Professor Antoinette Burton receives Distinguished Award for Excellence in Public Engagement

Professor Antoinette Burton, a professor of history and director of the Humanities Research Institute, received the Distinguished Award for Excellence in Public Engagement....

New award for undergraduates honors public history pioneer Kathryn Oberdeck

 In the Department of History, a new award will provide opportunities for undergraduate students to gain hands-on research experience in the community.The Kathryn Oberdeck Public History Award...

First-Generation Historians Leaving a Mark

First generation students face a litany of unique challenges, ranging from a paucity of knowledge about higher education to identity and development-based concerns such as the weight of family expectations, economic insecurity, feelings of inadequacy, and social class differences. More than a...

Two PhD students selected for Humanities Without Walls Summer Bridge Program

 Two history PhD students have been selected for the Humanities Without Walls Summer Bridge Program. The Humanities Without Walls (HWW) Summer Bridge Program is a collaborative...

Professor Marc Hertzman receives honorable mention for best book in 2024 Latin American Studies Association Brazil Section Prizes

Professor Marc A. Hertzman received an honorable mention for the best book in the 2024 Latin American Studies Association Brazil Section Prizes for his book After Palmares: Diaspora, Inheritance, and the Afterlives of Zumbi. In...

Professors Marsha Barrett and Erik McDuffie receive named scholar positions

History professor Marsha Barrett and history and African American studies professor Erik McDuffie received named scholar positions for their contributions in education and research at the University of Illinois.Professor Barrett has been named a Helen Corley Petit Scholar for the 2025-2026 academic...

From history major to librarian: Q&A with alumna Mary Schiavone

Meet Mary Schiavone (BA,'18, history and English; MS, '23, Library and Information Science), a Student Success and Engagement Librarian at Beloit College. She initially enrolled at the University of Illinois as a business major but discovered her passion for history in HIST 170: U.S. History...

Professor Erik McDuffie receives Jon Gjerde Prize for Best Book in Midwestern History

Erik McDuffie, an associate professor in the Department of African American Studies and History, was recently awarded the Jon Gjerde Prize for best book...
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