2024-08-08 - When Andrew Thomas, a former professional blues drummer, decided to study history, it was during the pivotal summer of 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic had shut down music venues across the world and put his 20-year career as a blues musician on pause.Thomas had traveled the world and played with some...
2024-08-08 - Gender history is hiding in plain sight, at work in all aspects of our society, said University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor Antoinette Burton.“For many...
2024-07-25 - We're pleased to share that professor Robert Michael Morrissey is among five University of Illinois professors who have been named University Scholars in recognition of their excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. The scholars program recognizes faculty excellence and provides $15,...
2024-07-23 - In the summer of 2024, graduate student Cade Meinel traveled to the Sanisera Archaeological Institute on the island of Menorca. He was the recipient of the 2024 J. David Hoeveler Summer Research Scholarship. Read about his journey in the latest installment of Notes from the Field.-
2024-07-22 - We’re pleased to announce that professor Robert Morrissey has accepted a position in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as an Associate Dean for Technology and Online Learning. In this role, he will provide strategic...
2024-07-15 - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history doctoral student Dale Mize is using storytelling to help raise awareness about food sourcing through summer research interviews on three area farms that use sustainable practices and regenerative land use systems.He is one of five students...
2024-07-11 - In the summer of 2024, graduate student Grace Maria Eberhardt traveled to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island and the American Philosophical Society archive in Pennsylvania. She was one of the recipients of the 2024 William and Virginia Waterman Scholarship which, in addition...
2024-07-01 - Justin Wytmar, who recently completed his junior year at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is among 20 students nationally who were awarded the Beinecke Scholarship. The Beinecke award supports graduate study in the arts, humanities or...
2024-06-13 - Russell Wigginton (PhD, '01, History) is the president of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. A profile about his career was the cover story of the Summer 2024 issue of Illinois Alumni magazine....
2024-06-11 - This year Ernest Crim III (BA, '09, history) was our convocation speaker. Crim is the founder of Crim’s Cultural Consulting. Through his work, he speaks to companies, middle and high schools, educators, colleges, and community groups and uses Black historical narratives to empower and educate...
2024-06-11 - The Department of History is proud to announce professor Teri Chettiar has been selected as a Conrad Humanities Scholar.The Conrad Humanities Scholars Award...
2024-06-10 - The Department of History is pleased to announce that professor Jerry Dávila has been selected for the Presidential Fellows Program. Dávila holds the Jorge Paulo Lemann Chair in Brazilian History and...
2024-06-07 - Charles J. Shields (BA, English, '75; MA, History, '79) is the author of 20 nonfiction books for young readers, and biographies of Harper Lee, John Williams, Kurt Vonnegut, and Lorraine Hansberry. He recently retired after a successful 25 year career as a writer where he combined his interest in...
2024-05-23 - Federal policy toward Native American tribal nations in the first half of the 20th century sought to end the government’s legal and political relationship with tribes. A new book by University of Illinois history professor ...
2024-05-21 - Professor Marsha Barrett, an expert on the political and social history of the US during the 20th century, was recently interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered. The NPR piece asked if our current political and social climate is a mirror of 1968. Barrett told NPR "it makes sense that people are...