Alumni Stories

Marion Lemari (MA, 2019), an English <> German freelance translator, community interpreter, and language service provider shared the experience she had with the program and how it had helped her as a professional: "The translation and interpreting industry continues to be a challenging, evolving, and global market. I chose this program because I wanted to learn how to better...

"U of l's Translation and Interpreting program afforded me the opportunity to pursue graduate study in my chosen field without having to step away from my full-time job. As a language professional with 16 years of experience doing translation and language teaching, I found U of l's courses both practical and theoretically enriching. I continue to use the skills I've acquired in the program in my...

Tim Gregory, a graduate of the MA in Translation Studies in 2018, is featured in the newsletter of the School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics. Read his story about how the online delivery format made it possible for him to become a professional translator while holding a full-time job and raising his family.

Kati Baruja (MA, 2015), Ohio Supreme Court Certified Interpreter and Vice Consul, United States Embassy in Buenos Aires, shares her professional journey from interperter to a position with the Foreign Service.

Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle (MA, 2015) tells the moving story of how he translated a book on the Honduran Resistance while working full-time as an interpreter, and the translation has now been published.

Earning a Master's degree in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign equipped me with the most essential skills to excel at my work as an instructor at the Saudi Electronic University, where I apply the knowledge and skills gained while studying at UIUC to help my students and improve their experience. The invaluable lessons and great moments of learning...

Lisa Honda Japanese<>English, MA 2015 "The online program for the Masters in Translation and Interpreting at UIUC provided me with an opportunity to go back to school while continuing to work. My children were very young at the time, so I was very happy to be able to find a program that provided a high quality education remotely so that I could take classes from home. Being able to take...