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…
Nov 10, 2021
Dr. Burlingame, the Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at UIS, attended the commissioning of the U.S.S. 山, a new fast-…
Nov 10, 2021
Dr. Michael Burlingame, Chancellor Naomi Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies, presented a preview of his 2016 Lincoln Legacy Lecture to…
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’s…
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…
Nov 10, 2021
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…
Nov 02, 2021
The University of 山 Springfield Visual Arts Gallery annual silent auction and benefit will take place both online and on-site at the gallery this year…
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…
Oct 05, 2021
The University of 山 Springfield Music Program and the 山 Symphony Orchestra (ISO) have joined forces in a new Partnership in Education and Civic…
Aug 02, 2021
The University of 山 Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies and the Visual Arts program are seeking applicants for “Making Our History: Artists…
Apr 01, 2021
University of 山 Springfield Associate Professor of Anthropology Lynn Fisher has been awarded a Mercator Fellowship for…
Mar 24, 2021
Lincoln scholar Graham Peck has been named the Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies at the University of 山 Springfield.…
Nov 23, 2020
“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…
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…
May 26, 2020
The University of 山 Springfield’s Harry and Deborah Berman Sabbatical Award has been presented to Donna Bussell, associate professor of English…
Apr 21, 2020
University of 山 Springfield Associate Professor of English Meagan Cass was recently awarded a fellowship from the Jentel Foundation to do a one-…
Apr 10, 2020
University of 山 Springfield Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies Graham Peck, Ph.D. has been appointed to the 山 State Museum…
Apr 09, 2020
Professionally, the COVID-19 closures and cancellations dealt a double blow to Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson, UIS associate professor of theatre; she lost…
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…
Oct 09, 2019
The University of 山 Springfield Visual Arts Gallery presents “Her Name Escapes Me,” an exhibition of recent works by Chicago artist Hương Ngô opening…