Since at least 1942, Icelandic students have been attending the University of Illinois. Early Icelandic Illini have included an ambassador, chemical engineers, chemists, a choral director, an economist, a music instructor, university faculty and administrators too. Read on to learn about early Icelandic Illini!
The Student Life and Culture Archives periodically publishes blog posts highlighting the experiences of University of Illinois students from around the world.
Some of the blog posts presented on this site were originally published here, while others were migrated over from our old website. If you are having issues accessing any individual post or would like to suggest a correction, please email illiarch@illinois.edu.