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  • Mikki Kendall with water behind her.
    History alumna Mikki Kendall receives College of LAS Alumni Achievement Award
    2026-02-27 -  The College of LAS has awarded history alumna Mikki Kendall (BA, '05) with the 2026 Alumni Achievement Award. Kendall is a writer, diversity consultant, and public speaker, who has been invited to PBS News, NPR, the Chicago Public Library, the American Library in Paris, WGN, and WNYC, and has published essays around the world. She is the New York Times-bestselling author of Hood...
  • Gregory Hall on a sunny day.
    History faculty member and graduate students named 2026-27 HRI Fellows
    2026-02-27 - Professor Rosalyn LaPier and graduate students Owen MacDonald and Cheryl Trauscht received a fellowship.
  • four faculty members who lead this project pose as a group on steps outside.
    Mellon Foundation awards Sawyer Seminar grant to Illinois faculty, including three history faculty
    2026-02-24 - At Risk U will examine challenges to democracy and academic freedom in U.S. universities.
  • Kevin Mumford headshot with bookshelves behind
    Remembering Kevin Mumford
    2026-02-23 -  It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Kevin Mumford, professor of history in the Department of History. Kevin joined the Department of History in 2012 and was an expert in African American history, Race Relations, History of Sexuality, and Urban history. His research focused on race, politics, and sexuality in modern America, and how struggles over social difference...
  • Marc Hertzman headshot left and Marco Jaimes headshot left
    Marc Hertzman and Marco Jaimes receive College of LAS and campus teaching awards
    2026-02-19 - Hertzman and Jaimes are two of the 19 awardees of the College of LAS 2026 teaching and advising awards.
  • Jeremy Mitchell
    From history major to Deputy Fire Marshal
    2026-02-13 - Q&A with alumnus Jeremy Mitchell
  • Black WACS stand at attention in two rows in uniform while their commanders walk down the line to inspect them.
    Uncovering the lost stories of history
    2026-02-05 - A history professor's link to the legacy of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
  • Deepasri Baul (left) and Mania Taher (right)
    Professor Deepasri Baul selected to co-develop Humanities Research Institute Interseminars course
    2026-01-29 - Deepasri Baul will co-develop the course "Living Between Worlds: Gender, Migration, and the City" with Mania Taher (art and design).
  • Robert McColley holding an open book in his home
    Remembering Robert McColley
    2026-01-23 - Historians Don Hickey, Douglas Egerton, and Christopher J. Young reflect on emeritus professor Robert McColley's impact on their careers.
  • portraits of 6 humanities in action students
    History undergraduate students named Spring 2026 Humanities in Action Scholars
    2026-01-23 - History major Jatin Mirzayi and history minor Amari Davis were two of seven students selected.
  • Shannan Mason
    What can we learn about our country’s origins from ‘The American Revolution’ documentary?
    2025-12-18 - Interview with Shannan Mason
  • Mauro Nobili
    History professor Mauro Nobili untangles the history of key West African texts in new book
    2025-12-15 - Read a Q&A with Nobili about his new book
  • Ronald P. Toby.
    In Memoriam: Ronald P. Toby
    2025-12-15 - Alumnus Akira Shimizu remembers the legacy of Ronald P. Toby
  • Leslie Reagan in a black leather jacket stands outside of a university building.
    "Do what matters to you”: Historian Leslie Reagan's next chapter
    2025-11-20 - Professor Reagan retires after 33 years
  • Bob Morrissey stands at a table with a painted hide stretched out across it.
    Historic Native American robes to be displayed at Versailles exhibition
    2025-11-17 - A monumental achievement for Reclaiming Stories project led by professor Robert Morrissey

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