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Exploring how people consumed nature in early America
Lecturer Shannan Mason joins the Department of History
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How 1942 was a global war without end
Professor Peter Fritzsche publishes new book "1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe"
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Understanding education as a tool of liberation and empire in the Caribbean
Professor Chelsey Smith joins the Department of History
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History alumnus receives 2025 Alumni Achievement Award
Retired colonel Bradley Harms will be honored during Homecoming Week 2025
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Memorial bench commemorates 1990s graduate student cohort
The bench honors Katherine Aaslestad, Debra Allen, Charles Crouch, Louis Haas, and Daniel Soloff.
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From history major to museum exhibit interpretation and visitor experience manager
Q&A with alumna Beth Watkins
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The steaks of archival research: Graduate student Dale Mize explores beefy history
During summer 2025, graduate student Dale Mize went on a research trip for his dissertation, which explores how health concerns shaped the beef industry in the United States from 1945 to 1995.
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Professors Roderick Wilson and Adrian Burgos Jr. receive named scholar positions
Two history professors received named scholar positions for their contributions in education and research in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.Professor Roderick Wilson, an...