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.
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.
Two students and a professor from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics were recognized at the Linguistics Society of America (LSA) 2024 meeting in New York City this month.
Two manuscripts that played a crucial role in the Czech cultural revival turned out to be forgeries. But their contributions to Czech literature and national culture were real, says Slavic languages and literatures professor David Cooper.