and injustice is never easy, but it’s especially daunting when you’re a teenager. This spring, classics professor Angeliki Tzanetou gave high school students in Champaign-Urbana a platform to come together and discuss the impact of these issues.
  • 2023-10-03 - Faculty and students in the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics—and across campus—are celebrating the life and work of two late faculty members.
  • 2023-09-26 - Anna Hunt, a professor in the Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures, has been selected to participate in the Inclusive Pedagogy Certificate Program, sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
  • 2023-09-21 - The College of LAS has named six faculty members as recipients of two named professorship positions.  That list includes professors Silvina Montrul and Harriet Murav, who both received Marjorie Roberts Professorships in Liberal Arts & Sciences. The professorship is named for the late Marjorie Roberts, from the University of Illinois Class of 1923. Upon her death, she left part of...
  • 2023-09-12 - The Foreign Language Teacher Education program has been rated exemplary by the Illinois State Board of Education. This is the highest rating offered in ISBE’s report card for teacher education programs. Each program is evaluated along four metrics: candidate selection, knowledge and skills for teaching, performance as classroom teachers, and contribution to state needs. FLTE’s overall rating...
  • 2023-08-31 - Two faculty members from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics have received promotions. The College of LAS announced 32 faculty promotions to take effect during the fall semester. The promotions include 15 faculty members who were promoted from associate professor to professor; 13 who were promoted from assistant professor to associate professor; and four who received...