Victoria Siek

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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...

Jensen Rehn (2020)

Jensen Rehn
Jensen Rehn (BA, '20, history) is a litigation associate at Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres.

Hanna Jin (2019)

Hanna Jin
Hanna Jin (BA, '19, history and psychology) is a data analyst on the Annual Giving team at the University of Colorado Boulder.

From history major to data analyst

Hanna Jin
Q&A with alumna Hanna Jin

Noah Yeager

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Noah (BA ’26) is a senior majoring in history and political science. After college, he plans on attending law school in the fall.

History faculty member and graduate students named 2026-27 HRI Fellows

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Professor Jacki Rand and graduate students Owen MacDonald and Cheryl Trauscht received a fellowship.

Women's and Gender History Symposium

History alumna Mikki Kendall receives College of LAS Alumni Achievement Award

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 The College of LAS has awarded history alumna Mikki Kendall (BA, '05) with the 2026 Alumni Achievement Award. Kendall is a writer, diversity consultant, and public speaker, who has been invited to PBS News, NPR, the Chicago Public Library, the American Library in Paris, WGN, and WNYC,...

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.
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