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Notes from the Field: Following the Trail of the Eugenics Record Office
In the summer of 2024, graduate student Grace Maria Eberhardt traveled to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island and the American Philosophical Society archive in Pennsylvania. She was...
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Undergraduate student Justin Wytmar awarded Beinecke Scholarship
Justin Wytmar, who recently completed his junior year at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is among 20 students nationally who were awarded the Beinecke Scholarship. The Beinecke award supports graduate study in the arts, humanities or...
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Russell Wigginton (2001)
Russell Wigginton (PhD, '01, History) is the president of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Russell Wigginton (PhD, '01, History) featured in Illinois Alumni Magazine
Russell Wigginton (PhD, '01, History) is the president of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. A profile about his career was the cover story of the Summer 2024 issue of Illinois Alumni magazine....
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Watch a video celebrating our convocation ceremony
This year Ernest Crim III (BA, '09, history) was our convocation speaker. Crim is the founder of Crim’s Cultural Consulting. Through his work, he speaks to companies, middle and high schools, educators, colleges, and community groups and uses Black historical narratives to empower and educate...
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Professor Teri Chettiar selected as Conrad Humanities Scholar
The Department of History is proud to announce professor Teri Chettiar has been selected as a Conrad Humanities Scholar.The Conrad Humanities Scholars Award...
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Professor Jerry Dávila selected for Presidential Fellows Program
The Department of History is pleased to announce that professor Jerry Dávila has been selected for the Presidential Fellows Program. Dávila holds the Jorge Paulo Lemann Chair in Brazilian History and...
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Charles J. Shields (BA, English, '75; MA, History, '79) reflects on his 25 year career as a writer
Charles J. Shields (BA, English, '75; MA, History, '79) is the author of 20 nonfiction books for young readers, and biographies of Harper Lee, John Williams, Kurt Vonnegut, and Lorraine Hansberry. He recently retired after a successful 25 year career as a writer where he combined his interest in...