News and Events

Susan Levine winner of the inaugural Janet Colm Award for Transformative Leadership

Professor Levine is one of three recipients of the Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina's inaugural Janet Colm Award for Transformative Leadership. This award recognizes three distinguished individuals in appreciation of their leadership to help ensure increased access to comprehensive health care for women, men and teens.

Jennifer Brier Inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame

Jennifer Brier, director of the gender and women’s studies program at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is one of 15 people selected for induction into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. The hall of fame is overseen by the nonprofit Friends of the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in partnership with the City of Chicago.

SEE NEXT Seminar Series Begins October 15

Dr. Darius Staliunas will give a talk entitled "Enemies for a Day: Anti-Jewish Violence in Russian-Ruled Lithuania" on October 15 at 6 PM in the Institute for the Humanities.

Call for Papers: Windy City Graduate Student History Conference

The University of Illinois at Chicago History Graduate Society announces its 7th annual Windy City Graduate Student History Conference: “Historicizing the State.” The two-day conference will take place at the University of Illinois at Chicago on October 17-18, 2014.

Conference to Honor Our Own John D'Emilio

On September 11 and 12, the Department of History will co-sponsor a symposium on the life's work of our recently retired Professor John D'Emilio. A host of luminaries will be in attendence.

Jonathan Daly illuminates Western Civ in two new books

Prof. Daly has recently published two books that focus on the question of why the West has had such material success during the past 400 years. He was recently interviewed about both of them.

Congratulations to Barbara Ransby!

Professor Ransby's new book, "Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson," has been chosen as the 2013 winner of the Letitia Woods Brown book Award by the Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH).

Brier-Curated Exhibition Opens Soon

A major exhibition on the history and cultural presence of AIDS curated by Jennie Brier, Associate Professor of History and Gender & Women’s Studies will open soon at UIC. “Surviving and Thriving: AIDS Politics,…