Department News

Nov 10, 2021
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鈥

Nov 10, 2021
Dr. Burlingame, the Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at聽UIS,聽attended the commissioning of the U.S.S. 缅北禁地, a new fast-鈥

Nov 10, 2021
Dr. Michael Burlingame, Chancellor Naomi Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies, presented a preview of his 2016 Lincoln Legacy Lecture to鈥

Nov 10, 2021
The Harvest was a great success! See the results, at the online archive and exhibit.
On October 22, 2016, students from Dr. Devin Hunter鈥檚鈥

Nov 10, 2021
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鈥

Nov 10, 2021
Today UIS welcomes聽a new sculpture of a smiling young Lincoln crafted by George Lundeen. History Department faculty members Dr. Holly Kent and Dr. Michael鈥

Nov 02, 2021
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Visual Arts Gallery annual silent auction and benefit will take place both online and on-site at the gallery this year鈥
Oct 15, 2021
It was a recent weekday afternoon in Springfield when Erin Washington was hanging crystal prisms from a neon-pink geodesic dome. The dome is outside of鈥

Oct 05, 2021
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Music Program and the 缅北禁地 Symphony Orchestra (ISO) have joined forces in a new Partnership in Education and Civic鈥
Aug 02, 2021
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies and the Visual Arts program are seeking applicants for 鈥淢aking Our History: Artists鈥

Apr 01, 2021
University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Associate Professor of Anthropology Lynn Fisher has been awarded a Mercator Fellowship for鈥
Mar 24, 2021
Lincoln scholar Graham Peck has been named the Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies at the University of 缅北禁地 Springfield.鈥

Nov 23, 2020
鈥淔ace to Face,鈥 a short film featuring Dr. Wesley Robinson-McNeese reading a powerful poem he wrote from inside the remains of black-owned homes鈥
Sep 25, 2020
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鈥
May 26, 2020
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield鈥檚聽Harry and Deborah Berman Sabbatical Award聽has been presented to聽Donna Bussell, associate professor of English鈥
Apr 21, 2020
University of 缅北禁地 Springfield聽Associate Professor of English聽Meagan Cass聽was recently awarded a fellowship from the Jentel Foundation to do a one-鈥
Apr 10, 2020
University of 缅北禁地 Springfield聽Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies聽Graham Peck, Ph.D. has been appointed to the 缅北禁地 State Museum鈥
Apr 09, 2020
Professionally, the COVID-19 closures and cancellations dealt a double blow to聽Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson, UIS associate professor of theatre; she lost鈥
Apr 02, 2020
Until the COVID-19 pandemic shut the doors to on-campus learning, Associate Professor of Ceramics Shane Harris had never taught an online class鈥
Oct 09, 2019
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Visual Arts Gallery presents 鈥淗er Name Escapes Me,鈥 an exhibition of recent works by Chicago artist H瓢啤ng Ng么 opening鈥