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    History major named Rhodes Scholar

    Thomas Dowling, a double-major in history and political science, has been named a Rhodes Scholar.

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    Placing Illinois in History

    The Illinois community experiences two milestones over the next two years: the 150th year anniversary of the founding of the University of Illinois in 2017, followed by the 2018 bicentennial of Illinois’s statehood.

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    What can I do with a History Degree?

    There are so many awesome things you can do with a History Degree! Check below to find out. 

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    Welcome to the History Department at Illinois!

    Clare H. Crowston, Professor and Chair, is delighted to welcome you to History at Illinois. Click below to view her welcome letter! 

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    New Fellowships Bolster Humanities and Arts-Based Humanities at Illinois

    The University of Illinois is reaffirming the significance of the arts and humanities by launching a new graduate fellowship program intended to attract the best and brightest students in these fields.
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  • History Professor, Ikuko Asaka

    Emancipated Blacks Often Targeted for Relocation to the Tropics

    The narratives of black emancipation and white settlement are usually separated in U.S. and Canadian history, but they are actually intertwined, says Professor Asaka.
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  • History professor Rana Hogarth

    Doctors Played a Role in Ideas About Racial Differences

    Slavery and racism played their roles in planting beliefs about race and racial difference, but so did medicine, says Prof. Rana Hogarth in her new book.
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  • Support for DACA Students

    The University's Open Illinois resource website provides undocumented and DACA students information and tools that will support their success at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
  • History major named Lincoln Academy Student Laureate

    Thomas Dowling, a double-major in history and political science, has been named Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award, which recognizes university seniors for their excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities.
  • Agent Orange: Prof. Reagan and Nathan Tye on the 21st

    Hear Prof. Leslie Reagan and PhD candidate Nathan Tye talking about Illinois' connection to Agent Orange in the Vietnam War on WILL radio program, The 21st.
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  • 1963 Illustrated Car Ad, Pontiac Bonneville, with Elegant, Romantic Couple at Beach
    HIST 164

    The Automobile

    Interdisciplinary examination of the automobile industry, its production systems, its marketing strategies, and the way automobiles reflect the changing landscapes of consumer tastes and value over time.

    Course Description for HIST 164
  • Wu Lan-Chiann Reflections of the Past (1999)
    HIST 120

    East Asian Civilizations

    This course provides a survey of the past four centuries of East Asian history.
    Course Description for HIST 120
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    HIST 106

    Modern Latin America

    This course examines the history of Latin America since independence, focusing on subjects such as the Cuban and Mexican Revolutions, cycles of dictatorship, and patterns of uneven economic development.
    Course Description for HIST 106
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    HIST 386

    Public History

    How do historians address the general public - and specific publics within it - outside of their academic communities? How do historians engage with communities that might want assistance publicizing their own pasts?
    Course Description for HIST 386
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    HIST 380

    The United States in an Age of Empire

    The global backstory to the United States of today with ample attention to colonial legacies in Puerto Rico and elsewhere. A great introduction to History for non-majors -- lively and hands on, with a small group dynamic and riveting readings and films.
    Course Description for HIST 380
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    HIST 205

    Latin American History: The Incan Empire

    We will dive into the primary texts written in the Andes after the “fall of the Incan Empire,” and consult scientific studies by engineers, architects, astronomers, art-historians, and historians who all try to solve the many riddles that surround the Incan Empire to this day.
    Course Description for HIST 205
  • Rare Books Class
    HIST 207

    Publishing the Past

    How were historical documents--the letters, diaries, and other artifacts through which historians learn about the past--published in the print age? How will they be published in the digital future?
    Course Description for HIST 207
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    HIST 203

    Reacting to the Past

    Reacting to the Past consists of elaborate games, set in the past, in which students are assigned roles informed by classic texts in the history of ideas. Register now! There' still room in the section on Work, suffrage, and sports in 20th Century America.
    Course Description for HIST 203
  • Portrait of Milt (Milton) Jackson and Ray Brown
    HIST 104

    Black Music

    What is black music, and how do we know what we think we know about it? Together, we will examine musical creations pioneered by Africans and individuals of African descent over several centuries and across hemispheres.

    Course Description for HIST 104
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    HIST 105

    Latin America to Independence

    This class surveys the history of the colonial period (from 1492-1825) of what is now called Latin America.

    Course Description for HIST 105
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    HIST 281

    Constructing Race In America

    Interdisciplinary examination of the historical, cultural, and social dimensions of race and ethnicity in the United States. Explores the complex and intricate pursuit of multiracial and multicultural democracy.

    Course Description for HIST 281

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Celebrating our Sesquicentennial 1867-2017

Department of History

309 Gregory Hall
810 S Wright St
MC-466
Urbana, IL 61801 
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Phone: (217) 333-1155
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Email: history@illinois.edu

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