History Department Public Events
Friday, October 3, 2025
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Please join us for the 2nd Annual Lux Veritatis Lecture and plan to stay for a gala reception!
Saturday, October 4, 2025
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Undergraduates and friends of the humanities—save the date for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s first ever Humanities Open House! Join us on Saturday, October 4, 2025, when we’ll be highlighting the best of the humanities on our campus, including academic departments, student groups, research, resources, and alumni stories. More details will be added as th
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Join us for an alumni panel at the Humanities Open House featuring history alum Christina Brodbeck (History '01).
Monday, October 13, 2025
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Professor Rosalyn LaPier will give a keynote talk titled "Anti-trans Policies Jeopardize Indigenous Peoples’ Rights & Religious Expression" at this year's events for Indigenous People's Day.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
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Join us for an info session about HIST 354 Study Abroad in Prague.
Thursday, October 30, 2025
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Join the Department of History and Phi Alpha Theta for a screening of the film JFK (Oliver Stone, 1991) followed by a discussion.
Friday, March 6, 2026
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Join us for the 24th annual Women's and Gender History Symposium. More details to come.
Saturday, March 7, 2026
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Join us for the 24th annual Women's and Gender History Symposium. More details to come.
Saturday, April 25, 2026
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Join us for our annual awards ceremony celebrating the accomplishments of our students, faculty, and staff.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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Join us as our seniors present their honors theses.