Meet The Faculty: David Bertaina Welcome to our series of news stories about our faculty. Throughout the year, you'll get to learn about their interests…

UIS History Alumni Focus: John Linville John Linville is a UIS alum who graduated with a B.A. in History in 2013. During the study abroad trip to…

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield History Department invites the public to participate in the 2024 History Harvest, themed “Making a Living.”…

Heather Bailey, a professor of history at the University of Illinois Springfield, has been named University Scholar for 2024. This prestigious award, the…

Meet the Faculty: Dr. Holly Kent Welcome to our series of news stories about our faculty. Throughout the year, you'll get to learn about their interests…

The Formation of the UAE: State Building and Arab Nationalism in the Middle East, written by UIS’ Dr. Kristi Barnwell, was released on April 4th, 2024!…

Connor Krater (MA 2023) was awarded the Outstanding Thesis Award at the 2024 Student Technology, Arts & Research Symposium (STARS), for his thesis “…

A new book, “Rickets, Race and Reproduction: Contracted Pelvis and the American Way of Birth,” authored by University of Illinois Springfield Emerita…

The Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) awarded $30,000 to a new social innovation seed grant project this week. Provided by the University of Illinois System,…

University of Illinois Springfield history major Lilian Georgiou recently presented her research at the Undergraduate Research Workshop hosted by the…

On October 3rd, 2023, students from UIS presented their historical research at the Conference of Illinois History, located at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential…

On October 6, 2023, UIS graduate students Amy Kapp, Hayley Goebel, McKenna Servis, and Kaitlin Pottier presented their research into the problems and…

John Hopkins University Press has released an abridged and revised version of Michael Burlingame’s 2008 book “Abraham Lincoln: A Life.” Burlingame is the…

Reckoning with Artifacts of the Past March 29, 2023 History Newsletter March 29, 2023 History Newsletter

The Spring 2023 semester is an exciting time for prospective undergraduate history students wishing to engage in the on ground UIS experience. Dr.…

Undergraduates will have the opportunity to take the learning online in the Spring semester and take the courses in history offered remotely. Dr. Barnwell…

The Spring 2023 graduate experience is one that will leave students with a broader understanding of the historical practices of the United States and more.…

Dr. Kristi Barnwell Dr. Kristi Barnwell will be presenting, “Craft at Home and Abroad: From Personal Practice to Exploring Forms of Craft in the Middle…

The UIS History Department served as co-host, with the National Council on Public History and the National Park Service, of the keynote address for the…

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield History Department invites members of the public to bring memories, photos, souvenirs and memorabilia from their…