2022-10-07
- Sometimes a good thing doesn’t start with a kickoff gala or groundbreaking ceremony; it starts with a lot of question marks, like the ones surrounding the study of religion at the U of I in the 1970s.
2022-10-04 - With global COVID-19 restrictions easing around the globe, LAS students are once again expanding their vistas, enjoying a wide variety of study abroad programs, from short-term faculty-led courses abroad to semester-long programs with internships and research opportunities.
2022-09-27 - Every year, the Campus Honors Program at the University of Illinois brings together diverse, curious, and engaged students from across campus to create an “overlapping community” of lifelong learners. In recent years, more and more faculty from SLCL have become a part of that effort.
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.