Department News

Nov 10, 2021
A group of 15 UIS students recently visited the Ancient Roman Colosseum in Italy as part of a 13-day study abroad trip to Rome and Malta. Students learned

Nov 10, 2021
Dr. Burlingame, the Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies atUIS,attended the commissioning of the U.S.S. Illinois, a new fast-

Nov 10, 2021
Dr. Michael Burlingame, Chancellor Naomi Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies, presented a preview of his 2016 Lincoln Legacy Lecture to

Nov 10, 2021
The Harvest was a great success! See the results, at the online archive and exhibit.
On October 22, 2016, students from Dr. Devin Hunters

Nov 10, 2021
This past summer, Dr. Peter Shapinsky, Department Chair and Associate Professor of History, led a group of UIS students to Japan as part of the annual

Nov 10, 2021
Today UIS welcomesa new sculpture of a smiling young Lincoln crafted by George Lundeen. History Department faculty members Dr. Holly Kent and Dr. Michael

Nov 02, 2021
The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery annual silent auction and benefit will take place both online and on-site at the gallery this year
Oct 15, 2021
It was a recent weekday afternoon in Springfield when Erin Washington was hanging crystal prisms from a neon-pink geodesic dome. The dome is outside of

Oct 05, 2021
The University of Illinois Springfield Music Program and the Illinois Symphony Orchestra (ISO) have joined forces in a new Partnership in Education and Civic
Aug 02, 2021
The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies and the Visual Arts program are seeking applicants for Making Our History: Artists

Apr 01, 2021
University of Illinois Springfield Associate Professor of Anthropology Lynn Fisher has been awarded a Mercator Fellowship for
Mar 24, 2021
Lincoln scholar Graham Peck has been named the Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield.

Nov 23, 2020
Face to Face, a short film featuring Dr. Wesley Robinson-McNeese reading a powerful poem he wrote from inside the remains of black-owned homes
Sep 25, 2020
Ten years after her book about Mulan was published, UIS English Professor Lan Dong, Ph.D. is still sought out for her expertise on the subject. With
May 26, 2020
The University of Illinois SpringfieldsHarry and Deborah Berman Sabbatical Awardhas been presented toDonna Bussell, associate professor of English
Apr 21, 2020
University of Illinois SpringfieldAssociate Professor of EnglishMeagan Casswas recently awarded a fellowship from the Jentel Foundation to do a one-
Apr 10, 2020
University of Illinois SpringfieldWepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln StudiesGraham Peck, Ph.D. has been appointed to the Illinois State Museum
Apr 09, 2020
Professionally, the COVID-19 closures and cancellations dealt a double blow toMissy Thibodeaux-Thompson, UIS associate professor of theatre; she lost
Apr 02, 2020
Until the COVID-19 pandemic shut the doors to on-campus learning, Associate Professor of Ceramics Shane Harris had never taught an online class
Oct 09, 2019
The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery presents Her Name Escapes Me, an exhibition of recent works by Chicago artist Hがヾng Ng繫 opening