You are cordially invited to attend an Illinois Road Scholar lecture by musician and cultural preservationist Dennis Stroughmatt, who learned to play Creole tunes and to speak the local variety of French from the last Francophone descendants of Illinois and Missouri (see abstract below). He will...

Please join us in congratulating Professor Manuel Rota who has been officially promoted to the rank of Professor in French and Italian, School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics; and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, without change in tenure, effective March 20...

Willie Asamoah has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Xiaohui Zhang Diversity & Community Engagement Award in recognition of his contributions to servicing the department through mentorship of peers and undergraduate students, and also for...

Professor Aurore Mroz  is the 2026 recipient of the SLCL Diversity and Engagement Award, in recognition of her efforts to engage in university teaching and research schools, libraries, cultural institutions, and families in the Champaign-...

We are delighted to announce that our colleague, Dr. Laura Callegari Hill, has received the prestigious LAS Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. The College of LAS selected 19 professors, graduate students, lecturers, and advisors this year in recognition of their exceptional commitment...

The many French and Francophone events organized as part of the French Around the Corner initiative have made it into in our university’s independent, student-run newspaper, The Daily...

The University’s first-ever Humanities Open House, held on Saturday, October 4, 2025, was a success. The many events offered on or near the Main Quad highlighted the best of what the humanities have to offer — from academic programs, research, and resources to student- and alumni-...

The College of LAS has awarded a $6,000 Inclusive Excellence funding to Prof. Mroz for her innovative public engagement project titled French Around The Corner. "The Office of Inclusive Excellence is delighted to partner with...

Join us for Italian Movie Night (La vita è bella)Location: Armory (room 147)Date: Sep 25, 2025   5:00 pm  Sponsor: Department of French & ItalianContact: Leonardo Chiaranti (leo85@illinois.edu) and hectorc2@illinois....