History
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A gem that was nearly lost
For nearly a century, Illinois scientists have protected Brownfield Woods, a treasured outdoor ecological laboratory.
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Pioneering powerhouse
As the first dean of the Office of Women at Illinois in 1897, Violet DeLille Jayne immediately got to work expanding, improving, and providing opportunities for female students at the university.
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Curiosities: 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
Explore a few keepsakes from the fair now housed in the University Archives and libraries across campus.
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Working for a better workplace
Labor leader Reuben Soderstrom’s legacy extends beyond the movement to here on campus.
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Revolution at the Five and Dime
Known as the Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction, Ann Thayer Weldy (LAS ’54), helped readers find comfort—and themselves—in her books.
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Curiosities: Series 8
From illustrating fictional lands to helping you find your way home, these colorful way finders tell us as much about where we are as who we are.
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Hand in hand
As University Laboratory High School, also known as Uni, celebrates its one hundred year anniversary, we take the time to marvel at an enduring tradition.
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Resiliency on the Mother Road
Two alumnae shed light on the Black experience on Route 66.
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Curiosities: Series 6
In this sixth installment of Curiosities, we try our hand at games of chance, fortune, and skill.