Department of History | Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Welcome to the History Department

strongly committed to creating an environment that is supportive of students from diverse backgrounds while upholding the most rigorous academic standards. Our courses cover the globe, and students are given ample opportunity to work closely with award-winning teachers and scholars. Please browse for detailed information about faculty, courses, our undergraduate research journal, and more. We hope you make plans to visit soon.

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News & Events

  • Spring ‘11
  • Recent Awards

  • Many of our department's faculty and students have received awards and Recognition

  • View all the awards

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  • Spring '12
  • Events

  • History Department to host Southern Illinois Regional History Fair


  • The department will sponsor the annual event in which middle and high school students demonstrate their knowledge of history. The 2012 fair will be held on April 2 in the SIUC Student Center.

  • Read more about the History Fair

 

Important Links

Cairo Then and Now (a project of the History Department's Preservation Summer)

The History Graduate Student Association (HGSA)

American Historical Association

Spotlight

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Professor Jonathan Wiesen's new book.

When the Nazis came to power in 1933, they promised to build a vibrant consumer society. But they faced a dilemma. They recognized that consolidating . . . read more

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Professor Gray Whaley's new book.

Modern western Oregon was a crucial site of imperial competition in North America during the formative decades of the United States. In his book, Prof. Whaley . . . read more

 
 
 
 
 
 
To read more about the publications of the History Faculty, go here.

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