Building projects

Altgeld Hall from the east, with the Diana Fountain in the foreground.In the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, we're focused on finding solutions to the world's challenges and propelling the bright minds who learn, teach, and conduct research on our campus each day.

An important ingredient in this interdisciplinary and world-changing work: Providing well-equipped, modern building spaces that enhance this mission.

Several ongoing building projects create classrooms as flexible as the people learning within their walls. They make our labs and research facilities tools that allow for groundbreaking discoveries. And, they honor our college's 100-plus year history as both the intellectual and physical heart of campus. 

Building for ethnic, gender, and women's studies

This new building will bring together the college's ethnic, gender, and women’s studies units in a modern, welcoming space that enables faculty and students to collaborate and connect.

African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Gender & Women’s Studies, Latina/Latino Studies, and American Indian Studies are invaluable in empowering students to be their authentic selves, and these units provide fresh perspectives that lead to unprecedented progress in our communities and selves.

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Altgeld and Illini Halls

The University of Illinois is restoring and renovating Altgeld Hall and replacing Illini Hall with a new data science facility. Learn more about the project.