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  • If you were a student on the University of Illinois campus in the late 80s/early 90s, there is a chance you would have seen Dan Shin (LAS ’91) studying in the School of Music lobby. “I found it an easier place to concentrate than the library, and I had this fondness for that little...
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  •  The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that professor Jorge Lemus has been named a Conrad Professorial Scholar through the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The Conrad Professorial Scholar awards are funded by...

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