Committees

Department Committees 2026-2027

ChairAdrian Burgos- until 2029
Associate ChairMauro 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 SecretaryExcom ex officio
Campus Senate Representatives

David Beck - until 2027

Yurida Ramirez - until 2027

Graduate Studies CommitteeConsists of: Director of Graduate Studies, Financial Aid, Graduate Representative, and Diversity Chair
Director of Graduate StudiesMauro Nobili - until 2029
Financial Aid

Mauro Nobili, Chair

Marsha Barrett (US)

Teri Chettiar (Europe)

Craig Koslofsky (Europe)

Terri Barnes (ALAME)

Graduate RepresentativesNarcedalia 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 CommitteeAugusto 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 OrientationCarol Symes
Undergraduate ProgramDavid 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 ActionNate 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*
DevelopmentAdrian Burgos, Chair
Grievance Committee (elected)

Augusto Espiritu - until 2028

Teri Chettiar - until 2028

Carol Symes- until 2027

History @IllinoisHeather 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 WorkshopDavid 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.

Phi Alpha ThetaDavid Sepkoski, Faculty Advisor
GEO StewardLesly Cabrera
Illinois Undergraduate Journal of HistoryStefan 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)