Why wait to pursue your dreams? With our wide variety of online programs at #ILLINOIS, you can access a world-class education from our top-ranked university from wherever you are. Your future starts now! 🔶🔷 ▶️online.illinois.edu

Congratulations to 3 Illinois students awarded Voyager Scholarships. Special shout out to 2 Political Science students, Clara Alvarez-Leyva and Carlos Hernandez!! Full article linked below. news.illinois.edu/three-illinois…

Did you know that the bells that make up the Altgeld chimes weigh between 300 and 3000 pounds? That's a big lift! 🔔 What's your favorite melody to hear on the bells?

LAS alumna Kelley Francis didn't know where her Spanish degree would take her when she began at Illinois. Now she's the executive director of the HITEC Foundation, helping students from the Hispanic community prepare for careers in tech! Read more: slcl.illinois.edu/news/2025-10-0…

Last week, LAS alumni gathered to show that #LASgives back by packing weekend food bags for kids in Champaign County! The event leads into our third annual Day of Giving, happening next Wednesday, October 22. Visit go.las.illinois.edu/dayofgiving to learn more or to make an early gift!

What a fantastic lineup — which we’re not just saying because #5 and #44 are some of our very own LAS students, obviously…👀

It's here: today is the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences' third annual Day of Giving! Help us celebrate our incredible campus community by showing them that #LASgives so they can ask big questions and boldly pursue their answers. Visit go.las.illinois.edu/dayofgiving to learn more!

Show your love for your area of LAS by participating in Curriculum Clash! Make a gift at go.las.illinois.edu/dayofgiving, select your curriculum under "competitions," and then comment your major and the fund you're supporting below ⬇️

Congratulations to @chemistry professor Benjamin Snyder, who's been named a 2025 Packard Fellow! He'll receive $875,000 over five years to continue his research in advanced physical-inorganic spectroscopy. Read more: las.illinois.edu/news/2025-10-2…

Winds across Illinois are shifting. A new LAS study found that average wind speeds across the state have declined over the past three decades, impacting wind energy, weather forecasting, and climate modeling. Learn more: las.illinois.edu/news/2025-10-2…

LAS, represent! Our fall pop-up store is live now through November 23 and stocked with all the coolest limited-edition finds, from snazzy loungewear to office must-haves. (Plus, it'll ship just in time for the holidays. 😉) Shop now at go.las.illinois.edu/Pop-up25!

This year's Day of Giving was one for the books, LAS family — thanks to you, we received a total of $45,000 across 263 individual gifts! We can't wait to see the impact you'll make on our students, faculty, and campus. This is how #LASgives back!

Thanks in large part to a generous gift from Candace Penn and James Robert Frame, the I-Guide lab now has an upgraded space to support Illinois researchers and students as they explore disaster risks and tackle resilience challenges! Learn more here: las.illinois.edu/news/2025-10-2…

Let's hear it for the humanities! Last month, community members from across CU explored all the amazing things the humanities have to offer at the first ever Humanities Open House. Thank you to everyone who made this wonderful showcase possible and to everyone who stopped by.

This Veterans' Day, we're honoring Shawna Morrison, the first Illinois student killed in overseas combat operations to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery in over half a century. Learn more about her story: las.illinois.edu/news/2025-11-1…

Misinformation, politics, and breakups. A new study from communication professor Emily Van Duyn explores how political misinformation and disinformation can not only deepen divides between communities but also strain romantic relationships. Learn more: las.illinois.edu/news/2025-10-1…

Campus can feel like a big place, especially if you're from a town that's a fraction of the size of our student body! That's why Irene Wilken, now a senior in LAS, became a Liason for the Rural Area Student Initiative, or RASI for short. Learn more: las.illinois.edu/blog/2025-11-1…

Univ. of Illinois • 24 Oct., 1946 • Lincoln Hall Those details were written on an oak leaf pressed between the pages of an antique philosophy textbook in Erie, PA. But who wrote them? Learn more about the long-graduated student behind the leaf: las.illinois.edu/news/2025-11-1…

The 1870s HMS Challenger voyage was one of history’s first major ocean research expeditions, and it still guides ocean science today! LAS English professor Gillen D’Arcy Wood’s new book dives into its legacy and lasting impact. Learn more: las.illinois.edu/news/2025-11-0…

Six LAS scientists have been named Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate Analytics! Congratulations to professors Atul Jain, Tracy Lawson, Donald Ort, Brent Roberts, Boxuan Zhao, and Huimin Zhao on their brilliant, globally impactful work. las.illinois.edu/news/2025-11-1…