Travis Huynh

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Travis (BA ’26) is a senior majoring in history with minors in secondary education and English. After college, he plans on teaching at a school in need in Illinois, and eventually attending graduate...

Mellon Foundation awards Sawyer Seminar grant to Illinois faculty, including three history faculty

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At Risk U will examine challenges to democracy and academic freedom in U.S. universities.

In Memoriam: Keith Hitchens and Clark Spence

 Professor Emeritus Keith Hitchins, 1931-2020OBITUARY - Bond Funeral HomeOBITUARY...

Remembering Kevin Mumford

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 It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Kevin Mumford, professor of history in the Department of History. Kevin joined the Department of History in 2012 and was an expert in African American history, Race Relations, History of Sexuality, and Urban history. His research...

Information for Incoming Transfer Students for the History Secondary Education Minor

Are you planning to transfer into the University of Illinois from another institution and are planning to apply to the

Marc Hertzman and Marco Jaimes receive College of LAS and campus teaching awards

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Hertzman and Jaimes are two of the 19 awardees of the College of LAS 2026 teaching and advising awards.

Lillian Webb

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Lillian (BA ’26) is a senior majoring in history and biological anthropology with a minor in integrative biology. After college, she plans on attending graduate school for biological anthropology,...

Jeremy Mitchell (2002)

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Jeremy Mitchell, (BA, '02, history) is the Deputy Fire Marshal in the Life Safety Division at the City of Champaign Fire Department.

From history major to Deputy Fire Marshal

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Q&A with alumnus Jeremy Mitchell

Undergraduate History Conference at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The Undergraduate History Journal at Illinois organizes the Undergraduate History Conference at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, which invites participants from the state of Illinois an

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