2026-08-11 - Professor Marc Hertzman has been named a University Scholar in recognition of his excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. The scholars program recognizes faculty excellence and provides $15,000 to each...
2026-08-07 - Craig is one of eleven faculty members across campus to receive the Cohen Innovation Award from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation.
2026-07-30 - Two history undergraduates are helping Holocaust survivor Dr. William Gingold create a Museum of Tolerance in Champaign-Urbana. The museum hopes to educate guests about the oppression and prejudice people across the world have suffered and promote tolerance and acceptance of different...
2026-07-23 - Graduate student Katherine Horan investigates the family behind a Georgian era cure-all medicine
2026-07-21 - Noam Zipris will use the grant to earn his master's degree at the L’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
2026-07-06 - During the spring 2026 semester, Department of History lecturer Shannan Mason surprised students with a special project for the 250th anniversary of the United States. Instead of writing papers, they would create a...
2026-06-23 - Q&A with alumnus James A. Snyder
2026-06-12 - Alumnus Renatto Carr studies history of anti-Black violence in the Midwest
2026-06-08 - Jerry Dávila, an expert in Latin American history and a leader in global humanities, will become the next director of the Humanities Research Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on August 16, 2026, pending Board of Trustees approval....
2026-06-01 - Several faculty and staff members in the Department of History have received funding from the College of LAS PURSUE initiative to support public and digital history programs for undergraduate...
2026-06-01 - Alyssa Hirsch explores the stories of fencing coaches who emigrated from the Soviet Union — and finds her passion for teaching at Illinois.
2026-05-29 - James R. Barrett, an emeritus professor of history and African American studies and a scholar in residence at the Newberry Library, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Illinois State Historical Society (...
2026-05-28 - Q&A with professor Ralph Mathisen
2026-05-19 - History faculty members Ralph Mathisen and Kalani Craig along with graduate students Cade Meinel and Erdinç Ofli traveled to the 2026 International...
Professor Yuridia Ramírez named Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professor Scholar by College of LAS2026-05-15 - Professor Yuridia Ramírez has been named a Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professor Scholar (LEAP) by the College of LAS. The LEAP award’s goal is to foster excellence and recognize the impact assistant professors have in...