The Department of English is a frequent sponsor and co-sponsor of many University of Illinois conferences and series.

• Classical Receptions (18-19 May 2018)
• Contested Authorships in Latin Literature and Beyond (29-30 March 2019)

• Global Prehumanisms (18-20 October 2018)

• Center for Writing Studies Brownbag Series
• Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities Events
• Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory Modern Critical Theory Lecture Series
• Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory Radical ColLab Events