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History

Lindsey Meza

Lindsey Meza awarded President's Medallion

Lindsey Meza, Public History Master’s student and President of the History Graduate Student Association (HGSA), was recently awarded the prestigious Loyola University Chicago President’s Medallion. READ MORE

Department of History

Spotlights

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Alumni Spotlight: Graduate

Ve'Amber Miller

Ve'Amber Miller (MA Public History 2021) is currently working as a park guide for the Pullman National Monument (NPS). Most recently, Ve'Amber has assisted with the new visitor center's 2021 Labor Day Grand Opening.

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Department Accomplishments

Accomplishments

Loyola History faculty and students are active both in and out of the classroom, publishing papers and books, presenting at conferences, developing web projects, and working in the field. Learn more about history department members are up to!

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Alumni Spotlight: Undergraduate

Rebecca Susmarski

BA Alumni Rebecca Susmarski is currently a grant writer at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont.

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Programs

News & Stories

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Meet Dr. Angelica Marquez Osuna

The History Department welcomes Assistant Professor Angélica Márquez Osuna to Loyola University Chicago. Learn more about her in this story.

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Professor Michelle Nickerson

Professor Michelle Nickerson publishes new book, Spiritual Criminals

Professor Michelle Nickerson has published a new book, Spiritual Criminals: How the Camden 28 Put the Vietnam War on Trial. See her interview with Anna Wilmhoff (MA Public History, 2025).

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Drs. Hunt and Weinreb Mentor Undergraduate Summer Research Experience (USRE) Scholars

This summer, Dr. Brad Hunt and Dr. Alice Weinreb mentored undergraduate researchers Madeline Walbridge and Caelinn Carraher through Loyola's Undergraduate Summer Research Experience (USRE) program.

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The Lakefront Historian

John Peter Altgeld

Mar 24, 2022

by Kate M.

By Maris Rosenfield, Loyola University Chicago In Chicago’s Lincoln Park, there are many monuments dedicated to significant figures in history. Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin and more stand tall within the expansive park. Among these historical giants stands a monument to John Peter Altgeld, a governor of Illinois who fought for justice reform and …

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