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• A Conversation with Anthony Stamilio, 2021 McCluggage Award Winner

  Learn more about current PhD student Anthony Stamilio's research and his graduate experience during the pandemic.READ MORE

• Faculty and Student Awards

  We're pleased to share some tremendous accomplishments from the History Department. Join us as we recognize their achievements!READ MORE

• History Graduate Student Association, Honor Societies, and History Club 2021-22

  A new year brings new changes. We thank past officers of all groups for their work in navigating an unusually challenging school year, and welcome new leadership. We look forward to what you will help accomplish!READ MORE

• Refusing to Forget, Founded by History Professor Dr. Benjamin Johnson, Receives 2021 OAH Friend of History Award

  Refusing to Forget, an organization founded by Dr. Benjamin Johnson and other U.S.-Mexico Border scholars, received the 2021 Organization of American Historians (OAH) Friend of History Award. Refusing to Forget aims to bring public awareness to the anti-Mexican racial violence of the 1910s through historical markers, museum exhibits, lesson plans, publications, and other means, with the hope of supporting contemporary struggles for racial justice and the reform of policing. The Friend of History Award is annually granted by the Board of the Organization of American Historians to “an institution or organization, or an individual working primarily outside college or university settings, for outstanding support for historical research, the public presentation of American history, or the work of the OAH.”READ MORE
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  Loyola Public History Program Wins National Council on Public History Founders Award

  In March 2021, the History Department’s Public History Program received the prestigious 2021 Founders Award from the National Council on Public History (NCPH). The award recognizes four decades of leadership by Loyola historians in nurturing, growing, and transforming the practice of public history in the U.S. READ MORE
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  Loyola Hosts the 17th Annual HGSA Conference Virtually

  The Loyola HGSA hosted its 17th Annual History Graduate Student Association Conference on Saturday, February 20, and Sunday, February 21, 2021. For the first time, the conference was completely virtual to ensure everyone’s safety during the coronavirus pandemic. Throughout the weekend, over 90 registrants logged onto the conference. While the conference looked different this year, it was successful in provoking productive and engaging discussions! READ MORE
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