About the Center for Lincoln Studies
The Center for Lincoln Studies is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln's life, era, and legacy. Through active learning opportunities, meaningful research, and civic engagement, the Center for Lincoln Studies ensures that everyone has the opportunity to see themselves reflected in Lincoln's legacy.
Center for Lincoln Studies Core Activities
Community Education
The Center for Lincoln Studies offers engaging programs on Lincoln's life, era, and legacy. Most notably, the CLS holds the Mary and James Beaumont Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series every fall. This year, NPR's Steve Inskeep headlined the Beaumont Lectures, discussing the topic of Lincoln and Political Conflict
Lincoln Research
The Center for Lincoln Studies conducts and supports research on Lincoln, his era, and his legacy. Recently, CLS director Jacob K. Friefeld's book, The First Migrants, was awarded the Nebraska Book Prize for nonfiction history. The book unites Lincoln's legacies of emancipation and free land policy in the West.
Student Opportunity
The Center for Lincoln Studies supports opportunities for student-centered educational experiences through programs like The Lincoln Home National Historic Site Internships. The Center also employs a graduate research assistant who is an indispensable part of the Center's research team.
Related Degrees
History Degree (B.A., M.A.)
Explore and interpret the past with a history degree from UIS.
