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
2026-04-23 - Lyndon Shi, a sophomore majoring in history and East Asian languages and cultures, is one of two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students to receive a Boren Award.David L. Boren ...
2026-04-23 - The 2026 Undergraduate History Conference, “Reflections of Power,” took place April 17-18 and was hosted by the Undergraduate History Journal at Illinois in partnership with Phi Alpha Theta’s Epsilon Chapter. The weekend consisted of six themed panels featuring 18 undergraduates each...
2026-04-21 - Congratulations to our 2026 seniors for completing their honors theses! The Department of History's Honors Program provides outstanding students with a high level of faculty and peer support and offers them numerous opportunities to present their work in public and to be recognized for their...
2026-04-16 - Q&A with history alumna Jensen Rehn
2026-04-16 - W.D. and Sara E. Trowbridge Professor Peter Fritzsche was awarded the King Broadrick-Allen Award by the Campus Honors Program (CHP) in recognition of his outstanding teaching of Chancellor's Scholars and his distinguished service to the CHP mission. Fritzsche was nominated by students in...
2026-04-13 - Interview with Stefan Djordjevic
2026-03-30 - How Habsburg historian Marco Jaimes engages students in the classroom
2026-03-24 - Q&A with alumna Hanna Jin-
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,...
2026-02-27 - Professor Rosalyn LaPier and graduate students Owen MacDonald and Cheryl Trauscht received a fellowship.