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Professors Marsha Barrett and Erik McDuffie receive named scholar positions

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Professor Erik McDuffie receives Jon Gjerde Prize for Best Book in Midwestern History

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Professor Antoinette Burton elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Congratulations to the recipients of 2024-2025 Department of History Awards

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Professor Kristin Hoganson receives Guggenheim Fellowship

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Professor Deepasri Baul awarded Summer Faculty Fellowship from Humanities Research Institute

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Two history graduate students selected as 2025-26 Humanities Research Institute Fellows

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Shannon Croft awarded Excellence Award for Graduate Contacts from Graduate College

We're pleased to announce that our graduate program coordinator, Shannon Croft, has been awarded the Excellence Award for Graduate Contacts by the University of Illinois Graduate College. Croft has worked with the History department for nearly ten years.From the the...