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...
2026-05-14 - Amanda Jamrog, a history major and James Scholar, has been selected for the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute (IHSI) Community-Academic Scholars Program...
2026-05-12 - How professor Marc Hertzman helps students connect the past with the present
2026-05-07 - Four graduate students in the Department of History were selected by the Illinois Global Institute to receive research awards and language fellowships. They are...
2026-05-07 - Professor Marc Hertzman received the 2026 Roberto Reis Prize for Senior Scholars from the Brazilian Studies Association for his book...
2026-05-07 - An exhibit tracing the cultural and ecological legacy of American bison opens May 7 at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. “...
2026-04-27 - Ruth Veida Mandala’s collaborative approach to history
2026-04-27 - The Department of History is pleased to announce the winners of our 2025-2026 annual awards. These awards celebrate our faculty, staff, undergraduate, and graduate students to thank them for their dedicated service to our department. They also provide funding and scholarships for their research and...
2026-04-24 - Mikki Kendall’s journey from history major to best-selling author