Jacob Friefeld, director of the Center for Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield, has received the Caroline Bancroft History Prize from the Denver Public Library for “The First Migrants,” a book he co-authored with Richard Edwards. Published by Bison Books, the book examines the migration of Black homesteaders to the Great Plains from 1877 to 1920.
On September 30, 2022, at 5:00 p.m., Dr. Rosina Neginsky will present her newest poetry book, Longings. Sponsored by the Cliff Dwellers Club in Chicago, the event will also include Chicago-based Ukranian artist, Lyubok Momot, who provided the cover art for the book and inspired some of Neginsky's poems.
Springfield native Megan Styles, an assistant professor of environmental studies at the University of Illinois Springfield, has writte
Ten years after her book about Mulan was published, UIS English Professor Lan Dong, Ph.D. is still sought out for her expertise on the subject. With Disney’s live-action film, Mulan, released to Disney Plus earlier this month, Dong again found herself in the national spotlight.