LAS Insider blog for prospective students
HEAR DIRECTLY FROM CURRENT STUDENTS & RECENT GRADS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THE COLLEGE OF LAS. In the LAS Insider blog, students and alumni share their personal stories and insights throughout the academic year at the University of Illinois. Get an inside look at what it's like to be a student in the College of LAS.
Campus life
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There are so many things to love about being a student in the College of LAS. We asked LAS students about their favorite moment of the Fall 2022 semester. Read what some had to say.
AcademicsAdviceCampus life
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Mi Pueblo elevated my mood so much to be able to be with people who also enjoyed speaking Spanish, and to do it in a less formal setting that wasn’t so high-stakes and that wasn’t really a classroom setting.
AdviceCampus life
![Mia Vavaroutsos](/sites/default/files/styles/news_block_mobile/public/2022-11/IMG_2281.jpg?itok=nkQh53dn)
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As a student with a disability, entering college is both difficult and intimidating; between struggling to find a new support system, figuring out a new routine, and navigating the various accommodations one might need, balancing a challenging academic avenue on top of it all seems impossible. However, the University of Illinois makes it so no one has to face things alone.
Academics
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Rachel Burdette is a senior in anthropology and history and is pursuing a certificate in museum studies.
Academics
![Kylie Corral](/sites/default/files/styles/news_block_mobile/public/2022-11/Kylie_forblog_0.jpg?itok=OpefbZYP)
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October is National Arts & Humanities Month, a month dedicated to the importance of culture in America. To celebrate, some of our humanities majors shared with us why they love studying the humanities within the College of LAS.
AcademicsCampus life
![Ayden Maza](/sites/default/files/styles/news_block_mobile/public/2022-10/ayden.jpg?itok=8b9F-eMv)
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We are fam-ILL-y! For Homecoming 2022, we asked LAS students how LAS feels like home. Here’s what they said…
Campus life
![Alisha Alam](/sites/default/files/styles/news_block_mobile/public/2022-10/basketballgame.jpg?itok=gfCzOClt)
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Even from my first few months in LAS, I knew I belonged at UIUC. Here are some of my favorite first moments on campus!
Academics
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With nearly 1,500 unique LAS classes taught each semester, students have a wide range of options when choosing courses. Inspired by the large amount of courses through the college and the the thousands of March Madness brackets that are made each year, LAS developed one of its own brackets—with an LAS twist.
Undergrad research
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UIUC’s Humanities Research Institute (HRI) fosters interdisciplinary study in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
AcademicsUndergrad research
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Alice Lee, Tom Ballard, and Alex Wellman are serving as interns for the HRI-Mellon Legal Humanities Research Group, where faculty, graduate students, and undergrads explore research at the intersection of humanities and the law.
Academics
![Anthony Erlinger and Kathleen Flores](/sites/default/files/styles/news_block_mobile/public/2022-04/SPAN.png.jpg?itok=q6-85VJK)
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Anthony Erlinger and Kathleen Flores participated in SPAN 232: Spanish in the Community, where they used their language skills to help communities in Champaign-Urbana.
AcademicsUndergrad research
![Savannah Sander](/sites/default/files/styles/news_block_mobile/public/2022-04/savannah2.jpg?itok=7jUXdCBX)
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I am currently working with Tricia Thrasher (a PhD candidate in French) to study how virtual reality technology can be integrated in second language learning classrooms to reduce foreign language anxiety.
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