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.

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.

One faculty member and one graduate student from SLCL were among the recipients of HRI's 2024-25 fellowships.

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. 

The School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics is proud to present the 2024 SLCL Diversity Awards.

Eric Calderwood, a professor in the Department of Comparative & World Literature, is being recognized by the Humanities Research Institute for his research. 

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.

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.