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Chancellor Susan J. Koch shares stories of alumni who have been impacted by the study of Lincoln and the UIS history program in her recent State Journal-Register column. Alumnus Timothy Townsend says “the way the UIS program integrates traditional academic history with public history was just what I needed to further develop my career.”