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23rd Annual Women's and Gender History Symposium

Gender, Law, and Politics

February 20-22, 2025

Featuring graduate research and keynote speakers Neil J. Young and Laura Goffman.

 

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Adam Beaty
Alumnus Adam Beaty creates new digital collection that sheds light on queer nightlife in Champaign County
Editor's Note: The School of Information Sciences profiled history alumnus Adam Beaty and we have reshared it here with their permission.  Adam Beaty (BA, '21, history) decided to pursue an MSLIS degree to combine his love of history, the arts, and community-centered...
Marsha Barrett
Professor Barrett interviewed by CBS Mornings and ABC News about Trump's second term
Professor Marsha Barrett recently joined fellow historians Julian Zelizer and Nicole Hemmer in a roundtable discussion on CBS Mornings to discuss Trump's lasting impact as he begins his second term....
Tamara Chaplin
The untold stories of the women of France: Professor Chaplin's new book explores a nearly lost chapter of lesbianism
Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on the College of LAS website in September 2022. We're resharing it to celebrate the recent publication of professor Chaplin's book, Becoming Lesbian: A...
Kristin Hoganson
Professor Kristin Hoganson awarded NEH Fellowship
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor Kristin Hoganson has been awarded a 2024 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship. “An NEH...
Morrisey with painted hides
Paris research trip reconnects Native American tribes with historic painted robes
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor Robert Morrissey traveled to a Paris museum in November to see four ...
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New book by professor Laura Frances Goffman uncovers history of trachoma medical experiments in Saudi Arabia
In the 1950s, the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) partnered with the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) to conduct medical research on the eye disease trachoma. Aramco spent over $2 million on the project with the goal of developing a vaccine. In her new book, ...

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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

Conduct Your Own Research

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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Sara Temple

Alumni Spotlight: Sara Temple (2019)

A Bronze Tablet scholar, Centenary and Burkhardt prize-winner and president of the Penny Dreadful Players during her time at Illinois, Sara is excited to begin her teaching career in secondary education and infuse her students with her infectious love and passion for history and theater.