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Preparing Theoretically Grounded Professional Translators and Interpreters
Your degree from Illinois draws on the rich resources available across this world-class university to offer:
- Faculty with expertise in many languages and a wealth of professional experience
- A multilingual approach that integrates theory with practice
- Coursework that reflects the latest advances in the T & I profession
- A state-of-the art interpreting facility with ISO standard booths.
- Ozum Arzik Erzurumlu shares her thoughts after interpreting live at the NATO summit this summer. Read full story
- We’re excited to share that Dr. Renée Desjardins from Saint Boniface University in Canada will be giving a talk at the TIS Colloquium 2026 on May 6 from 10:00–11:00 a.m.: “To Adapt or Get Left Behind: How the History of the Social Internet Can Help Translators and Interpreters... Read full story
- We are excited to welcome Hadi Umayra (TIS Alumnus, Class of 2018) as the speaker for our upcoming TIS Career Talks session. Talk Title: Translating Across Worlds: Literary Practice, Professional Pathways... Read full story
Student Spotlight
Tiffany Lunsford
Conference InterpreterThe online M.A in Translation and Interpretation program in University of Illinois is wonderful because it gives me the opportunity to pursue the exact degree that I want but I can work on it at my own convenience. As a military spouse who has to move around,I really appreciated the online M.A. program's availability. I can closely work with on-campus students as well as my professors because I can always get their connections and immediate feedback. The program opened up my eyes to the possibilities in conference interpreting, translating for the professions and...