Department Committees 2026-2027
| Chair | Adrian Burgos- until 2029 |
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| Associate Chair | Mauro Nobili- until 2029 |
| Executive Committee | David Beck- until 2027 Marsha Barrett - until 2028 Angela Diaz - until 2027 Laura Goffman - until 2028 Excom ex officio - Mauro Nobili |
| Departmental Recording Secretary | Excom ex officio |
| Campus Senate Representatives | David Beck - until 2027 Yurida Ramirez - until 2027 |
| Graduate Studies Committee | Consists of: Director of Graduate Studies, Financial Aid, Graduate Representative, and Diversity Chair |
| Director of Graduate Studies | Mauro Nobili - until 2029 |
| Financial Aid | Mauro Nobili, Chair Marsha Barrett (US) Teri Chettiar (Europe) Craig Koslofsky (Europe) Terri Barnes (ALAME) |
| Graduate Representatives | Narcedalia Ramirez (Diversity) |
| Admissions | Mauro Nobili, Chair Jim Brennan (ALAME) Deepasri Baul (ALAME) Craig Koslofsky (Europe) Ralph Mathisen (Europe) Kristin Hoganson (US) Rosalyn LaPier (US) |
| Diversity Committee | Augusto Espiritu, Chair Tayzhaun Glover (Spring) Rosalyn LaPier Jacki Rand Yuri Ramirez (Spring) Mauro Nobili (ex officio) Albert Lopez (grad) Narcedalia Ramirez (grad) |
| Promotion Committee | Jerry Davila (chair) Gene Avrutin Carol Symes |
| Job Search and Career Development | David Beck Yuri Ramirez Tayzhaun Glover (Spring) (grad) |
| Dissertation Writing Workshop | Antoinette Burton (Fall) Daniel Gilbert (Spring) |
| Proposal Writing Workshop | Gene Avrutin (Fall) Erik McDuffie (Spring) |
| TA Orientation | Carol Symes |
| Undergraduate Program | David Sepkoski, Chair - until 2029 |
| Undergraduate Studies Committee | David Sepkoski, Chair David Beck Chelsey Smith Kalani Craig Anthony Frasca Cade Meinel (grad) Cheryl Trauscht (grad) Associate DUS: Stefan Djordjevic, (ex officio) (undergrad) (undergrad) (undergrad) Adrian Burgos (ex officio) |
| Public History Internship Workshop | Stefan Djordjevic Chelsey Smith |
| Teaching Awards | Tamara Chaplin, Chair Mauro Nobili (ex officio) Stefan Djordjevic Peter Fritzsche Kristin Hoganson Dale Mize (grad) Staff POC: history@illinois.edu |
| Staff Contact for Affirmative Action | Nate Oliveira |
| Capricious Grading (elected) | Craig Koslofsky Kalani Craig Yuri Ramirez Cade Meinel (grad) |
| Programming Committee | Angela Diaz Adrian Burgos (ex officio) Alex Jacobs (grad) |
| Charitable Fund Rep | * |
| Development | Adrian Burgos, Chair |
| Grievance Committee (elected) | Augusto Espiritu - until 2028 Teri Chettiar - until 2028 Carol Symes- until 2027 |
| History @Illinois | Heather Gernenz-Grace |
| Library Liaison | Ralph Mathisen, Chair Anna Lee Marc Hertzman Rebecca Stover (grad) Cheryl Trauscht (grad) (ex officio) |
| Teaching Committee | David Sepkoski, Chair Kalani Craig Peter Fritzsche |
Modern China History Search
| Rod Wilson (co-chair) Jim Brennan (co-chair) Laura Goffman Augusto Espiritu Haiyi Li (grad) |
| Masters Review | Mauro Nobili, Ex Oficio Carol Symes, Chair Teri Chettiar Bob Morrissey John Randolph (spring) Dana Rabin Tabbey Cochran (grad) Lily Denehy (grad) |
| History Workshop | David Beck |
Student Organization Officers 2026-2027
| History Graduate Student Assoc. | Sofia Warner, President Rebecca Stover, Vice-President Kate Horan, Secretary Cheryl Trauscht, Treasurer Elana Andrews, MS/MA Rep. |
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| Phi Alpha Theta | David Sepkoski, Faculty Advisor |
| GEO Steward | Lesly Cabrera |
| Illinois Undergraduate Journal of History | Stefan Djordjevic, Advisor |
Faculty on sabbatical or not teaching
- Antoinette Burton (Fall 2026 , Admin Release/Spring 2027 Sabbatical)
- Ikuko Asaka (Fall 2026 & Spring 2027, Sabbatical)
- Marc Hertzman (Fall 2026 Sabbatical/Spring 2027 Admin Release)
- Gene Avrutin (Fall 2026, Admin Release)
- John Randolph ( Fall 2026, Sabbatical)
- Tayzhoun Glover (Fall 2026, Fellowship)
- Jim Brennan (Spring 2027, Admin Release)
- Kristin Hoganson (Spring 2027, Guggenheim Fellowship)
- Rosalyn LaPier (Spring 2027, Mellon Fellowship)
- Anna Lee (Spring 2027, FMLA)
- Mauro Nobili (Spring 2027, Conrad)
- Rod Wilson (Spring 2027, Conrad)
Reduced Teaching:
- Jerry Davila (HRI)
- Bob Morrissey (LAS)
- Erik McDuffie (African Studies)
- Dana Rabin (Jewish Studies)
- Carol Symes (Medieval Studies)