Graduate student finds love for history through fencing

Alyssa Hirsch explores the stories of fencing coaches who emigrated from the Soviet Union — and finds her passion for teaching at Illinois.

Graduate student finds love for history through fencing

Alyssa Hirsch explores the stories of fencing coaches who emigrated from the Soviet Union — and finds her passion for teaching at Illinois.

History faculty and staff receive College of LAS funding for undergraduate public and digital history research

 Several faculty and staff members in the Department of History have received funding from the College of LAS PURSUE initiative to support public and digital history programs for undergraduate...

Emeritus professor James Barrett awarded Lifetime Achievement Award from Illinois State Historical Society

 James R. Barrett, an emeritus professor of history and African American studies and a scholar in residence at the Newberry Library, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Illinois State Historical Society (...

Barbarians, silver, and relationships in the Roman Empire

Q&A with professor Ralph Mathisen

Congratulations to our 2026 senior thesis cohort

 Congratulations to our 2026 seniors for completing their honors theses! The Department of History's Honors Program provides outstanding students with a high level of faculty and peer support and offers them numerous opportunities to present their work in public and to be recognized for their...

Mikki Kendall (2005)

Mikki Kendall (BA, '05, history) is a diversity consultant, public speaker, and New York Times best-selling author of "Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot" and "Amazons,...

History faculty and graduate students promote digital history at 2026 International Medieval Studies Congress

 History faculty members Ralph Mathisen and Kalani Craig along with graduate students Cade Meinel and Erdinç Ofli traveled to the 2026 International...

History Course Distribution Chart

History majors must take courses in various area distributions to complete degree requirements. Courses may count in more than one area distribution, but they can only count in one area at a time.

Professor Yuridia Ramírez named Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professor Scholar by College of LAS

 Professor Yuridia Ramírez has been named a Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professor Scholar (LEAP) by the College of LAS. The LEAP award’s goal is to foster excellence and recognize the impact assistant professors have in...
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