The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has named several accomplished faculty members to endowed chair and professorship positions, including two from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics.
Kara Yarrington, professor of Spanish and director of the introductory Spanish program, has been awarded a $225,000 grant by the IMMERSE Essentials Funding Program.
A new short-term study abroad course is giving students the chance to bring their studies to life and directly engage with the sacred spaces they’re learning about in the classroom.
For many immigrants, attending their naturalization oath ceremony and marking the transition from permanent resident to naturalized citizen is the light at the end of a long tunnel—and it’s alumna Jessica Nicholas’s favorite part of her job at The Immigration Project in Normal, Illinois.
The Ukrainian Studies Program has come a long way since its foundations were first created in 1982—and more recently, it’s seen a growth spurt, thanks in part to the Slavic department’s Olha Khometa.
The Intensive Language Instruction Program (ILIP) is helping language learners expand their horizons with its offerings, which are a blend of familiar and unique.
Three faculty members from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics have been named as recipients of the Jozef and Huguette Cohen Innovation Awards, a program supporting visionary research in the arts, humanities, and humanistic social sciences.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus-Community Compact has awarded $94,000 through the 2026 Building Beyond the Barriers Grant Program to support collaborative projects addressing community-identified needs across Champaign County.
