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Illinois State University (ISU) is a public research university in Normal, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University and is the oldest public university in Illinois.
Welcome to the Illinois State University Department of History. Find information on advising, scholarships, and events.
With thirty faculty members and about 450 full-time undergraduate and graduate students, the Illinois State University History department is one of the largest in the state. We offer over 100 undergraduate and graduate courses, which range in time from ancient history to the present, in area from North America and Europe to Africa, the Middle ...
This book traces the history of the University from its beginnings in 1857 until 2007, and it reaffirms the founders' radical vision that Illinois State University should become a university that provides all the citizens of Illinois with both an academic and a practical education.
This volume is for the decade 1977-1987. Histories of American universities, covering long periods of time, are commonplace, which makes this series rather unusual. Researching and writing the last twenty years of Illinois State University's history has been a unique experience.
ISU History. Motto. Illinois State Normal University. Jesse Fell & Abraham Lincoln. The Redbirds. Dive into the vibrant history of our motto, logo and athletics. Learn about the figures who helped to define Illinois State's legacy.
History of the Department. Geography as a subject has been taught at the University since a year after it founding in 1857. The Department came into existence in 1860 with the creation of the Division of History and Geography, and in 1902 was established as a separate department.
