As the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II in Europe approaches, Professor Peter Fritzsche discusses the radical and terrifying transformations in German society and politics ushered in during the first 100 days of the Nazi regime.
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Upcoming LectureDr. Alondra Nelson considers the “politics of ethics” that was a signature of the Obama administration’s approach to science and technology.
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In Memoriam of Prof. Winton SolbergThe History Department is saddened to learn of the passing of Emeritus Professor Winton Solberg. A former department chair, Prof. Solberg was an award-winning teacher, a distinguished scholar and a beloved colleague. We hope you will join us in expressing our heartfelt condolences to his family.
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In his new book "Another Kind of War: The Nature and History of Terrorism," History Department Emeritus Professor John Lynn seeks to contribute to "civic education and, in a sense, civil defense." The difficult - yet critical - lesson Professor Lynn instills is that “In dealing with terrorism, wisdom consists of knowing what not to do, as well as what should be done.”
University of Illinois Emeritus Professor Winston Solberg's extraordinary life and career took him from Omaha Beach to the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge, to the faculty of Harvard, West Point and Yale, and finally to the UIUC History Department.
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- Good Morning Illini interviewed Professor Tamara Chaplin to discuss the tragedy of the Notre Dame fire and the role of the legendary cathedral in French history and national memory.
- We are pleased to share the outcome of the search for the Susan Welch Dean of the Pennsylvania State University College of the Liberal Arts. Dr.
- You may know him from Peanuts as the German flying ace who always got the best of Snoopy. Perhaps you’ve seen him portrayed as an almost supernaturally skilled war pilot in movies and games reenacting the sky battles of World War I.
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