Faculty and Emeriti updates
Our faculty are leaders on campus, author major books and articles, make key interventions in their fields, engage and inform the public, and receive national and international recognition for thei
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Professor Angela Diaz joins the Department of History at the University of Illinois
This fall, the Department of History is excited to welcome Angela Diaz to our faculty as an associate professor. Professor Diaz is a Civil War era southern historian. Her research interests include the Gulf South, U.S. territorial...
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Professor Marsha Barrett receives national media attention for new book
Professor Marsha Barrett has received national media attention for her new book Nelson Rockefeller’s Dilemma: The Fight to Save Moderate Republicanism. Barrett has...
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History professors make inroads on scholarship and research in the time between academic years
Researching is like putting together a puzzle you don’t have all the pieces for, according to history professor Anna Whittington. Sometimes you don’t even know what the puzzle...
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Professor Marsha Barrett examines Nelson Rockefeller’s career as a lens for Republican Party’s rightward shift
Politician and businessman Nelson Rockefeller was seen as a moderate or liberal Republican even as he embraced conservative policies as the Republican Party shifted to the right in the 1960s and ‘70s.University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history...
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Graduate student Dale Mize works with The Land Connection to promote sustainable agriculture
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history doctoral student Dale Mize is using storytelling to help raise awareness about food sourcing through summer research interviews on three area...
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Graduate student spotlight: How former professional blues drummer Andrew Thomas became a historian
When Andrew Thomas, a former professional blues drummer, decided to study history, it was during the pivotal summer of 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic had shut down music venues across the world and put...
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Graduate student spotlight: How former professional blues drummer Andrew Thomas became a historian
When Andrew Thomas, a former professional blues drummer, decided to study history, it was during the pivotal summer of 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic had shut down music venues across the world and put his 20-year career as a blues musician on pause.Thomas had traveled the world and played with some...
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Illinois historian’s book provides introduction to gender history: Interview with Professor Antoinette Burton
Gender history is hiding in plain sight, at work in all aspects of our society, said University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor Antoinette Burton.“For many...
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Professor Robert Morrissey recognized as a University Scholar
We're pleased to share that professor Robert Michael Morrissey is among five University of Illinois professors who have been named University Scholars in recognition of their excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. The scholars program recognizes faculty excellence and provides $15,...