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Roger Ebert to donate papers to library at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, will give his papers to his alma mater, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ebert, widely regarded as the most visible and the most influential U.S. film critic, announced his intention to leave his papers to Illinois’ Library at the kickoff […]
Schools failing to accommodate teens who are pregnant or new mothers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Title IX legislation of 1972 has been celebrated for the dramatic benefits it brought to girls in school sports. But another group of girls, also guaranteed educational equality through Title IX, have seen little benefit, says Wanda Pillow, a professor of educational policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In […]
Writing program at Illinois publishes inaugural issue of literary magazine
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – In the trade, they’re often called “little” literary magazines. But there is nothing even remotely little about the new literary magazine just published by the Masters in Fine Arts creative writing program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Weighing in at 26 ounces, measuring 9 by 12 inches, nearly a half-inch […]
Conference to focus on 15th century history, literature, art, music
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – For a few days in May, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be rocked by scandal, religious unrest and war. Such events will play out May 2-4 during the fourth “Fifteenth Century Conference,” sponsored by the Richard III Society and the Medieval Studies Program at Illinois. The conference is free and […]
New Sousa archivist revitalizing collection, planning monthlong musicfest
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The John Philip Sousa collection at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is marching to the beat of a different drummer, and by all appearances, it is a quick march. The drummer in this case is an archivist, Scott Schwartz. On board as the new Sousa archivist since last fall, Schwartz has […]
History students on last leg of journey to the Middle Ages
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – At a time of year when people are firming up their summer plans, students in a college history course are wrapping up a three-month journey. Using Marco Polo (1254-1324), the great Venetian traveler and travel writer, as their guide, the 21 undergraduates in History 201 are engaged in medieval travel and in […]
Historian Ira Berlin named Mellon Distinguished Fellow at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Ira Berlin, a historian and the Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, has been named a Mellon Distinguished Senior Fellow for the spring semester at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He will be in residence on the Urbana campus from March 29 to April 11, and will have an […]
Author-illustrator wins first Gryphon Award for children’s literature
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The first winner of the new Gryphon Award for Children’s Literature is Douglas Florian, for his collection of poetry, “bow wow meow meow: it’s rhyming cats and dogs” (Harcourt, 2003). The Gryphon Award, which comes with a $1,000 prize, is given by the Center for Children’s Books at the Graduate School of […]
Parents need to listen to their teens before the teens will listen to them
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Those public service ads that advise parents to “just talk to their teenagers about drugs – they’ll listen” should come with a warning label, says the author of a new and path-breaking study. The “just-talk, they’ll listen” ads are “misleading,” says researcher John Caughlin, an expert in family communication, because, as he […]
Annual humanities conference to focus on violence
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The sixth annual Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) spring conference at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign kicks off on April 1 (Thursday) with a keynote address by Dominick La Capra. La Capra, the Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor of Humanistic Studies at Cornell University, will discuss “Disciplinarity, […]
Study looks at employment rates of U. of I. graduates with severe disabilities
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has long been known for its pioneering programs and services for students with disabilities. And judging by results of recent studies of employment outcomes for university graduates with severe disabilities, those programs are continuing to make their mark. Recent survey responses from 94 Illinois alumni with […]
Festival opens with documentary about relationship between two women
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The third annual “Reel Queer Film Festival” at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign kicks off April 1 (Thursday) with “Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House,” a documentary film about love and friendship – and the price two Jewish women paid for it. A reception will follow in the Link […]