Faculty

Dr. Adrian Burgos, Jr., a professor of history at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, studies individuals from Latin America came to, worked in, and were recruited to play baseball in the U.S.  Read more: ...

When huge herds of bison roamed the Great Plains... Read more:  https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/859024435.

Congratulations to Professor Leslie Reagan who has received the Robert W. Schaefer Professorship in Liberal Arts & Sciences.

See who in the History Department received new ranks for 2023-2024.

Illinois public schools will be required to teach students about Native American history in the state beginning with the 2024-25 school year.

Professor Dave Beck discusses the history of Native American boarding schools in Illinois with Northern Public Radio.

An educational read by Professor Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua on Juneteenth has been published on the Library of Congress website.

Get to know the story of Palmares, an autonomous settlement founded by people escaping slavery in Brazil in the 1600s.  Watch it on TEDEd:  https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-kingdom-...

History professor Yuridia Ramírez and Latina/Latino studies professor José de la Garza Valenzuela have been awarded 2023 American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships.  Read more: https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/1973254864...

Five University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors have been named University Scholars in recognition of their excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. The award is presented by the University of Illinois System to faculty members from the Chicago, Springfield and Urbana...