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From history major to social studies and English teacher: Q&A with alumna Anne Sweeney

Meet Anne Sweeney (BA,'15, history), a social studies and English teacher at Oswego High School. She has taught a range of courses in her 10 years at Oswego, including AP Psychology, World Cultures, and U.S. History. Sweeney credits her strong critical thinking skills and being an effective...

Illini Success report: 98% of history alums secure first destination soon after graduation

 An annual survey of recent graduates reports that 98% of history and history of art alumni who graduated during the 2023-2024 period secured their first destination within six months of graduating.  That figure...

From history major to social studies teacher: Q&A with alumna Hailey Baumstein

Meet Hailey Baumstein (BA,'17, history; MA,'22, education policy, organization, & leadership), a social studies teacher, girls' cross country coach, and assistant track coach at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. She began her career at Thornton Township High School before transitioning to...

From history major to Google project manager: Q&A with alumna Ljubica Basica

Meet Ljubica Basica (BA,'18, history and political science; MBA,'23), a project manager at Google with Mandiant Cybersecurity Consulting. Her journey after graduating with a BA in history and political science led her from working in government, to completing her MBA and now working in...

From history major to CEO: Q&A with alumnus Thomas Dowling

Meet Thomas Dowling (BA,'18, history and political science), the co-founder and former CEO of TaxProper, a property tax software start-up acquired by Opendoor in 2022. Dowling is currently the director of TaxProper under Opendoor. He was also appointed by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to be the...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of History

309 Gregory Hall, MC-466

810 S Wright St

Urbana, IL 61801

(217) 333-1155

Email: history@illinois.edu

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