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Jonathan Daly releases new book on Russian Revolution

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…

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UIC Celebrates Black History Month

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…

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Fall 2022 Highlights of Accomplishments

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…

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Elizabeth Todd-Breland named OAH Distinguished Lecturer

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…

Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez

Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez wins two prestigious dissertation awards

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…