

Historical Administration Alumni Shout Out
From the Desk of Historical Administration Program, Historical Administration Alum, Emily Spuhler from the class of 2015 has recently...


Alumni Update: Robin Simonton Appears on Radio Show
Robin Simonton, Executive Director of the Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, NC, and graduate of EIU’s Historical Administration program,...

EIU’s Historical Administration Class of 2016-2017 Exhibit: A Question of History: Public History in
From the desk of HA Class of 2016-2017: Throughout the history of Illinois, the prominence of public history has ebbed and flowed, from...
BBC Radio 4 to Feature Dr. Foy this Thursday
On October 6th, as part of BBC Radio 4’s program “Britain’s Black Past,” Dr. Charles Foy will be featured in its episode “Sailors.”...


Explaining One’s Research to the Public
From the desk of Dr. Charles Foy: A basic responsibility of EIU faculty is to create knowledge. For historians, this typically takes the...


Oct. 21, 2016: Annual History and Social Studies Teachers Conference
Please join us at an upcoming professional development event at Eastern Illinois University! On October 21, 2016 we will have our annual...


We Can and Will Prevail
From the desk of Dr. Nora Pat Small: In going through some files last night in search of something else, I came across some reminiscences...


Dr. Carleton E. Curran (1923-2015)
From the desk of Dr. David Maurer: Dr. Carleton E. Curran passed away on November 15, 2015 at his residence. Declining health had finally...


History Professor Presents at Symposium
Bailey Young, Distinguished Professor of History, was one of five international scholars invited to present a paper on October 10, 2015 a...


Historical Administration Students Volunteer at Harvest Frolic
From the desk of Chani Jones: On September 26th and 27th, the Historical Administration class volunteered at the annual Harvest Frolic...