Linguistics professor recognized by campus for excellence in undergraduate teaching

A professor in the Department of Linguistics has been selected for not only the 2025 LAS Award for in Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, but also for the campus level award: the 2025 Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

SLCL faculty receive HRI research prizes and summer fellowships

Several faculty members from SLCL have been named Research Prize winners and Summer Faculty Fellows by the Humanities Research Institute (HRI). 2024–25 Humanities Research Prize RecipientsEach year, HRI recognizes excellence in humanities scholarship with awards given at the undergraduate,...

SLCL announces 2025 dissertation completion fellowship winners

The School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics is pleased to present the SLCL Dissertation Completion Fellowship awardees for this year.

Book explores experimental filmmaking in Latin America and Spain, from Super 8 to cell phones

Eduardo Ledesma, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Spanish professor, examined how experimental filmmakers in Latin America and Spain use alternative film formats in his new book “Expanding Cinemas.”

French students help select 2025 US Goncourt Prize winner

This spring, students from the Department of French & Italian helped select the winner of the U.S. Goncourt Prize Selection for a second year in a row.

Spanish graduate student receives top prize in 2025 Image of Research competition

A graduate student from the Department of Spanish & Portuguese has received First Prize in the 2025 Image of Research competition held annually by the Graduate College and the...

Eligibility criteria for commencement participation

Eligibility

1.  Previously enrolled students who already received a degree:

Waïl Hassan elected second vice president of MLA

Waïl Hassan, professor and head of the Department of Comparative & World Literature, has been elected second vice president of the Modern Language Association, the largest national scholarly organization in literary studies.

A growing success in French

A community program called Le Cercle Francophone – meaning the French Speaking Circle – has seen growing success since it was started by Aurore Mroz and Florence Mathieu last fall.

SLCL professor and graduate student receive LAS teaching and advising awards

A professor and a graduate teaching assistant from the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics have been selected as recipients of the 2025 College of LAS teaching and advising awards.
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