News Page UIC History News Copy link Acclaim, recognition for Prof. Elizabeth Todd-Breland's co-authored memoir of labor leader Karen Lewis Monday, April 14, 2025 Prof. Elizabeth Todd-Breland’s “co-authored” book – I Didn’t Come Here to Lie: My Life and Education – is now out officially from Haymarket Books! Although the book is positioned as a memoir of… Q&A with a History Alum: Victor Leal-Painter Wednesday, April 2, 2025 During his time at UIC, History alumnus Victor Leal-Painter (Teaching of History ’24) had an excellent run. He was a recipient of the prestigious Davee Scholarship for upcoming History majors and served as… History degree takes Max Gambony far Monday, February 24, 2025 by Kevin M. Schultz “My history degree set me up perfectly to work in military intelligence,” says Maximillian Gambony (History, ’23). “I use the same skills here that I learned in all my history… Lauren Khanano wins the 2024 Davee Scholarship Monday, February 17, 2025 “Growing up, I never liked history,” says Lauren Khanano, a first-year History major. For Lauren, hating history made good sense. Khanano’s family are Syrian war refugees, part of the Assyrian minority in… Rodrigo Vega is History's latest Davee Scholarship Winner Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Rodrigo Vega (History ’28) has a dream to one day work as an attorney for the ACLU or the NAACP. Inspired by the power of historically powerful legal decisions that went on to… Fall '24 in Review - One for the History Books Monday, January 13, 2025 The Department of History at UIC had an exceptional Fall 2024 semester, with faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates earning significant recognition across multiple areas of scholarship and public engagement. Publications Prof. John Balserak… Spring 2024 List of Accomplishments Monday, May 6, 2024 Faculty Accomplishments Ralph Keen won the 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Catholic Historical Association. Malgorzata Fidelis’s 2022 book, Imagining the World from Behind the Iron Curtain: Youth and the Global Sixties… Congrats award winners Tuesday, April 30, 2024 The Department of History held its annual Gilbert Osofsky Lecture and Ceremony on Wednesday, April 24 before one hundred some-odd guests in the Cardinal Room of Student Center East. Barnard College’s Premilla Nadasen… Premilla Nadasen speaking at annual end-of-year celebration Thursday, April 4, 2024 We’re delighted to invite you to this year’s Gilbert Osofsky Lecture, the Department of History’s annual end-of-year celebration, held on Wednesday, April 24 at 2:00 p.m. This year, in addition to welcoming friends… Grad Student Conference a Success Tuesday, March 19, 2024 The UIC Department of History’s newly revived Graduate Student History Conference took place on Saturday, March 9, featuring conferees from all over the country on a delightfully wide range of topics. Katy Evans,… Adam Goodman wins UIC's Rising Star Award for Humanities, Arts, Design, and Architecture Thursday, March 7, 2024 Please join us in congratulating Adam Goodman, the winner of this year’s UIC Rising Star Award for Humanities, Arts, Design, and Architecture. The Rising Star Award is “bestowed on individuals who show exceptional… Department of History Hosts Illinois State Championship of Academic Decathlon Tuesday, March 5, 2024 On Saturday, March 2, the UIC Department of History hosted more than 100 high school students from eleven Illinois high schools for the state championships of the Academic Decathlon. More than fifty… UIC History Department Hosts Model UN Event for High Schoolers Tuesday, March 5, 2024 On Wednesday, February 28, UIC’s Department of History hosted ninth graders from Farragut Career Academy in Little Village at UIC to discuss climate change and deliberate policy in a Model UN format for… Fall 2023 List of Accomplishments Friday, December 15, 2023 Student Accomplishments Graduate student Jeff Nichols worked as an archival researcher on an episode of WTTW’s “Chicago Stories,” titled “Angels Too Soon: The School Fire of ’58.” The episode focuses on a tragic… Students Inducted into History Honors Society Monday, November 6, 2023 The UIC Department of History honored some of its best students on Wednesday, November 2, 2023, inducting 6 more students into the Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society during an afternoon ceremony. This…
