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Federal policy toward Native American tribal nations in the first half of the 20th century sought to end the government’s legal and political relationship with tribes. A new book by University of...

Professor Marsha Barrett, an expert on the political and social history of the US during the 20th century, was recently interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered. The NPR piece asked if our current...

Carol Symes, a professor of history at the University of Illinois Urbana-...

Professor Rosalyn LaPier was interviewed on April 25, 2024 on WILL's The 21st about the return of land to Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. On April 19, the U.S. Department of the Interior placed...

The Department of History is pleased to announce that three new faculty members (subject to board approval) will join our ranks this fall. Our new colleagues will add to our strengths in South and...

The call for reparations for people of African descent to compensate for slavery has a long history, but it has been discussed more broadly and gained support in recent years. Illinois, California...

The History Department is delighted to welcome Professor Laura Goffman, our new Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern history. Goffman is an historian of public health, empire, and social change in...

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....

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.