Researching is like putting together a puzzle you don’t have all the pieces for, according to history professor Anna Whittington. Sometimes you don’t even know what the puzzle adds up to, she noted—and that’s where the fun lies. While research is a year-...
Politician and businessman Nelson Rockefeller was seen as a moderate or liberal Republican even as he embraced conservative policies as the Republican Party shifted to the right in the 1960s and ‘70s.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history...
Twenty-one faculty members have accepted new leadership positions in departments and other academic units within the College of LAS for the 2024-25 academic year.
Executive officers lead each of the almost 70 departments, programs, schools, centers, and other academic units within the College of...
The College of LAS has announced 40 faculty promotions to take effect this fall. The promotions include 20 faculty members who were promoted from associate professor to professor; 18 who were promoted from assistant professor to associate professor; and two who were promoted to clinical associate...
Justin Wytmar, who recently completed his junior year at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is among 20 students nationally who were awarded the Beinecke Scholarship.
The Beinecke award supports graduate study in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. Illinois is one of 135...
Six professors from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences have been named Conrad Humanities Scholars and Clayton and Thelma Kirkpatrick Professors.
Angela Calcaterra, Teri Chettiar, Irvin Hunt, and Ghassan Moussawi have each been honored as Conrad Humanities Scholars. The Conrad Humanities...
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 history professor David Beck looks at one aspect of termination policy —...
Carol Symes, a professor of history, is vice president of the campus chapter of the American Association of University Professors. Symes spoke with News Bureau education editor Sharita Forrest about a trend of state legislation that is changing U.S....
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 and New York have established commissions to examine how to address the repercussions of slavery and...