09/01/2023 - See who in the History Department received new ranks for 2023-2024.
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08/17/2023 - Illinois public schools will be required to teach students about Native American history in the state beginning with the 2024-25 school year.
08/08/2023 - Professor Dave Beck discusses the history of Native American boarding schools in Illinois with Northern Public Radio.
06/29/2023 - An educational read by Professor Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua on Juneteenth has been published on the Library of Congress website.
04/10/2023 - History professor Yuridia Ramírez and Latina/Latino studies professor José de la Garza Valenzuela have been awarded 2023 American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships. Read more: ...
04/10/2023 - Illinois history professor Po-Shek Fu wrote about how Hong Kong media was used in a cultural cold war in Asia and the effects it had on the political and cultural environments in Hong Kong.
04/10/2023 - Get to know the story of Palmares, an autonomous settlement founded by people escaping slavery in Brazil in the 1600s. Watch it on TEDEd: ...
03/27/2023 - History professor Teri Chettiar wrote about how the intimate emotional life of families took on great political importance in post-WWII Britain, and emotional well-being was seen as a key factor for...
03/27/2023 - Five University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors have been named University Scholars in recognition of their excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. The award is presented by the ...
03/21/2023 - From their interdisciplinary approach, Professors Eck and Burgos reexamined the baseball greats by considering their impact on the game through the lens of who, when, and how they played.
03/21/2023 - After the attempted coup of the Brazilian government last month, Marck Hertzman, associate history professor, decided that he had to change how he taught his class - HIST 405: History of Brazil - for...
01/17/2023 - Yuri Ramirez's "Indigeneity on the Move: Transborder Politics from Michoacán to North Carolina,” traces the movement of P’urhépecha migrants from Cherán, Michoacán, México, to and from North Carolina...
01/12/2023 - As nearly 3,000 scholars gathered over the weekend for the annual meeting of the American Historical Association, even the attempts at institutional lightheartedness carried an edge.
12/21/2022 - “Although some winter solstice traditions have changed over time, they are still a reminder of indigenous peoples’ understanding of the intricate workings of the solar system,” Prof. Rosalyn LaPier...
12/21/2022 - We are delighted to announce the newest issue of the Undergraduate History Journal at Illinois! he issue features work by Illinois history majors on a variety of historical topics.