Professor Deepasri Baul selected to co-develop Humanities Research Institute Interseminars course

Deepasri Baul (left) and Mania Taher (right)
Deepasri Baul will co-develop the course "Living Between Worlds: Gender, Migration, and the City" with Mania Taher (art and design).

Remembering Robert McColley

Robert McColley holding an open book in his home
Historians Don Hickey, Douglas Egerton, and Christopher J. Young reflect on emeritus professor Robert McColley's impact on their careers.

History undergraduate students named Spring 2026 Humanities in Action Scholars

portraits of 6 humanities in action students
History major Jatin Mirzayi and history minor Amari Davis were two of seven students selected.

Digital and Public History

Using public and digital history methods, our faculty connect their work with communities outside the walls of the university to create new meanings and foster better understandings of why history

What can we learn about our country’s origins from ‘The American Revolution’ documentary?

Shannan Mason
Interview with Shannan Mason

History professor Mauro Nobili untangles the history of key West African texts in new book

Mauro Nobili
Read a Q&A with Nobili about his new book

In Memoriam: Ronald P. Toby

Ronald P. Toby.
Alumnus Akira Shimizu remembers the legacy of Ronald P. Toby

History @ Illinois 2025

"Do what matters to you”: Historian Leslie Reagan's next chapter

Leslie Reagan in a black leather jacket stands outside of a university building.
Professor Reagan retires after 33 years

Historic Native American robes to be displayed at Versailles exhibition

Bob Morrissey stands at a table with a painted hide stretched out across it.
A monumental achievement for Reclaiming Stories project led by professor Robert Morrissey
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