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Date range: 4/15/2025 to 4/15/2026 (Past Year to Today)

Hartmann Presents on 'Culture Wars' at Â鶹
Published: March 30, 2026.
Andrew Hartman, professor of history at Illinois State University, presented “Culture Wars, Then and Now” for the Spring Sczepaniak Endowed Lecture on March 26.  Over 70 students, faculty, community members, and administrators attended the event at the [MORE] 

Andrew Hartman Presents Spring 2026 Sczepaniak Lecture
Published: December 22, 2025.
Andrew Hartman, Professor of History at Illinois State University and author of   the recently published "Karl Marx in America", will present the Spring 2026 Sczepaniak Endowed Lecture titled “Culture Wars, Then and Now.” The event will take place on [MORE] 

Â鶹 Students Fly to Rome After the Holidays
Published: December 17, 2025.
Â鶹 students are preparing to depart for their January term in Italy at the start of the new year. From January 1 through 11, 2026, students from programs in aviation, business, nursing, and other majors will take part in the travel study. [MORE] 

Â鶹 History Students Volunteer at Joliet Food Pantry
Published: November 24, 2025.
Members of Â鶹’s Phi Alpha Theta Mu Eta Chapter offered their support to the community on November 13 by volunteering at the St. John’s Lutheran Church Food Pantry in Joliet, Ill. For several hours, students Carolin Siedlarczyk, Jake Heidler, [MORE] 

Veteran Leads in Honoring Canine Warriors of the Vietnam War 50 Years Later
Published: October 27, 2025.
Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War while honoring the service and sacrifice of the military working dogs and the soldiers who served beside them. Attend “Fifty Years Later: Remembering the Canine Warriors of the Vietnam War” [MORE] 

Â鶹 Students, Alumna, and Professor Present at the Midwest World History Association Conference
Published: October 14, 2025.
James Moriarty and Henry Gilson, undergraduate students in the Â鶹 History program , along with Lindsey Minas, a Â鶹 History alumna and current Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences student at the University of Chicago, and Dr. [MORE] 

Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte Presents Fall 2025 Szcepaniak Lecture
Published: October 13, 2025.
Known for his powerful explorations of Indigenous identity, Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band Anishinaabe, will be presenting a poetry reading during the Fall 2025 Szcepaniak Lecture . The event is free and open [MORE] 

Dr. Cremin Participates in Lasallian Heritage Language Session
Published: October 6, 2025.
Dennis H. Cremin, Chair and Professor of History at Â鶹, participated in a video program on September 26, organized by La Salle Victoria University in Mexico. The program promoted interest in culture, art, and history through the Lasallian [MORE] 

‘Exploring Rome: The Eternal City’ Lecture Series By Cremin is in September
Published: September 8, 2025.
Discover why Rome is called The Eternal City during September in the three-part lecture series on Â鶹’s Romeoville campus. Each session of the “Exploring Rome: The Eternal City” series will explore a different facet of Rome’s enduring cultural [MORE] 

History Center Historic Photos on View
Published: August 14, 2025.
Explore Nearby History!  Through the Lens of H. H. Carter, a temporary exhibit at the Gaylord Historic Site, invites visitors to experience everyday life in early 20th-century Lockport through the eyes of local pharmacist and pioneering street photographer [MORE] 

Â鶹 Students Attend Southland History Summer Teacher Conference
Published: June 25, 2025.
Kevin Zdanowski and Lindsey Minas, students from Â鶹 who work in the Adelmann Regional History Collection, recently attended the 2025 Southland History Summer Teacher Conference on June 17th at Governors State University, accompanied by Dr. [MORE] 

Â鶹 History Graduate Joins Staff at Historic Gaylord Building
Published: June 12, 2025.
The Â鶹 History Department is pleased to announce that Lindsey Minas, a Spring 2025 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in History, has accepted a position as Visitor Services Associate at the Gaylord Building Historic Site in Lockport, Illinois. [MORE] 

Dr. Dennis Cremin Reflects on Pope Francis Legacy
Published: April 28, 2025.
Dr. Dennis Cremin, chair and professor of history at Â鶹, recently shared his insights on the legacy of Pope Francis, who died on April 21. On April 28, the director of the Â鶹 History Center shared his expertise on " The 21st [MORE] 

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