In memoriam

 Professor Emeritus Keith Hitchins, 1931-2020OBITUARY - Bond Funeral HomeOBITUARY...

 It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Kevin Mumford, professor of history in the Department of History. Kevin joined the Department of History in 2012 and was an expert in African American history, Race Relations, History of Sexuality, and Urban history. His research...

Historians Don Hickey, Douglas Egerton, and Christopher J. Young reflect on emeritus professor Robert McColley's impact on their careers.

Alumnus Akira Shimizu remembers the legacy of Ronald P. Toby

Emeritus professor David Prochaska passed away on January 6, 2025 at the age of 79. Prochaska was a historian of colonialism and visual culture with a specialty in colonial Algeria. He was also interested in France and the Mediterranean, the anthropology of tourism, museum studies, urban history,...

Members of the History@Illinois community mourn the passing of our beloved colleague and friend, Kathryn J. Oberdeck. Kathy joined the department in 1993 as a specialist in US cultural and intellectual history, with a focus on labor and working people. Whether writing about late 19th century urban...