HISTORY NEWS

Department News
Dec 02, 2022
The Spring 2023 graduate experience is one that will leave students with a broader understanding of the historical practices of the United States and more.鈥
Nov 11, 2022
Dr. Kristi Barnwell Dr. Kristi Barnwell will be presenting, 鈥淐raft at Home and Abroad: From Personal Practice to Exploring Forms of Craft in the Middle鈥
Nov 06, 2022
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鈥
Oct 07, 2022
WHAT: The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield History Department invites members of the public to bring memories, photos, souvenirs and memorabilia from their鈥
Sep 30, 2022
University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Graduate Public Service Program (GPSI) intern Marcel Tworek was the leading force behind the National Park Service adding鈥
Jul 26, 2022
Sangamon Experience at the University of 缅北禁地 Springfield presents a new exhibit, 鈥淪usan Lawrence Dana: A Woman of Progress,鈥 opening Aug. 1, 2022, on the鈥
Jul 25, 2022
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield is proud to announce 鈥淢aking Our History: Artists Render Lincoln鈥檚 Legacies,鈥 an innovative physical and digital art鈥
Mar 21, 2022
Two presentations locally this coming week will explore the conflict in Ukraine. The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield will host a webinar鈥
Nov 15, 2021
Six weeks after Lincoln鈥檚 death, Frederick Douglass described him as 鈥渆mphatically the black man鈥檚 president, the first chief executive 鈥渢o show any respect鈥
Nov 11, 2021
In February, 2016, Amy Hathaway, National Register and Survey Specialist for the聽 缅北禁地 Historic Preservation Agency visited Dr. Devin Hunter鈥檚聽Graduate鈥
Nov 11, 2021
Dr. Devin Hunter鈥檚 Material Culture class visited the 缅北禁地 Executive Mansion on September 16, 2015. The Graduate students are collaborating with the鈥
Nov 11, 2021
Dr. Ken Owen hosts a monthly podcast on subjects relating to early American History. A few subjects covered recently include: 鈥淭he Constitution,鈥 鈥淭homas鈥
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
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