Awards

OT Thompson was recognized for her presentation "No Perfect Plan: Understanding Local Efforts to Desegregate Springfield, Illinois District 186."

 Professor Marc Hertzman has been named a...

Craig is one of eleven faculty members across campus to receive the Cohen Innovation Award from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation.

Noam Zipris will use the grant to earn his master's degree at the L’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

 James R. Barrett, an emeritus professor of history and African American studies and a scholar in residence at the Newberry...

 Professor Yuridia Ramírez has been named a Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professor Scholar (LEAP) by the College of LAS...

Four graduate students in the Department of History were selected by the ...

 Professor Marc Hertzman received the 2026 Roberto Reis Prize for...

The Department of History is pleased to announce the winners of our 2025-2026 annual awards. These awards celebrate our faculty, staff, undergraduate, and graduate students to thank them for their...

 Lyndon Shi, a sophomore majoring in history and East Asian languages and cultures, is one of two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students to receive a...