Members of the Department of History are making headlines around the world. Check out where they've been mentioned in the media.

Rosalyn LaPier

Montana Naturalist

Professor Rosalyn LaPier writes about the relationship between the Blackfeet and cottonwood trees. 

Rosalyn LaPier

The Conversation

Professor Rosalyn LaPier writes about the dark history of forced starvation as a weapon of war against Indigenous peoples

Antoinette Burton

Common Dreams

Professor Antoinette Burton writes about how recent executive orders attempt to rewrite history.

Adrian Burgos

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.

Dan Gilbert

Boston Herald

Professor Dan Gilbert called on Red Sox owner John Henry to support fair wages and better staffing for Fenway workers. 

Marc Hertzman

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.

Fred Hoxie

Chicago Sun-Times

Emeritus Professor Fred Hoxie proposes emulating Abraham Lincoln's vision for America to solve political dysfunction.

Antoinette Burton

The Opinion Pages

Professor Antoinette Burton discusses the idea of American innocence that ignores the realities of our history.

Antoinette Burton

Chicago Tribune

Professor Antoinette Burton discusses the decline of cash payments in today's modern world. 

Laura Gofffman

New Books Network

Professor Laura Goffman discusses her recent book "Disorder and Diagnosis: Health and the Politics of Everyday Life in Modern Arabia."

Angela Diaz

NPR Morning Edition

Professor Angela Diaz talks to NPR about how recent executive actions show how Trump wants to reshape American history.

Antoinette Burton

Latino News Network

Professor Antoinette Burton wrote an op-ed about the future of feminism.

Erik McDuffie and book cover

Black Agenda Report

Professor Erik McDuffie was interviewed about his book "The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the US Heartland, and Global Black Freedom."

Sundiata Cha-Jua

Illinois Public Media

Professor Sundiata Cha-Jua comments on Champaign's police civilian review board. 

Po-Shek Fu

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.

Erik McDuffie and book cover

WILL The 21st

Professor Erik McDuffie discusses the history of Black people in the Midwest and the Garvey movement in award-winning book.

Rosalyn Lapier

Portraits Smithsonian Podcast

Professor Rosalyn LaPier talks about the history of bison and their relationship with Native people.

Erik McDuffie and book

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."

Sundiata Cha-Jua

Le Monde

Professor Sundiata Cha-Jua spoke with Le Monde about Charlie Kirk's visit to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus

Tamara Chaplin

Le Monde

Professor Tamara Chaplin spoke with Le Monde about academic freedom under the new administration. 

Tamara Chaplin

Le Monde

Le Monde reviews professor Tamara Chaplin's book "Becoming Lesbian: A Queer History of Modern France."