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Linguistics department head honored for 15 years of service

2025-05-13

This spring marked the end of an era for linguistics professor James Yoon. After 15 years, his tenure as head of the Department of Linguistics has concluded.

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

2025-04-09

New LAS graduates pose and throw confetti

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.

Italian program receives grant for summer study

2025-07-02

Four students sitting with laptops in a French classroom

The Italian Basic Language Program has been awarded a grant by the Italian Ministry of Culture for the second year in a row.

Spanish and linguistics professor receives Fulbright Scholar Award

2025-07-16

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.

SLCL professors recognized by LAS for excellence in scholarship and teaching

2025-09-19

Left to right: Roderick Wilson, Rini Bhattacharya Mehta, Mariselle Meléndez, Brett Kaufman, Ariana Traill

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

Medicalizing difference

2025-08-21

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.

How do the charismatic leadership styles of Trump and Putin affect their interactions?

2025-09-04

Man in short-sleeve button down and glasses stands by stairs

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...

New and continuing graduate students

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Resources for new and continuing graduate students in the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics.

Resources for new faculty

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Resources for new faculty members in the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics from the orientation held on September 6, 2024.

Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) CourseShare

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