The Financial Times quotes distinguished professor of economics, English, communication, and history Deirdre McCloskey in an article regarding the issue of income inequality.
English department associate professor Rachel Havrelock has been honored with an Alumni Impact Award from the Department of State's Professional Fellows Program.
Alfred Thomas, LAS professor of English, has been named Kosciuszko Foundation Visiting Professor at the University of Warsaw for the spring semester of the 2014-15 academic year.
Luis Alberto Urrea, LAS distinguished professor of English, received the Guild Freelancers' Freelance Journalism Feature (Long-Form) Award for his co-authored piece "Deported Warriors," which appeared in the July/August 2013 issue of Playboy.
A number of LAS faculty members have been named among Newcity magazines Lit50 for 2014, the publications annual list celebrating some of the top Chicago authors.
A total of seven students from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for the fall 2014 academic year.