News Page UIC History News Heading link Copy link UIC Student History Conference 2024 Thursday, September 28, 2023 The University of Illinois Chicago’s (UIC) Department of History and the History Graduate Society are pleased to announce the return of the Annual Student History Conference for the first time in over a… Marina Mogilner Releases New Book on Jews & Racial Politics in Russian Empire Thursday, September 14, 2023 The UIC History Department congratulates Professor Marina Mogilner, Associate Chair of the History Department, on the publication of her brand new book, Jews, Race, and the Politics of Difference: The Case of Vladimir… Spring 2023 List of Accomplishments Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Student Accomplishments Sekordri Ojo won an American Educational Research Association seed grant to continue her research into the history of American education. PhD student Ismael Biyashev successfully defended his dissertation, “Beyond Myths and… Rama Mantena Releases New Book on Political Movements in South India Tuesday, May 2, 2023 The UIC History Department congratulates Professor Rama Sundari Mantena, Associate Chair of the History Department, on releasing a new book: Provincial Democracy: Political Imaginaries at the End of Empire in Twentieth-Century South India… History Major Maximillian Gambony Presents Pioneering Research at Undergrad Research Forum Monday, April 10, 2023 Undergraduate history major Maximillian Gambony will be presenting at the UIC Undergraduate Research Forum on Thursday, April 18th. Gambony received a scholarship through the LAS Undergraduate Research Initiative for his research project titled… PhD Student Hanna Deikun Organizes Fundraiser for Ukraine Tuesday, April 4, 2023 On March 19th, UIC History PhD student Hanna Deikun organized a film screening and art gallery showing at Parlour and Ramp Studio in Pilsen. The event aimed to raise awareness about and funds… Jonathan Daly releases new book on Russian Revolution Monday, February 13, 2023 The UIC History Department congratulates Professor Jonathan Daly for releasing a new book, Seven Myths of the Russian Revolution (Indianapolis, Indiana: Hackett, 2023), co-authored with Leonid Trofimov. As one of reviewer explained: “The… UIC Celebrates Black History Month Wednesday, February 8, 2023 Several History faculty and students are participating in UIC’s celebration of Black History Month. There are several events throughout February. The Department is also co-sponsoring UIC’s Douglass Day, an annual program that marks… Fall 2022 Highlights of Accomplishments Friday, December 30, 2022 Student Accomplishments Graduate Student Noah Glaser successfully defended his dissertation, “Age of Regeneration: Capitalism and the French Intervention in Mexico (1861-1867).” Undergraduate student Becca Gleason won the Deirdre N. McCloskey Prize for the… Sandra Sufian receives Honorable Mention for the Outstanding Book Award of 2022 Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Associate Professor of History and Health Humanities, Susan Sufian, received an Honorable Mention for the Outstanding Book Award of 2022 from the Disability History Association. Professor Sufian’s book, Familial Fitness: Disability, Adoption, and… Elizabeth Todd-Breland named OAH Distinguished Lecturer Wednesday, September 21, 2022 The UIC Department of History would like to extend the warmest congratulations to our colleague, Elizabeth Todd-Breland, for being named a Distinguished Lecturer by the Organization of American Historians. Elizabeth is Associate Professor… "Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood: Coming of Age in the Sixties," a conversation with Professor Emeritus John D'Emiliio Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022 Time: 3:30-5 p.m. Location: Daley Library Rm. 1-470 and Zoom Registration: Registration required for Zoom participation Join UIC’s Gender and Women’s Studies (GWS) Program to celebrate the publication of Professor Emeritus John… Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez wins two prestigious dissertation awards Thursday, May 19, 2022 Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez, won two prestigious dissertation awards in 2022. Columbia University recently awarded her the prestigious 2022 Bancroft Dissertation Award. She was also won the Outstanding Dissertation Award… Osofsky Lecture and Spring 2022 Accomplishments Wednesday, May 11, 2022 The UIC Department of History hosted its annual Gilbert Osofsky Lecture on Tuesday April 27, 2022. In addition to relishing in the company of great friends and colleagues, this event is an opportunity… Caterina Scalvedi, 2022-2023 Resident Graduate Scholars - UIC Institute for the Humanities Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Graduate student Caterina Scalvedi was selected as on of the UIC Institute for the Humanities 2022-2023 Resident Graduate Scholars. Caterina’s work is titled, “Education in Fascist Italy’s Colonial Empire: Ideologies, Policy, Experiences (1922-43).”… Facebook Heading link Copy link Facebook
