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  • CGS Faculty Affiliate Antoinette Burton Wins 2025 Campus Award for Public Engagement

    Sep 8, 2025 9:15 am by carruth3@illinois.eduFeatured People

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    Individuals and teams from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences who have visibly impacted society were recently recognized with the 2025 Campus Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement. Faculty, staff, students, and community members who engage the public to address critical civic and community issues at the local, state, national, and global levels were honored at an awards ceremony last month.

    This year's LAS recipients include faculty member Antoinette Burton, graduate student Ananya Yammanuru, and the Entomology Graduate Student Association team.

    Burton, a history professor and director of the Humanities Research Institute at Illinois, received the Distinguished Award for Excellence in Public Engagement.

    Published initially by the Illinois News Bureau.

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