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Noah Yeager
Noah (BA ’26) is a senior majoring in history and political science. After college, he plans on attending law school in the fall.
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History faculty member and graduate students named 2026-27 HRI Fellows
Professor Rosalyn LaPier and graduate students Owen MacDonald and Cheryl Trauscht received a fellowship.
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History alumna Mikki Kendall receives College of LAS Alumni Achievement Award
The College of LAS has awarded history alumna Mikki Kendall (BA, '05) with the 2026 Alumni Achievement Award. Kendall is a writer, diversity consultant, and public speaker, who has been invited to PBS News, NPR, the Chicago Public Library, the American Library in Paris, WGN, and WNYC,...
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Travis Huynh
Travis (BA ’26) is a senior majoring in history with minors in secondary education and English. After college, he plans on teaching at a school in need in Illinois, and eventually attending graduate...
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Mellon Foundation awards Sawyer Seminar grant to Illinois faculty, including three history faculty
At Risk U will examine challenges to democracy and academic freedom in U.S. universities.
In Memoriam: Keith Hitchens and Clark Spence
Professor Emeritus Keith Hitchins, 1931-2020OBITUARY - Bond Funeral HomeOBITUARY...
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Remembering Kevin Mumford
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Kevin Mumford, professor of history in the Department of History. Kevin joined the Department of History in 2012 and was an expert in African American history, Race Relations, History of Sexuality, and Urban history. His research...
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Marc Hertzman and Marco Jaimes receive College of LAS and campus teaching awards
Hertzman and Jaimes are two of the 19 awardees of the College of LAS 2026 teaching and advising awards.