Awards

Two history professors received named scholar positions for their contributions in education and research in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.Professor Roderick Wilson, an...

Recent graduate Anthony Erkan (BA'25, history and economics) was one of five University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates to receive a Fulbright grant to pursue international education,...

Professor Antoinette Burton, a professor of history and director of the Humanities Research Institute, received the Distinguished Award for Excellence in Public Engagement.

 Two history PhD students have been selected for the Humanities Without Walls Summer Bridge Program. The Humanities Without Walls (HWW) Summer Bridge Program is a collaborative...

Professor Marc A. Hertzman received an honorable mention for the best book in the 2024 Latin American Studies Association Brazil Section Prizes for his book After Palmares: Diaspora, Inheritance, and the Afterlives of Zumbi. In...

History professor Marsha Barrett and history and African American studies professor Erik McDuffie received named scholar positions for their contributions in education and research at the University of Illinois.Professor Barrett has been named a Helen Corley Petit Scholar for the 2025-2026 academic...

Erik McDuffie, an associate professor in the Department of African American Studies and History, was recently awarded the Jon Gjerde Prize for best book...

Professor Antoinette Burton has been elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest honorary societies in the United States. Materials science professor...

Professor Yuridia Ramírez received a 2025 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award from the Institute of Citizens & Scholars. The award...

The Department of History is pleased to announce the winners of our 2024-2025 annual awards. These awards celebrate our faculty, staff, lecturers, undergraduate, and graduate students to thank them for their dedicated service to our department. They also provide funding and scholarships for their...