| Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures

Daily Illini Story Features Ukrainian Studies on Campus

2026-05-20

The growth of Ukrainian Studies on campus caught the attention of the Daily Illini. You are invited to read the feature here. Learn more about the...

2026 Student Award Winners

2026-05-12

The annual Slavic talent show and awards ceremony on April 30 celebrated the achievements of our students. Once again this year, a large number of awards were won by Slavic language students, from national awards and honor society memberships to local scholarships and fellowships. ...

Ukrainian Studies Initiative

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Ukrainian Studies Initiative

The Slavic Department is working with REEEC and other campus and community partners to grow Ukrainian Studies on the U

Slavic Department Featured in "The Quad"

2026-03-05

The Slavic Department was recently featured in the student-produced news feature program "The Quad." Student journalist Aaron Anastos produced the segment, featuring interviews with Slavic major Louise Shannon and Professor David Cooper. You can view the segment on...

2025 Slavic Digital Film Festival

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Welcome to the 2025 Slavic Student Digital Film Festival.

Invite your friends, pop some popcorn, and sit back and be amazed by our students' creativity, language skills, and dedicatio

REEEC and Slavic Host Fundraiser in Chicago to Support Ukrainian Studies at Illinois

2025-11-28

On September 28, 2025, REEEC, the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, and the Ukrainian Studies Fund hosted a public engagement event in Chicago at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. This event raised over $50,000 in support of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Illinois...

Slavic Welcomes a New Bulgarian Studies Lecturer

2025-11-28

Breaking: the School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics has published a great feature on Prof Dimitrova, entitled "Bulgarian is magnetic. "As a part of the...

Polish Conversation Table

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Students Win Awards

2025-05-06

The annual Slavic talent show and awards ceremony on May 1 showcased a large number of awards won by Slavic language students, from national awards and honor society memberships to local scholarships and fellowships. ACTR National Post-Secondary Russian Essay ContestU of I students made a...

Robinson wins Fulbright

2025-04-29

Congratulations to Prof. Valleri Robinson (Theatre), who has received a 2025-2026 U.S. Scholar Fulbright to develop the book, “Directing in Context: Javor Gardev’s Theatre of Vulnerability, 1994-2024.” Gardev’s theoretically robust theatrical contributions began with his daring directorial...

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