Members of the Department of History are making headlines around the world. Check out where they've been mentioned in the media.
Montana Naturalist
Professor Rosalyn LaPier writes about the relationship between the Blackfeet and cottonwood trees.
The Conversation
Professor Rosalyn LaPier writes about the dark history of forced starvation as a weapon of war against Indigenous peoples
Common Dreams
Professor Antoinette Burton writes about how recent executive orders attempt to rewrite history.
New York Times
A feature on professor Adrian Burgos' project with statistics professor Daniel Eck to develop a cross-era model for assessing baseball's all time greats.
Boston Herald
Professor Dan Gilbert called on Red Sox owner John Henry to support fair wages and better staffing for Fenway workers.
TIME Made by History
Professor Marc Hertzman writes about how the history and memory of Palmares in Brazil reveals that people can resist attempts to erase hard truths about slavery.
Chicago Sun-Times
Emeritus Professor Fred Hoxie proposes emulating Abraham Lincoln's vision for America to solve political dysfunction.
The Opinion Pages
Professor Antoinette Burton discusses the idea of American innocence that ignores the realities of our history.
Chicago Tribune
Professor Antoinette Burton discusses the decline of cash payments in today's modern world.
New Books Network
Professor Laura Goffman discusses her recent book "Disorder and Diagnosis: Health and the Politics of Everyday Life in Modern Arabia."
NPR Morning Edition
Professor Angela Diaz talks to NPR about how recent executive actions show how Trump wants to reshape American history.
Latino News Network
Professor Antoinette Burton wrote an op-ed about the future of feminism.
Black Agenda Report
Professor Erik McDuffie was interviewed about his book "The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the US Heartland, and Global Black Freedom."
Illinois Public Media
Professor Sundiata Cha-Jua comments on Champaign's police civilian review board.
WILL's What We Brought
Emeritus professor Po-Shek Fu talks about immigration, international students, and Chinese American experiences in honor of the AAPI Heritage Month.
WILL The 21st
Professor Erik McDuffie discusses the history of Black people in the Midwest and the Garvey movement in award-winning book.
Portraits Smithsonian Podcast
Professor Rosalyn LaPier talks about the history of bison and their relationship with Native people.
CBC's Mainstreet NS
Professor Erik McDuffie was interviewed about his book "The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the US Heartland, and Global Black Freedom."
Le Monde
Professor Sundiata Cha-Jua spoke with Le Monde about Charlie Kirk's visit to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus
Le Monde
Professor Tamara Chaplin spoke with Le Monde about academic freedom under the new administration.
Le Monde
Le Monde reviews professor Tamara Chaplin's book "Becoming Lesbian: A Queer History of Modern France."