2021-10-13 - George Gasyna, Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literature was interviewed recently on the topic of the Polish mid-20th century "angry young man" author Marek Hłasko. This interview was part of a series called "Encounters with Polish Literature," which was created by the Polish...- 2021-09-28 - Congratulations to Professor Emanuel Rota (FRIT & EUC) and the transatlantic team of researchers associated with the project “Understanding Narratives of Racialization in the Mediterranean” for their grant from the Embassy...
- 2021-09-17 - Dov Weiss, Associate Professor of Religion, was recently interviewed by Kveller about the television series "Lucifer," a police procedural that touches on themes of sin, forgiveness, and the afterlife....
2021-09-13 - Hosted by the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics and the Humanities Research Institute, "How Does Culture Move? Mobility and Stasis in Global Cultural History" will take place on October 29th and 30th. The symposium will have a hybrid...
2021-09-09 - Contemporary French Civilization (CFC), published by Liverpool University Press, has announced the results of their 10th Annual Lawrence R. Schehr Memorial Award competition for the best conference paper submitted by a junior colleague in the field...
2021-08-31 - A study of the early career paths of recent University of Illinois graduates reveals that new alumni from the College of LAS are successful in finding jobs and other first destinations. About 90 percent of new LAS alumni are securing jobs (including military service), continuing education, or...
2021-06-28 - The Global Leaders Program is designed to foster collaboration between international and domestic students to engage the local community. One thing that makes a college campus so interesting is the new perspectives and attitudes brought by international students. A new...
2021-06-25 - The School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics recently received funding as one of 10 projects as awarded by the University of Illinois System’s...
2021-06-17 - Grace Maloney, a May 2021 graduate with a triple major in molecular and cellular biology, chemistry and Spanish, is among nine UIUC students and recent graduates who have received Fulbright grants. Maloney will serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in the city of Vigo in Galicia, Spain...
2021-06-17 - Rachel S. Harris, Associate Professor of Israeli Literature and Culture in Comparative and World Literature and the Program in Jewish Culture...
2021-06-15 - The Department of Religion is receiving $1 million from a group of donors to establish Jainism as a course of study. It’s the largest gift that the department has ever received. "I think students campus wide will respond enthusiastically,” said Jonathan Ebel, Professor and Head of Religion. “There...
2021-06-06 - Verena Höfig, Assistant Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures, was recently interviewed on “Saga Thing,” a podcast hosted by medievalists Andrew Pfrengler, Visiting Assistant Professor of English at the University of Mississippi and John Sexton, Professor of English at Bridgewater State...
2021-06-04 - Rodrigo Delgado, Spanish and Portuguese, is one of five assistant professors from the UIUC campus selected for the 2021-2022 National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity – Faculty Success Program (NCFDD), organized by the Provost Office. The NCFDD Faculty Success Program is an...
2021-06-01 - Tania Ionin, Professor of Linguistics, has been named a University Scholar in recognition of her excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. Professor Ionin is a world-...