Within the College, students benefit from the experience and professional wisdom of internationally recognized scholars, dancers, artists, musicians, thespians, architects, and urban planners. And yet, regardless of their professional achievements and successes, these individuals prize excellence in teaching and dedication to their students as its own reward.

Faculty in the Arts at Illinois . . .
Are esteemed Tony Award- and Oscar Award-winners for direction and fight-choreography.
Originated the Artist-in-Residence concept among American universities in 1959.
Impact lives of patients with AIDS by teaching innovative classes in self-expression so vital for healing.
Partner with the technology giants at the U of I by combining art with experimental technologies.
Treat classical music with a flare that revitalizes audiences.

Meet a Few of Our Faculty

Cynthia Oliver, Associate Professor, Department of Dance

T. John Kim, Endowed Professor of Urban and Regional Systems, Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Lynne M. Dearborn, Assistant Professor: Design, School of Architecture

Robin McFarquhar, Professor of Acting, Department of Theatre

Barrington L. Coleman, Associate Professor of Voice, School of Music

Guy E. Garnett, Associate Professor of Composition: Theory, School of Music

Amita Sinha, Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture