“What think you of books?” Mr. Darcy asks Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen’s immortal novel, “Pride and Prejudice.”“Books—Oh! no.—I am sure we never read the same, or not with the same feelings,” answers Elizabeth.Today, more than 200 years since “Pride and Prejudice” was published, the digital...
Seventeen faculty members have taken new leadership positions in departments and other academic units across the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences this fall semester.
Leadership changes among the more than 60 academic units that make up the college are a normal and healthy...
It was an event that seemed to encapsulate the tumult of the 1960s. Police clashed violently with anti-war protesters in Chicago’s streets. Party factions waged political battle within the hall. What was happening in the 1968 Democratic Convention 50 years ago, and why?...
Bela Gandhi
always had a knack for matchmaking. It was no small talent, either; many of the people she set up on dates eventually married and had children. Finally, Gandhi turned her talent for making love connections into a career and launched the...
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has announced the recipients of its 2018 annual alumni awards. The recipients represent a variety of backgrounds and degrees, from microbiology and economics to history, psychology, and mathematics. Their remarkable achievements are linked to their...
A new program in the Department of History is designed to create wider awareness of the careers and opportunities available to doctoral students while highlighting the diverse skills developed through graduate study.Mark Steinberg, a professor of history...
College of LAS senior Gabriel Wacks is among 221 nationwide recipients of David L. Boren Scholarships awarded by the National Security Education Program. The program...
Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert, a professor of history, has been appointed by the College of LAS to direct the American Indian Studies Program at Illinois. He will be the second permanent director appointed to the...
Twenty-four graduating seniors from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences have been selected to the Senior 100 Honorary for their notable achievements.
LAS students from 13 majors, ranging from molecular and cellular biology to psychology, communication, history, Spanish and...
The University of Illinois is reaffirming the significance of the arts and humanities by launching a new graduate fellowship program intended to attract the best and brightest students in these fields.
The College of LAS is collaborating with the College of Fine and Applied Arts...