2022-09-23
- When you think about teaching as a profession, a classroom is probably the first image that comes to mind, but some of the most meaningful learning experiences — for both students and teachers — happen outside of that setting.
2022-09-21 - Several new faculty members joined the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics this fall. Their expertise will add to the existing strengths in several of our units and bring valuable perspectives and experiences to the school.
2022-09-15 - Several professors, including two from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics, have recently received named scholar positions for their contributions to research, education, and the academic mission of the College of LAS.
2022-08-31 - Several faculty members in the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics started the fall semester with promotions. They're part of a group of 25 faculty members whose promotions were announced by the College of LAS in July.
2022-08-18 - Beatriz Jiménez, a student in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, is a member of the 22—23 graduate cohort for “Imagining Otherwise: Speculation in the Americas,” the Humanities Research Institute's inaugural Interseminars initiative funded by the Mellon Foundation. She shares about her experiences with Interseminars below.
2022-08-10 - The Foreign Language Teacher Education program has a new director. Jude Krushnowski (BS, ’10, psychology and Hispanic linguistics; MA, ’19, linguistics) will be taking over the role after serving as interim co-director of the program with Florencia Henshaw during the 2021-22 academic year.
2022-08-02 - Illinois alumna Stephanie Hare (BA, ‘97, French) believes the most interesting aspect of her work is the opportunity to learn every day.
2022-07-25 - When summer arrives at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and undergraduates go back to their hometowns, a perfect opportunity arises for other, much younger students to take part in the college experience in a way that reaches beyond a typical campus tour.
2022-07-21 - Students are often lumped into one ambiguous, all-encompassing category the moment they step foot on a college campus: 18 to 22-year-olds who are on the precipice of adulthood, preparing to make their mark on the world. But for each student, the path to graduation is a unique one.
2022-07-19 - We CU and the Humanities Research Institute, with support from Dan Shin (BS, ’91, biology, and economics) have announced the 2022-2023 cohort of University of Illinois Humanities in Action scholars. The group includes two students from SLCL.
2022-06-10 - Five recent graduates 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.
2022-05-24 - A team of faculty and staff from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics is advancing an idea to improve e-textbooks in linguistics through a new program in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
2022-05-23 - Eight students from the College of LAS graduated with the Class of 2022 as Lincoln Scholars this spring, including Sebastian Frank, an economics and Spanish major.
2022-05-17 - It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the unexpected loss of Dara Goldman, professor of Spanish and director of the Program in Jewish Culture and Society.
2022-05-10 - Graduating from U of I with three degrees, Grace Maloney had a lot of options. She decided against going to medical school for a couple of years, packed her bags, and flew to Spain to serve a year as a teaching assistant through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.