In the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Illinois, we believe the power of innovation can change the world.
In the LAS community, the leaders of tomorrow learn to analyze and solve problems, to work in diverse groups, and to view the world with a broad perspective. LAS students pursue...
There’s quite a bit of history behind Bruce Dalgaard’s interest in, well, history. In high school he thought he’d be a doctor. After a semester at U of I, however, it became clear that a career in medicine wasn’t for him, so he thought he’d be a lawyer. There wasn’t a spark there, either, but...
Karen P. Layng (’84, BA, international economics and French commercial studies; '87, JD) wears several hats. From leading her own consulting firm to serving as the national president of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, Layng...
With the damage inflicted to the U.S. economy by the COVID-19 pandemic, recovery will require not only restoring jobs and income, according to a professor at Illinois, but revitalizing a key industry that affects millions of families: child care.
Elizabeth Powers, professor of...
Seven staff and academic professionals are being recognized for outstanding contributions to the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences in 2020-21.
Rayme Dorsey Ackerman, Carol Banks, and Summer Curry have been selected to receive an LAS Staff Award. The recognition comes with a $2,000 award...
With careers ranging from novel-writing to emergency medicine, overseeing U.S. national science policy, managing the central bank of China, clean energy, and preventing drug abuse, 10 alumni from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences have named recipients of the college’s 2020 annual alumni...
The Class of 2020 was much like any other of the graduating classes before it— eager, inspired, and prepared to change the world. This class, however, will long be remembered for how they were forced to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic that closed the university and brought their time on campus to...
With research interests ranging from migration to hip hop, and personal backgrounds ranging from Texas to Tajikistan, more than 40 new faculty members in almost 25 departments joined the College of LAS this fall.
Their experiences as new faculty members have been different than any before them....
As a national correspondent for ESPN, Michele Steele is at home whether she is on the sidelines during a Monday night NFL game or behind the anchor desk on SportsCenter. Based in Chicago, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences alumna has covered some of the...
Ten alumni from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences have named recipients of the college’s 2020 annual alumni awards. Their professions range from novel-writing to pharmaceutical development, overseeing national science policy, emergency medicine, and managing the central bank of China.
The...