ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ the Center for Lincoln Studies

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The Center for Lincoln Studies is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln's life, era, and legacy. Through active learning opportunities, meaningful research, and civic engagement, the Center for Lincoln Studies ensures that everyone has the opportunity to see themselves reflected in Lincoln's legacy.

Center for Lincoln Studies Core Activities

Community Education

The Center for Lincoln Studies offers engaging programs on Lincoln's life, era, and legacy. Most notably, the CLS holds the Mary and James Beaumont Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series every fall. This year, NPR's Steve Inskeep headlined the Beaumont Lectures, discussing the topic of Lincoln and Political Conflict

Lincoln Research

The Center for Lincoln Studies conducts and supports research on Lincoln, his era, and his legacy. Recently, CLS director Jacob K. Friefeld's book, The First Migrants, was awarded the Caroline Bancroft History Prize by the Denver Public Library. The book unites Lincoln's legacies of emancipation and free land policy in the West.

Student Opportunity

The Center for Lincoln Studies supports opportunities for student-centered educational experiences through programs like The Lincoln Home National Historic Site Internships. The Center also employs a graduate research assistant who is an indispensable part of the Center's research team.

Related Degrees

History Degree (B.A., M.A.)

Explore and interpret the past with a history degree from UIS.

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Events
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The Resiliency of Black History Beyond Erasures delves into the enduring strength and adaptability of Black history in the face…
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Dan Duster is the great-grandson of American Civil Rights activist and hero Ida B. Wells. Duster will discuss Wells’s struggles and…
News
Jan 12, 2022
Michael Hogan is the author of Abraham Lincoln and Mexico, A History of Courage, Intrigue, and Unlikely Friendships. He is a former professor of…
Jan 12, 2022
Michael Burlingame, holder of the Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at University of Illinois Springfield, is the author of…
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Graham Peck is the Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies in the Department of History at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ at Springfield.  The…