The Kathryn Oberdeck Public History Award

The Kathryn Oberdeck Public History Award honors the dedication and scholarship of our colleague professor Kathryn Oberdeck. Her commitment to public history, and to service for the common good, is one of her most enduring legacies. The award supports undergraduates who are undertaking experiential learning or professional development projects in the areas of public history and/or community engagement. Appropriate projects may include, but are not limited to, internships, an honors research paper, or major independent research project. Projects will involve collaboration with a community...

Professor Deepasri Baul awarded Summer Faculty Fellowship from Humanities Research Institute

 Professor Deepasri Baul has been awarded a Summer Faculty Fellowship from the Humanities Research Institute for her project “An Aversion to Progress: The Cultural Habitus of North Indian Caste-Histories.” Summer Faculty Fellowships provide resources to faculty members for research projects,...

Austin Justice (2020)

Austin Justice (BA,'20, history) is an assistant editor for the Papers of Abraham Lincoln at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum and an archives assistant for Northeastern...
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Yudany Diaz

Diaz is a senior majoring in history with minors in secondary education and Spanish. She is the current Leadership Mentor for University Housing and a Global Peer Ambassador.
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From history major to social studies teacher: Q&A with alumna Hailey Baumstein

Meet Hailey Baumstein (BA,'17, history; MA,'22, education policy, organization, & leadership), a social studies teacher, girls' cross country coach, and assistant track coach at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. She began her career at Thornton Township High School before transitioning to...

Mary Schiavone (2018)

Mary Schiavone (BA,'18, history and English; MS, '23, Library and Information Science), is a Student Success and Engagement Librarian at Beloit College.
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Anne Sweeney (2015)

Anne Sweeney (BA,'15, history), a social studies and English teacher at Oswego High School.
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Hailey Baumstein (2017)

Hailey Baumstein (BA,'17, history; MA,'22, education policy, organization, & leadership), is a social studies teacher at Homewood-Flossmoor High School.
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From history major to Google project manager: Q&A with alumna Ljubica Basica

Meet Ljubica Basica (BA,'18, history and political science; MBA,'23), a project manager at Google with Mandiant Cybersecurity Consulting. Her journey after graduating with a BA in history and political science led her from working in government, to completing her MBA and now working in...

Ljubica Basica (2018)

Ljubica Basica (BA,'18, history and political science; MBA,'23), is a project manager at Google with Mandiant Cybersecurity Consulting.
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