Colin (BA ’26) is a senior majoring in history with a minor in secondary education. After college, he plans on teaching middle or high school social studies in the Chicago area and eventually...
The Department of History is pleased to announce the winners of our 2025-2026 annual awards. These awards celebrate our faculty, staff, undergraduate, and graduate students to thank them for their dedicated service to our department. They also provide funding and scholarships for their research and...
Lyndon Shi, a sophomore majoring in history and East Asian languages and cultures, is one of two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students to receive a Boren Award.David L. Boren ...
The 2026 Undergraduate History Conference, “Reflections of Power,” took place April 17-18 and was hosted by the Undergraduate History Journal at Illinois in partnership with Phi Alpha Theta’s Epsilon Chapter. The weekend consisted of six themed panels featuring 18 undergraduates each...
Eunhae (BA ’26) is a senior majoring in history with a minor in secondary education. After college, she plans on teaching either middle or high school social studies.
W.D. and Sara E. Trowbridge Professor Peter Fritzsche was awarded the King Broadrick-Allen Award by the Campus Honors Program (CHP) in recognition of his outstanding teaching of Chancellor's Scholars and his distinguished service to the CHP mission. Fritzsche was nominated by students in...
