French professor offers interdisciplinary course through HRI Interseminars Initiative

The Interseminars Initiative is a Mellon Foundation-funded program at the Humanities Research Institute dedicated to advancing collaborative, cross-disciplinary graduate education.

SLCL welcomes nine new faculty members

The School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics welcomed nine new faculty members this fall.

SLCL faculty members receive John A. and Grace W. Nicholson Professorships

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.

$225,000 grant to provide introductory Spanish students with free software

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. 

SLCL alumna receives $1 million grant from Mellon Foundation to support higher education in prison

An SLCL alumna is helping improve access to higher education in prisons with support from a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Exploring living history

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.

The parallel lives of Jessica Nicholas

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 many paths to Ukraine

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.

Students try their hand at new and unique languages through ILIP

The Intensive Language Instruction Program (ILIP) is helping language learners expand their horizons with its offerings, which are a blend of familiar and unique.
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