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Professor Kristin Hoganson receives Guggenheim Fellowship
Professor Kristin Hoganson is one of two University of Illinois professors to be awarded a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship. English professor Corey Van Landingham also received a fellowship. They are among 198 individuals working across 53 disciplines chosen...
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Illini Success report: 98% of history alums secure first destination soon after graduation
An annual survey of recent graduates reports that 98% of history and history of art alumni who graduated during the 2023-2024 period secured their first destination within six months of graduating. That figure...
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Eva Grein
Eva Grein is a senior majoring in history and minoring in secondary education. She is the Department of History's Social Media and Communications intern.
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Rachel Danna Mulick
Rachel Danna Mulick is a senior in history and Spanish and the Laible Undergraduate Intern in the University of Illinois Library Conservation Lab.
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Anthony Erkan
Anthony Erkan, a senior in history and economics, is the 2024–2025 Peter and Joan Hood Intern and a Fulbright ETA semi-finalist.
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Katelyn Barbour
Katelyn Barbour is a senior majoring in history and gender and women's studies. She is the managing editor of SourceLab, the University of Illinois' digital humanities collective.
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Izzy Sauer
Izzy Sauer is a senior in history and the current junior lead editor of the Undergraduate History Journal at Illinois.
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The Kathryn Oberdeck Public History Award
The Kathryn Oberdeck Public History Award honors the dedication and scholarship of our colleague professor Kathryn Oberdeck. Her commitment to public history, and to service for the common good, is one of her most enduring legacies. The award supports undergraduates who are undertaking experiential learning or professional development projects in the areas of public history and/or community engagement. Appropriate projects may include, but are not limited to, internships, an honors research paper, or major independent research project. Projects will involve collaboration with a community...
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Professor Deepasri Baul awarded Summer Faculty Fellowship from Humanities Research Institute
Professor Deepasri Baul has been awarded a Summer Faculty Fellowship from the Humanities Research Institute for her project “An Aversion to Progress: The Cultural Habitus of North Indian Caste-Histories.” Summer Faculty Fellowships provide resources to faculty members for research projects,...