2021-08-18
- History professor Roderick Wilson looks at how the interactions between rivers, society and government helped shape Japan’s modern transformation.
2021-06-15 - Historians warn that deep-seated racial divides in America make political healing a challenging path.
2021-05-14 - Faculty members receive support for teaching and research
2021-05-11 - Preparing a Department to Teach Online written by Stefan Djordjevic, Kristin Hoganson, and Dana Rabin.
2021-05-05 - Bruce Dalgaard's connection to U of I is rooted in his discovery of a lifelong pursuit.
2021-05-04 - "A century from now, will the grief and pain of the coronavirus pandemic be remembered by descendants of the dead?"
2021-05-04 - The Office of the Provost is pleased to share three interactive, online booklets which they created to highlight and celebrate the achievements of select members of the academic community in teaching, mentoring, research, and service. These booklets feature short audios, videos, and essays that are both engaging and inspiring. These two booklets showcase faculty members, staff members, and...
2021-04-09 - History Professor Kevin Mumford has been awarded a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship. Mumford studies race, politics and sexuality, and how struggles over social difference and belonging have unfolded in America.
2021-04-01 - “An environmental lens on historical problems, and a historical lens on environmental problems” is an apt summary of History 202 (American Environmental History), a course offered by History Professor Bob Morrissey that was recently converted from an in-person class to an asynchronous virtual one using fresh, creative approaches—even a video game.
2021-03-19 - The Illinois History Department is delighted to welcome Assistant Professor Yuridia Ramírez to its faculty! Dr. Ramírez's work on diasporic, indigenous, and racial histories informs her dedication to community organization efforts.
2021-03-15 - Professor Leslie Reagan discusses the history of spit-hoods in law enforcement and argues that their use should be banned in light of their connection to practices of control rooted in racism and slavery.
2021-02-25 - See what has been transpiring this past year. Read updated information about faculty, how COVID is affecting everything on campus, graduate program updates, and undergraduate program updates. Read the newsletter here: 2021 Newsletter
2021-02-25 - Illinois history professor Craig Koslofsky’s new book, co-written with University of Zurich history professor Ricardo Zaugg, translates the rediscovered journal of a German barber-surgeon in the Atlantic slave trade.- 2021-02-02 - Professors Marc Hertzman and Craig Koslofsky are among the 20 faculty members named as Center for Advanced Study associates or fellows for the 2021-22 academic year.
- 2021-02-02 - The latest episode of the Journalism History podcast features Brian Campbell, a recent Ph.D. graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discussing his research on the impact of the relationship between the Black press and the Negro Leagues. The Black press helped facilitate desegregation within Major League Baseball. Many Negro Leagues ballplayers traveled abroad to...