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Illini Success report: 90% of LAS alums find a first destination soon after graduation

An annual survey of recent graduates reports that 90% of LAS alumni who graduated during the 2023-2024 period secured their first destination within six months of graduating.
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Italian program receives grant for summer study

The Italian Basic Language Program has been awarded a grant by the Italian Ministry of Culture for the second year in a row.
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Spanish and linguistics professor receives Fulbright Scholar Award

Silvina Montrul has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2025-2026 for Brazil. Montrul is a professor in the Departments of Spanish & Portuguese and Linguistics and the Marjorie Roberts Professor of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
Left to right: Roderick Wilson, Rini Bhattacharya Mehta, Mariselle Meléndez, Brett Kaufman, Ariana Traill

SLCL professors recognized by LAS for excellence in scholarship and teaching

Several professors from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics recently received awards from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
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Medicalizing difference

Professor Stephanie Hilger is looking at how 18th century European medical doctors shaped perceptions of “hermaphrodites”—people who were deemed to have non-normative sexual genitalia—through case histories.
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How do the charismatic leadership styles of Trump and Putin affect their interactions?

Richard Tempest, a professor of Slavic languages and literatures, is teaching a fall Osher Lifelong Learning Institute course on “Charismatic Leadership in the Twenty-First Century,” in which he will discuss President Donald Trump, Russian president Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian president Volodymyr...
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