2026-05-15 - Two professors from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics are being recognized by the College of LAS.
2026-05-14 - A group of scholars and professionals from across the University of Illinois campus has come together to create a new digital humanities project: Parthenon at Illinois.
2026-05-14 - A student from the Department of Spanish & Portuguese has been named a 2026 Community-Academic Scholar (CAS) by the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute.
2026-05-04 - Lyndon Shi, a student in the Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures, has received a Boren Award. He's one of two recipients from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
2026-04-27 - The School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics is pleased to present the diversity, service, and academic awardees for 2026.
2026-04-27 - The School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics is pleased to present the SLCL Dissertation Completion Fellowship awardees for academic year 2026-27.
2026-04-17 - A recent alumna 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...
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.