HISTORY NEWS

Department News
Toy soldiers on a map of the Middle East
Dec 02, 2022
Spring 2023 Course Previews: Undergraduate Online
Undergraduates will have the opportunity to take the learning online in the Spring semester and take the courses in history offered remotely. Dr. Barnwell…
Kristi Barnwell
Nov 11, 2022
Professor Barnwell to Present Craft in the Middle East
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…
Christy Coleman and UIS History professor Devin Hunter
Nov 06, 2022
History Department Co-Hosts Christy Coleman's Keynote for the Lincoln Home National Historic Site Symposium
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…
Graphic with text “The Great Road Trip” on a desert background
Oct 07, 2022
UIS to host a History Harvest in order to digitize items from “The Great Road Trip”
WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield History Department invites members of the public to bring memories, photos, souvenirs and memorabilia from their…
Marcel Tworek
Sep 30, 2022
UIS GPSI intern Marcel Tworek helps the Old State Capitol gain federal Underground Railroad Site recognition
University of Illinois Springfield Graduate Public Service Program (GPSI) intern Marcel Tworek was the leading force behind the National Park Service adding…
Photo of Susan Lawrence Dana
Jul 26, 2022
UIS public history graduate creates “Susan Lawrence Dana: A Woman of Progress” exhibit at the Sangamon Experience
Sangamon Experience at the University of Illinois Springfield presents a new exhibit, “Susan Lawrence Dana: A Woman of Progress,” opening Aug. 1, 2022, on the…
Lincoln artwork featuring photos of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass and the text "Abraham Lincoln, Tale of Two Cities, Government cannot endure half slave half free."
Jul 25, 2022
UIS presents “Making Our History: Artists Render Lincoln’s Legacies,” an innovative physical and digital art exhibit
The University of Illinois Springfield is proud to announce “Making Our History: Artists Render Lincoln’s Legacies,” an innovative physical and digital art…
Mar 21, 2022
Two local presentations will focus on war in Ukraine
Two presentations locally this coming week will explore the conflict in Ukraine. The University of Illinois Springfield will host a webinar…
Nov 15, 2021
Look to Lincoln's Interactions with Black Americans to Understand His Racial Attitudes
Six weeks after Lincoln’s death, Frederick Douglass described him as “emphatically the black man’s president, the first chief executive “to show any respect…
Students in the history class hosting IHPA’s Amy Hathaway
Nov 11, 2021
Historic Environmental Preservation Class Hosts IHPA’s Amy Hathaway
In February, 2016, Amy Hathaway, National Register and Survey Specialist for the  Illinois Historic Preservation Agency visited Dr. Devin Hunter’s Graduate…
The Illinois Executive Mansion
Nov 11, 2021
Graduate Students Collaborate with Illinois Executive Mansion
Dr. Devin Hunter’s Material Culture class visited the Illinois Executive Mansion on September 16, 2015. The Graduate students are collaborating with the…
A picture of the JuntoCast
Nov 11, 2021
Ken Owen Hosts Monthly Podcast on Early American History
Dr. Ken Owen hosts a monthly podcast on subjects relating to early American History. A few subjects covered recently include: “The Constitution,” “Thomas…
A picture showing students at a study away program
Nov 10, 2021
Dr. Peter Shapinsky leads study abroad trip to Japan
This past summer, Dr. Peter Shapinsky,  Department Chair and Associate Professor of History, led a group of UIS students to Japan as part of the annual…
A new sculpture of a smiling young Lincoln crafted by George Lundeen.
Nov 10, 2021
UIS Unveils “The Young Lawyer.”
Today UIS welcomes a new sculpture of a smiling young Lincoln crafted by George Lundeen. History Department faculty members Dr. Holly Kent and Dr. Michael…
Dr. Michael Burlingame lecture “Lincoln & Reconstruction” master class.
Nov 10, 2021
UIS Community Event: Master class on Lincoln, Reconstruction, and Civil Rights.
Dr. Michael Burlingame, Chancellor Naomi Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies, presented a preview of his 2016 Lincoln Legacy Lecture to…
A group of 15 UIS students recently visited the Ancient Roman Colosseum in Italy as part of a 13-day study abroad trip to Rome and Malta. Students learned about the history of both countries and visited sites, such as The Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica.
Nov 10, 2021
Dr. Bertaina leads Study Abroad Trip to Rome and Malta, Summer 2017
A group of 15 UIS students recently visited the Ancient Roman Colosseum in Italy as part of a 13-day study abroad trip to Rome and Malta. Students learned…
A picture showing students and faculty at the History Harvest
Nov 10, 2021
UIS Department of History conducts inaugural History Harvest
The Harvest was a great success! See the results, at the online archive and exhibit. On October 22, 2016, students from Dr. Devin Hunter’s…
Dr. Michael Burlingame attending commissioning of the U.S.S. Illinois
Nov 10, 2021
Dr. Michael Burlingame attends commissioning of the U.S.S. Illinois
Dr. Burlingame, the Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at UIS, attended the commissioning of the U.S.S. Illinois, a new fast-…
Mar 24, 2021
Graham Peck named the Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies at UIS
Lincoln scholar Graham Peck has been named the Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield.…
Dr. Wesley Robinson-McNeese
Nov 23, 2020
UIS History professor, two alumni part of an Emmy Award-winning film shot at the site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riots
“Face to Face,” a short film featuring Dr. Wesley Robinson-McNeese reading a powerful poem he wrote from inside the remains of black-owned homes…