Everything and Everyone has a History

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Read article: Student spotlight: Graciela Best, Stamps Scholar
Student spotlight: Graciela Best, Stamps Scholar
The Stamps Scholars program recently profiled scholarship recipient Graciela Best in their newsletter, Aspire. It has been reprinted with their permission. Scholar Spotlight: Graciela Best Graciela Best...
Read article: Professor Peter Fritzsche appointed Center for Advanced Study Professor
Professor Peter Fritzsche appointed Center for Advanced Study Professor
The Center for Advanced Study at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has appointed professor Peter Fritzsche to its permanent faculty. CAS professors are selected...
Read article: Student spotlight: Lillian Webb, a Humanities in Action Scholar using humanities skills to support Reentry Project
Student spotlight: Lillian Webb, a Humanities in Action Scholar using humanities skills to support Reentry Project
Editor's note: This story originally appeared on the Humanities Research Institute website. Humanities in Action (HIA) is a semester-long, paid community engagement program for humanities students at the...
Read article: Spotlight on Amanda Quealy, undergraduate researcher
Spotlight on Amanda Quealy, undergraduate researcher
Editor's note: This story originally appeared on the Prairie Research Institute website. Amanda Quealy is a sophomore majoring in history and anthropology at the University of...
Read article: Illinois historian, Erik S. McDuffie, says Midwest played a crucial role in Black freedom movements worldwide
Illinois historian, Erik S. McDuffie, says Midwest played a crucial role in Black freedom movements worldwide
The Midwest played a central role in the growth of Black freedom movements in the 20th century. It was a key site for incubating and expanding the ideas of political activist Marcus Garvey, not only in the U.S., but globally, said University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor of ...
Read article: Graduate student You Lan awarded 2024 CCWH/Berks Graduate Student Fellowship Award
Graduate student You Lan awarded 2024 CCWH/Berks Graduate Student Fellowship Award
We are pleased to announce that graduate student You Lan has been awarded the 2024 CCWH/Berks Graduate Student Fellowship Award. She will receive $1000 to support the completion of her dissertation. Lan's dissertation ...

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Chart Your Own Path

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Our program empowers you to explore your interests and passions within history and gives you the flexibility to pair the major with advanced language study, internships, study abroad experiences, undergraduate research, and community engagement.  

East Asian Civilizations

Explore the three major East Asian civilizations from ancient and classical times, through the period of Western influence, political revolution, and modernization, to the contemporary age and the emergence of East Asian superpowers.

HIST 120

History of the Islamic Middle East

Explore the history of the Muslim world from the rise of Islam to the present, with an emphasis on the modern period.

HIST 135

US History Since 1877

Explore U.S. history from the end of the Civil War to the present, focusing on struggles to achieve a multiracial democracy, the evolution of an industrial, urbanized, and pluralistic society, the intersections between domestic and global affairs, and the practice of historical interpretation.

HIST 172

World War II: A Global History

Explore the political, military, social, and economic history of the Second World War.

HIST 209

Ancient Rome

Explore the political, social, economic, military, institutional, religious and cultural development of Rome from 753 BCE until 480 CE.

HIST 241

Native American History

Explore the Native American experience in North America from the time of first contact to the present.

HIST 278

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Conduct Your Own Research

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Research is embedded in the history curriculum with an emphasis on transforming students from consumers of history to critical producers of it. All students have access to the resources of the second largest university library in the country. 

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Ernest Crim III

Alumni Spotlight: Ernest Crim III (2009)

Ernest Crim III (BA, ’09, history) is the founder of Crim’s Cultural Consulting. Through his work, he speaks to companies, middle and high schools, educators, colleges, and community groups and uses Black historical narratives to empower and educate. He also creates TikTok content on Black history and has over 750,000 followers across all social media platforms.