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Research project spotlights African-American architects from U. of I.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – After Rodney Howlett graduates from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master’s degree in architecture, he hopes to return to his home base near St. Louis to design churches. In the meantime, he’s devoted countless hours to collaborating on the design of a Web site aimed at spreading a different […]
Many new immigrants to U.S. change diet — and not for the better
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Coming to the land of milk and honey can be hazardous to new immigrants’ diet and health. So says Ilana Redstone Akresh, a visiting professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the author of a new analysis of dietary assimilation and immigrant health. In her study, Akresh considered […]
The ‘truth’ about memoirs
Philip Graham is a professor of English and the director of the English department’s Creative Writing Program. He is the author of two short-story collections and a novel, and a co-author with Alma Gottlieb of a prize-winning memoir of Africa. He also is the fiction editor of Ninth Letter, a journal of literature and the […]
Carr Authors Series to feature honored writers across genres
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Five prize-winning writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry will read from their works this semester at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The writers are taking part in the Carr Visiting Authors Reading Series, an event of the English department’s MFA Creative Writing Program. All of the readings are free and open […]
Grant to benefit four Nigerian university libraries
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Nigerian librarians are wrestling with serious problems – insufficient bandwidth, unstable power and limited access to research materials, but they are about to receive some help thanks to a new grant to the Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs has received a $303,000 […]
The effect of the Patriot Act on library use
Leigh Estabrook is the director of the Library Research Center, a unit of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. The center has conducted dozens of studies, including a series on the impact of the PATRIOT Act on libraries. Estabrook was the dean of the library school from 1986 to 2001. She was interviewed […]
U. of I. magazine named ‘Best New Literary Journal’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The young and highly experimental literary magazine produced at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has won a prestigious literary award. Ninth Letter, published by the English department in collaboration with the School of Art and Design, has been named “Best New Literary Journal” by the Council of Editors of Learned Journals, […]
‘Stinky Stern Forever’ wins 2006 Gryphon Award for children’s literature
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The winner of the 2006 Gryphon Award for Children’s Literature is Michelle Edwards for her easy-to-read book, “Stinky Stern Forever.” Edwards also illustrated the book, published last year by Harcourt. The award, which includes a $1,000 prize, is given by the Center for Children’s Books at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. […]
Acting dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences to be named permanent dean
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, the acting dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named dean of the college, pending approval of the U. of I. Board of Trustees at its Jan. 19 meeting in Chicago. “As interim dean Sarah Mangelsdorf has administered […]
U. of I. guide recommends best children’s books
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Creatures ugly, endearing and dangerously curious, including a monster named “Bobo,” a legendary “She” sea spirit and a “Traction Man,” are among hundreds of protagonists book experts are recommending kids get to know this year, and they all appear in the 2005 edition of the “Guide Book to Gift Books.” The annual […]
Priceless baseball volumes returned to U. of I. Library
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois Library got the scholarly equivalent of a grand slam late Tuesday night. The priceless volumes of Collyer’s Eye that were reported missing earlier this week were returned – anonymously and in relatively good condition. “This is really unbelievable good luck,” said Karen Schmidt, associate university librarian for collections, […]
Priceless ‘Black Sox’ scandal book missing from library at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign would like to say it ain’t so, but it is. Two very rare volumes of U.S. baseball history, one of them dealing with the Chicago White Sox scandal of 1919, are missing from its shelves. The two folio-sized bound volumes of Collyer’s Eye […]