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Professor Mirelsie Velázquez Receives Humanities Research Institute Summer Fellowship
Congratulations to Prof. Mirelsie Velázquez for being chosen as a Humanities Research Institute (HRI) Summer Fellow! The Humanities Research Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has awarded its annual Summer Faculty...
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José de la Garza Valenzuela and Yuridia Ramírez Receive ACLS Fellowships
Latina/Latino Studies faculty affiliate Yuridia Ramírez and Latina/Latino Studies professor José de la Garza Valenzuela have been awarded 2023 American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships....
LLS Teachers on List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students for Fall 2022
Congratulations to the LLS faculty, affiliates, and teaching assistants who made it onto the University's List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students for Fall 2022! Burgos, A. HIST 390Callesano, S. SPAN 308Cervantes-Gomez, X. SPAN 246De La Garza, J. LLS...
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Professor Nic Flores Named LEAP Scholar
Congratulations to Professor Nic Flores for being named a Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professors (LEAP) scholar by the College of LAS.Flores specializes in public and sexual health, HIV...
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Natalie Lira named 2022-2023 Helen Corley Petit Scholar
Dr. Natalie Lira has been named as one of the College of LAS's 2022-2023 Helen Corley Petit Scholars (for early career scholars) for her contributions in education and research. Congratulations, Natalie!
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Natalie Lira receives 2022 Campus Distinguished Promotion Award
LLS congratulates faculty member Natalie Lira upon receiving a 2022 Campus Distinguished Promotion Award. The Campus Committee on Promotion and Tenure identifies particularly excellent cases during the promotion review process,...
LLS Teachers on List of Excellent Teachers for Spring & Summer 2021
Congratulations to the LLS faculty, affiliates, and teaching assistants who made it onto the University's List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent for Spring and Summer 2021!SPRING 2021Atiles, Osoria, J. SOC 275, 479Burgos, A. HIST/LLS 280Ettinger, S. TA-LLS 279Garcia...
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Prof. Sandra Ruiz receives 2021 Conrad Humanities Scholar Award
Congratulations to Prof. Sandra Ruiz for being named a 2021 Conrad Humanities Scholar! The Conrad Humanities Scholars Award recognizes promising mid-career scholars and provides financial support for continued achievement, research, and scholarship in humanities. The designation is for five years....
LLS Scholarships and Undergraduate Research Award Winners
It gives us great pleasure to announce the winners of this year’s LLS scholarships and paper award.Isabella “Issy” Marquez, Latina/Latino Studies, English, and Political Science major, and May 2021 graduate, is the winner of the ...
LLS Teachers on List of Excellent Teachers for Fall 2020
Congratulations to the LLS faculty, affiliates, and TAs who made it onto the University's list of Teachers Ranked as Excellent for Fall 2020! Burgos, A. HIST/LLS 281, HIST 390Cervantes, V. SPAN 324Cisneros, J. COMM 250, 538De La Garza, J. LLS 242, 442Ettinger, S. TA-HIST 272Flores, N. LLS 230...