UIS History Department

That's Public History MA alumnus Alex pictured, doing the work for the Illinois State Archives. 💫Great project!

Cultural & International Join us for a talk with Francisco Javier Ramírez Treviño (UAM-A) on the challenges of transitional justice in Mexico. Over the past two decades, efforts such as the Special Prosecutor’s Office, the Guerrero Truth Commission, and the López Obrador government’s commission have sought to confron...

The History Department is excited to serve as Dr. Mitchell's co-host, with the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies, for his role as Public Humanities Fellow. Welcome to campus!

We're excited to share that Dr. Brian Mitchell is joining the Center for Lincoln Studies this academic year as a Public Humanities Fellow with a joint appointment in the UIS History Department.

Brian is an award winning author and public historian who focuses on difficult histories. He joins the Center for Lincoln Studies to work on the "Legacy of Resilience: Black Springfield, 1900-1910" project that seeks to understand life in Springfield's Black community in the years leading up to and immediately following the 1908 race riot.

During the fall, Brian will co-teach a History Graduate Seminar on memory, human rights, and the memorialization of racial and state violence in the U.S. and Latin America. In the Spring, he will teach a course on African American History. His fall course is co-taught with Professor Francisco Ramírez Treviño of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco in Mexico City, who is visiting UIS as a COMEXUS Fulbright Fellow.

A warm welcome to Dr. Brian Mitchell!

On this Giving Tuesday, consider skipping your weekly splurge in favor of a gift of any size to your favorite History Department (sorry, no complimentary tote bags...yet)! https://www.uis.edu/scholarships-funds/uis-history-program