Foreign Affairs in the 2024 US Elections and Beyond

Join the UIS Center for State Policy & Leadership and the School of Politics and International Affairs for a panel discussion on foreign affairs in the 2024 U.S. elections and beyond. Dr. AJ Simmons will moderate a discussion with panelists Dr. Brandon Bolte, Dr. Adriana Crocker, Dr. Isabel Skinner, and Dr. Ali Nizamuddin. Register to reserve your spot! The Zoom link will be provided ahead of the event.

22nd Annual Mary and James Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and Political Conflict

On Thursday, September 12, 2024, the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies in partnership with NPR Illinois presents the Mary and James Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series featuring Steve Inskeep and Sarah E. Anderson speaking on the topic of Abraham Lincoln and Political Conflict.

2023 Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture

Christopher Oakley and Michelle A. Krowl will explore how interdisciplinary research and the digital humanities advance our understanding of Abraham Lincoln’s life and legacy. Krowl, the curator of the Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress, has experienced first-hand the impact of digitization on the preservation and use of library collections. Oakley leads "The Virtual Lincoln Project" at the University of North Carolina Asheville, where he and his students created a realistic, digital representation of Abraham Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg Address. Oakley’s lecture explores the digital methods that helped him locate the precise location where Lincoln delivered his famous speech in Gettysburg.