Liberal Arts & Sciences at Illinois

06/02/2026

Construction on the new Illini Hall is underway! 🚧

Illini Hall will be home to our mathematics, statistics, and data science programs, and serve as a world-class facility for learning, innovation, and discovery in the mathematical sciences.

This spring, we stopped by the site to check out the progress so far — watch our update here:

Construction on the new Illini Hall is already underway! Illini Hal...

05/21/2026

A(nother) moment for our newest LAS alumni, please!

We couldn't have posed better ourselves.

05/19/2026

And that’s a wrap! LAS seniors, signing off.

05/16/2026

Congratulations, LAS Class of 2026! 🎓

Our best advice? Use the ideas, values, skills, and confidence you gained here as an LAS student as a stepping stone to pursue what drives you! We'll always be here cheering you on as you step out into the world.

Now it’s their turn — here are some of our inspiring grads' all-time tips and pointers:

05/14/2026

Let's celebrate! Several amazing LAS undergraduate students have been awarded prominent scholarships this spring:

🏆 Sameer Abbasi and Lyndon Shi have received Boren Awards. This is the 11th consecutive year that at least one Illinois student has earned this scholarship!

🏆 Di Lan Johnson, Christine Nguyen, and Karel Pene (now a two-time CLS recipient!) were awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships.

🏆 George Bayliss was awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Fun fact: no university has had more Goldwater Scholarship recipients —13 — over the past three years than Illinois!

🏆 R. Fisher Houston was awarded the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship, one of only 65 recipients nationwide.

We congratulate these students on their achievements and can't wait to see what they do next!

Plus, make sure to pop over to our site for descriptions of the awards, our students, and their future plans:

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences undergraduate students have been awarded several prominent scholarships this spring.

05/12/2026

Connection, culture, and community; last month, faculty and staff at Illinois joined up for some French-language immersion with young multilingual students from across C-U!

The Department of French and Italian's FrancoFun event brought local French-speaking students together on campus to celebrate their identity and language. The event also emphasized the importance of advocating and supporting continued language education in the community.

Read more here:

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The U of I’s Department of French and Italian hosted the first “FrancoFun” kids event on Thursday, which highlighted the French culture and taught stud…

05/01/2026

Outstanding faculty? Check.
Beautiful campus? Check.
Support whenever you need it? Check.
Diverse experiences and life-changing opportunities? Check & check.

Celebrate National College Decision Day with us by accepting your offer to LAS and becoming part of our incredible student body!

Join LAS at go.illinois.edu/accept

04/30/2026

The clock is ticking — today's the last day to shop our spring merch store! Make sure you lock down your limited-edition must-haves before the shop closes tonight.

Shop now: https://go.las.illinois.edu/Pop-up26

04/29/2026

The recent weather has been anything but predictable.

In this new segment, meteorologist Jacob Dickey takes a closer look at how hail forms and what is driving the unusual weather patterns with Dr. Jeff Frame, professor of atmospheric sciences in LAS, who highlights the science behind it all and why it matters.

Get the scoop here:

Meteorologist Jacob Dickey looks more into how hail forms and sits down with Dr. Jeff Frame from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. See more content like this on WCIA.com/weather/speci…

04/23/2026

Don't forget: the LAS spring pop-up store won't be here forever! There's one week left to secure your limited-edition merch (who doesn't need that bucket hat?) and rep your LAS pride in style.

Shop now: https://go.las.illinois.edu/Pop-up26