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"Movement from the margins: Trump’s federal ban on DEI and the legacy of ethnic studies" Op-ed by PhD students Grace Maria Eberhardt and B.W. Lawton
History PhD students Grace Maria Eberhardt and B.W. Lawton wrote an op-ed in the News Gazette about Trump's federal ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Eberhardt is also a graduate minor in Latina/Latino studies.
Movement from the margins: Trump’s federal ban on DEI and...
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Learning world history, making Illini history: Inside our study abroad in Prague program
Stefan Djordjevic and Marco Jaimes wrote about the first year of our study abroad program HIST 354: 20th Century Europe in Prague.
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New anthology questions supremacy of humans in empire history: Q&A with co-editor Antoinette Burton
History professor Antoinette Burton recently published Biocultural Empire: New Histories of Imperial Lifeworlds, a collection of essays that she co-edited with Renisa Mawani and Samantha Frost.
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Adam Beaty (2021)
Adam Beaty (BA, '21, History) is an MSLIS student at the School of Information Sciences. He recently created a digital collection called Queer Nightlife in Champaign-Urbana, IL: 1973 – 2000.
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Alumnus Adam Beaty creates new digital collection that sheds light on queer nightlife in Champaign County
Editor's Note: The School of Information Sciences profiled history alumnus Adam Beaty and we have reshared it here with their permission. Adam Beaty (BA, '21, history) decided to pursue an MSLIS degree to combine his love of history, the arts, and community-centered...
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Professor Barrett interviewed by CBS Mornings and ABC News about Trump's second term
Professor Marsha Barrett recently joined fellow historians Julian Zelizer and Nicole Hemmer in a roundtable discussion on CBS Mornings to discuss Trump's lasting impact as he begins his second term....
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The untold stories of the women of France: Professor Chaplin's new book explores a nearly lost chapter of lesbianism
Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on the College of LAS website in September 2022. We're resharing it to celebrate the recent publication of professor Chaplin's book, Becoming...
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Professor Kristin Hoganson awarded NEH Fellowship
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor Kristin Hoganson has been awarded a 2024 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship.“An NEH...