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Profile picture of Connor Krater, a young, smiling, white man in an blue and gray argyle sweater.
Jun 03, 2024
MA Alumnus Receives 2023 UIS Outstanding MA Thesis Award
Connor Krater (MA 2023) was awarded the Outstanding Thesis Award at the 2024 Student Technology, Arts & Research Symposium (STARS), for his thesis “...
A book cover showing a black and white photo of a house on top of a hill with two children, one with Rickets, walking towards the camera. Text on the photo says "Rickets, Race and Reproduction Contracted Pelvis and the American Way of Birth" and "Deborah Kuhn McGregor with Robert Kuhn McGregor."
Mar 07, 2024
UIS emerita professor’s book on “Rickets, Race and Reproduction” published posthumously
A new book, “Rickets, Race and Reproduction: Contracted Pelvis and the American Way of Birth,” authored by University of Illinois Springfield Emerita...
Headshot photos of Devin Hunter and Lesa Johnson
Ene 23, 2024
UIS professors part of a grant focused on the history of anti-black terror in Illinois
The Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) awarded $30,000 to a new social innovation seed grant project this week. Provided by the University of Illinois System,...
Kristi Barnwell and Lilian Georgiou
Nov 17, 2023
UIS history major presents research at international conference
University of Illinois Springfield history major Lilian Georgiou recently presented her research at the Undergraduate Research Workshop hosted by the...
Five students stand next to Professor Peter Shapinsky before presenting at the 2023 Conference on Illinois History.
Oct 29, 2023
Professor Shapinsky and His Students 'Exhibit Asia' to the Conference on Illinois History
On October 3rd, 2023, students from UIS presented their historical research at the Conference of Illinois History, located at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential...
Dr. Devin Hunter, Amy Hathaway (Illinois State Historic Preservation Office) and UIS Public History grad students McKenna Servis, Amy Kapp, Kaitlin Pottier, and Hayley Goebel stand together after the students' presentation at the 2023 Conference on Illinois History.
Oct 21, 2023
UIS Public History Grad Students at the Conference on Illinois History
On October 6, 2023, UIS graduate students Amy Kapp, Hayley Goebel, McKenna Servis, and Kaitlin Pottier presented their research into the problems and...