2024-04-25
- Learning may begin in a classroom—but it doesn’t have to stop there. Few people embody that idea more than Douglas Kibbee, former director of the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics and emeritus professor of French.
2024-04-15 - Four University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students were awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships to study foreign languages this summer, including two from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics.
2024-04-15 - Eric Calderwood, a professor in the Department of Comparative & World Literature, is being recognized by the Humanities Research Institute for his research.
2024-04-12 - The School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics is proud to present the 2024 SLCL Diversity Awards.
2024-04-02 - A graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese is being honored by both campus and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
2024-03-29 - Elizabeth Scherschel (she/her) is a junior in classics, with minors in history and anthropology. On campus, she is involved with the Student Alumni Ambassadors, the Stamps Scholars program, and the Writers Workshop.
2024-03-26 - It is with deepest sadness that we share the news that professor Luisa Elena Delgado, our former director of the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics, has passed away after a long battle with cancer.
2024-03-19 - Illinois Global Institute recently featured three Less Commonly Taught Languages instructors, including two from the Department of Linguistics. Meet Azadeh Aghighi, director of the Persian Studies Program and Vieux Toure, director of the Wolof Program.
2024-03-07 - One faculty member and one graduate student from SLCL were among the recipients of HRI's 2024-25 fellowships.
2024-02-26 - Interpreters play a crucial role in ensuring access to justice and healthcare for all, but there often aren’t enough professionals to fill that need. Hebba Abulsaad (MA ’23, translation and interpreting studies) saw that gap and took it upon herself to help bridge it—all while working to complete her master’s degree on time.
2024-02-23 - Service isn’t about the recognition you might receive from others; it’s about the impact you could leave on your community. That idea is top of mind for Flor Quiroz, who spends both her summers and her semesters using her language skills to give back.
2024-02-20 - Registration is now open for the Intensive Language Instruction Program (ILIP)—formerly known as the Intensive Foreign Language Instruction Program, or IFLIP.
2024-02-13 - John Levi Barnard, a professor in the Department of Comparative & World Literature, has been named a 2024 Conrad Humanities Scholar by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
2024-02-09 - The Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has acquired a rare first edition of Plato’s works printed in the Greek language.
2024-01-22 - Anna Mendoza (Linguistics) held a 2023 HRI Summer Faculty Fellowship, during which she worked with a school community liaison who speaks Lingala, French, and English to interview a representative sample of dual immersion parents—about 30 of the approximately 70 families.