• 2024-01-23 - Interested in learning how to prepare your best admissions application? Register for our webinar on Friday, Feb. 2, 4-5 PM CST! In this webinar, members of the TIS admissions team will share what we look for when we evaluate applications for admission. Whether you are already in...
  • 2023-12-01 - Our alumnus Abdulmajeed Alajaji (MA 2018) did a wonderful interview with TIS faculty, Dr. Patricia Phillips-Batoma, and published it in the November issue of Translation Reviewhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07374836.2023.2248208 Dr. Phillips is a well-known French translator...
  • 2023-11-26 - Our current student Amy Gamble (expected to graduate in May 2024) has translated a French story "The Missionary" by Dominique Lann and got her translation published on On the Seawall,  a community gallery which accommodates "diverse commentary, eclectic writing across genres, translations, and art", and "presents and discusses poetry, lyrical and speculative fiction,...
  • 2023-11-08 - Join State Farm’s team of translators at our upcoming info session on Monday, Nov. 13, 1-2 pm CST in 4080A LCLB or via Zoom.  Three representatives from State Farm will give an overview of their translation team's operations and objectives: Carlos W Diaz, Laura Cummings, and Tony Carpio. You will have a chance to: meet language...
  • 2023-10-09 - It's the week to celebrate graduate students at Illinois! Thank you for joining the Graduate College and being part of our TIS community!
  • 2023-10-03 - On behalf of TIS, Dr. Tolliver and Dr. Phillipe will host a panel discussion at the FIT North America Next Gen Conference on Oct. 7, in Monterey. Title: The Discipline of Translation and Interpreting: Reframing the Field and the Practice in the Next Generation.  Our alumna, Koeun Lee (MA of 2023), will present at the conference as well! The title of her...
  • 2023-09-29 - The theme of International Translation Day 2023 is "Translation unveils the many faces of humanity"! The poster presented by FIT pays tribute to "the many human faces and stories made visible through translation". Read more...  
  • 2023-09-01 - State Farm, an insurance company at the university's research park, will visit TIS on Sep. 11. We have had a long collaborative relationship with this company. Some of our alumni have worked as interns or their full-time employees. They will deliver a presentation entitled "Spanish Translation Internship Info Session" to provide more information about their In-Language Quality Team and the...
  • 2023-04-12 - The World Poetry Reading in Translation will be held on Apr. 13, Thursday, 4:30-6:00 PM. Join the event in person or by Zoom: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/87128220451?pwd=eFFTVzl3Y1U4V0ZaMWlXQkEyZFJIZz09     
  • 2023-02-07 - We will hold an informational webinar: Resources and Career Prospects for TIS Graduate Students on Friday, Feb. 10, 4-5:30 pm CST.  TIS faculty team, alumni, and current students will share the resources available to both online and on-campus students. You will learn from the representatives of our current students about what a TIS graduate student life would be...
  • 2022-12-13 - A new study posted on The New York Times has listed Champaign, IL, as one of the best college towns for postsecondary students, based on lower median rent, average tuition cost, and general cost of living. Check the whole article...
  • 2022-12-06 - The SLCL alumni e-newsletter published a highlighted profile story of our alumnus Matthew Ginsberg-Jaeckle (MA, 2015). He has contributed his expertise to the training of medical interpreters and research in the healthcare field. You can read more about his fascinating story here: ...
  • 2022-11-10 - Dr. Xiaojuan Qian will offer TRST 580 Chinese/English Translation synchronously online in Spring 2023. Meeting time will be arranged according to students’ schedules. This introductory course provides an overview of the history of Chinese/English translation practice and theory and hands-on translation practice (C-E and E-C). Students will focus on the contrastive studies of the Chinese and...
  • 2022-10-24 -     It's Graduate Student Appreciation week! Thank you for joining us and being a TIS graduate student. Check the Graduate College website for more activities this week!
  • 2022-10-21 - Last week, TIS students Hebba Abulsaad, Amy Gamble, Muhammad Hassan, and Jacob Brown attended the ATA 63 annual conference in LA, Oct. 12-15! And they met some of our alumni there too! Patricia Worsley, graduated May 2022, presented a poster of her Capstone Project at the conference!