Elizabeth Jones and Ana Engelbrecht, winners of the Beginning and Advanced Levels respectively at the 9th UIUC Korean Speech Contest, recently represented the Korean Language Program at the 6th Midwest Korean Speech Contest on April 5, 2025. We are proud to share that Ana was awarded the Excellence Award in the Advanced Level category.As part of this honor, Ana will receive a $500 cash prize and...
Cameron (Cam) Roberts, the winner of the Beginning Level at the 8th UIUC Korean Speech Contest, won the Highest Standing Award of the Beginning Level at the 5th Midwest Korean Speech Contest held on April 6, 2024. Cam will receive a scholarship to study at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea, in addition to an $800 cash airfare support award. Congratulations, Cam! Cam is receiving...
Grace Mitchell, a senior double majoring in EALC and Political Science, was named a Schwarzman Scholar, one of 151 recipients selected from an international pool of 3,000 applicants. The program fully funds an annual Schwarzman class consisting of 40% U.S. students, 20% from China and Taiwan, and 40% from the rest of the world. Grace will be heading to Tsinghua University in Beijing...
Up-to-date information on the upcoming Placement Test for Japanese-language students can be found here.