In the News
Song for the Ages: The Late Bronze Age World of the Odyssey
July 30, 2026 UCF Associate Professor Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, historian and archaeologist, examines the influences that shaped one of ancient literature’s great epics.
Thousands of Kidnapped Africans Died on an Island in the Atlantic After Being Rescued From Slave Ships. Evidence in Their Teeth Traces Their Journeys
July 27, 2026 New research is uncovering the journeys of Africans rescued from slave ships, with evidence preserved in their teeth revealing just how far many children were taken before enslavement.
Commentary: From Hopper the cow to the Milk District, T.G. Lee Dairy turns 100
July 22, 2026 Graduate researcher in public history Sarah Boye explores the history of T.G. Lee Dairy and how it became a defining part of Orlando’s growth.
Love Advice from the First President
July 22, 2026 Associate lecturer of history David Head writes about George Washington’s timeless advice on love, marriage and finding the right partner.
Annual CAH Staff Awards Honor Excellence and Service
May 08, 2026 On May 7, the UCF College of Arts and Humanities hosted its annual Staff Awards ceremony, celebrating the dedication, excellence and lasting contributions of its staff members. The event underscored the college’s ongoing commitment to recognizing the vital role staff play in the university’s success.
Faculty Bookshelf
Ezekiel Walker
The Nigerian Cocoa Economy at the Crossroads: Growth, Stagnation, and Restructuring in Southwestern Nigeria, 1900-2000s (Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2026).
Wayne H. Bowen
Forthcoming Working for Nazi Germany: Salvador Merino and Spanish Labor in the Third Reich (Routledge, 2025).
Robert Cassanello
Crafting Constitutions in Florida, 1810–1968, ed. Gainesville, University Press of Florida, 2025
Tiffany Earley-Spadoni
Earley-Spadoni, Tiffany. Landscapes of Warfare: Urartu and Assyria in the Ancient Middle East. Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2025. https://doi.org/10.5876/9781646426843
Hakan Özoğlu
Cumhuriyet’in Kuruluş Savaşları. Istanbul: Yapi Kredi Yayinlari, 2023. Second edition 2025.