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Slavic Department Featured in "The Quad"

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...

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

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

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...
Tom Booth receiving award certificates

Students Win Awards

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

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...

Slavic event featured in WILL story

"The Hamlet Syndrome," an award winning documentary by Polish filmmakers Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosołowski, was featured in a screening event on campus on February 6, sponsored by the Slavic Department and library's Slavic Reference Service, with discussion led by Professor Valleri Robinson...

2018

2018's Slavic Department Talent Show took place on Friday, Apr 20. See some of the highlights below.

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