History major Lyndon Shi receives Boren scholarship

 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 ...

Undergraduate History Journal at Illinois hosts second annual undergraduate history conference

 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 Yuh

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.

A foundation for a career in law

Q&A with history alumna Jensen Rehn

Professor Peter Fritzsche awarded King Broadrick-Allen Award by Campus Honors Program

 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...

Inside HIST 209-World War II: A Global History

Interview with Stefan Djordjevic

Noam Zipris

Noam (BA ’26) is a senior majoring in history with minors in legal studies and Italian. After college, he plans to eventually become a lawyer with a focus on international law.

James A. Snyder (1998)

James A. Snyder (BA, '98, history and English) is the co-head of Sidley Austin's Chicago Global Finance group and co-leader of the law firm’s Private Credit and Syndicated Finance practice.

"Teaching is the fun part"

How Habsburg historian Marco Jaimes engages students in the classroom

Victoria Siek

Victoria (BA ’26) is a senior majoring in history and Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies with minors in art history and Jewish studies. After college, she plans on attending graduate school...
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