Illini 411: What is Illini 411?
A: It’s a Q&A column that’s all things Illini. You ask me a question about the U of I, and I’ll answer it with as much vim, vigor and verisimilitude as I can muster....
2022 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ALUMNI AWARDS
The University of Illinois Alumni Association honors the 2022 Alumni Achievement, Distinguished Service, Lou Liay Spirit, Honorary Alumni, Young Alumni, Diversity and Inclusion and Comeback Guest award recipients. Comeback Award Kevin Finke, ’92 MEDIA, is...
Hall of Famers
RON GUENTHER Football, 1963-66 Athletics Director, 1992–2011 Ron Guenther was an offensive lineman for the Fighting Illini from 1963 to 1966, earning team MVP, Second-Team All–Big Ten and First-Team Academic All–Big Ten honors...
Student Athlete Interview: Diana Brown
The redshirt senior and starting Illini volleyball setter just graduated with a 4.0 GPA in cell and molecular biology. On the court, Brown, ’22 LAS, started all 34 matches during the 2021 season, playing...
UIAA Speaker Series: “How Healthy is the American Middle Class?”
Dr. Kevin Leicht takes a brief look at the post-1980s history of the middle class and examines its overall health now.
The Big Picture: The Biking Life
For those who’d rather ride to class than walk, the U of I campus offers cycling enthusiasts everything they need, from dedicated bike paths and lanes to parking racks within 150 feet of every...
Block I Farmers
When it comes to their Alma Mater, Jay F. Allen, ’72 ACES, and his son, Jared B. Allen, ’15 ACES, “bleed Orange and Blue,” and the proof is as clear as a cloudless day. An...
Server Savior
As an academic technology specialist at Stanford University, Quinn Dombrowski, MS ’09 IS, helps scholars conduct better digital research in linguistics. When Russia invaded Ukraine, she found herself co-leading a new effort: Saving Ukrainian...
Alumni Interview: Kevin Jackson
When I arrived at Illinois in 1990, a kid out of a tough neighborhood south of Chicago, I had no idea I’d become a research scientist. I was a football player who felt blessed...
Linguaphile
A professor of ESL/Bilingual education at National Louis University, Kristin Lems, MA ’75 LAS, MA ’83 LAS, received the 2021 Elliot Judd Outstanding Teacher Award presented by the Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers...
