UCF hosts annual language speed-dating event during International Education Week

December 04, 2024  As part of International Education Week, UCF students participated in Language Speed-Dating, an event organized by the Modern Languages and Literatures department. This event featured interactive stations designed to teach multiple languages.

UCF Football Players Honor Their Spanish Professor with Award

September 13, 2024  UCF Spanish Professor Kacie Tartt has been nominated for the Academic Success Partner of the Game by four of her student-athletes.

Welcoming New Faculty Members to the College of Arts and Humanities

August 07, 2024  The UCF College of Arts and Humanities welcomes new faculty members joining our college in fall 2024.

CAH Faculty Honored with Promotion and Tenure in 2024

July 10, 2024  The College of Arts and Humanities is proud to celebrate the success and achievements of our faculty.

Why Should You Study Italian in Florida?

July 09, 2024  Chiara Mazzucchelli, the Neil Euliano chair and director of UCF’s Italian studies program, shares five potential benefits of studying the language.

PHOTOS: Reflecting on UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024

May 07, 2024  A look back on the 10th annual UCF Celebrates the Arts, which included concerts, lectures, interactive visual art displays, kid-friendly events and more.

Annual CAH Staff Awards Honor Excellence and Service

May 07, 2024  The UCF College of Arts and Humanities’ annual staff awards recognize employees who have delivered exemplary service to their department, the university and the community.

2024 Founders' Day Ceremonies

April 05, 2024  Faculty, staff and students from the College of Arts and Humanities were recognized at UCF’s Founders Day on April 3.

Transforming Passion into Impact: Remembering Dr. Neil Euliano

March 21, 2024  March 25 event brings expert on the “Made in Italy” label to lecture series honoring the memory of longtime UCF donor and advocate Neil Euliano.

Associate Professor of Russian presents at American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages conference

February 28, 2024  Dr. Kourova, along with her former students, delivered a captivating presentation at the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages conference..

UCF Class Spotlight: History of the Caribbean

February 01, 2024  Offered through the Africana Studies program, “History of the Caribbean” teaches students of all disciplines the big significance of a relatively small region.

Modern Languages and Literatures Professor Uses Passion to Build Up Programs

December 19, 2023  Maria Cristina Santana-Rogers, Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures says, “to be a woman is to be creating change,” in an NSM Today article.

Interview: Spanglish is an emergent dialect in Florida

November 16, 2023  Francisco J. (Paco) Fernández-Rubiera, associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, spoke with Spectrum News 13 about Spanglish dialects and the importance of learning proper grammar, while acknowledging that languages evolve. 

Students Learn About Brazilian Culture through Film

November 06, 2023  During Hispanic Heritage Month, the Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies program in collaboration with the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures brought to campus the award-winning Brazilian film “Olha pra Elas” (“Look at them”), which shares the experiences of women imprisoned in Brazil.

Chiara Mazzucchelli awarded by Italian Chapter of the Kiwanis Club

November 03, 2023  The Enna chapter of the Kiwanis Club, an international organization dedicated to the education and  well-being of children worldwide, recognized Associate Professor Chiara Mazzucchelli, Ph.D., for her outstanding contributions to the field of Italian Studies and her career in education.

Russian American Student Association promotes cultural understanding on campus

October 26, 2023  The UCF Russian American Student Association is taking a step towards fostering a more inclusive campus environment by promoting cultural understanding through a monthly event called “Russian Tea Hour.”

Russian Language Camp Strengthens Cultural Understanding

September 01, 2023  The first cohort of the recently expanded STARTALK program has completed their residential summer camp.

Welcoming New Faculty Members to the College of Arts and Humanities

August 22, 2023  The UCF College of Arts and Humanities welcomes new faculty members joining our college this upcoming fall semester!

CAH Faculty Honored with Promotion and Tenure in 2023

July 14, 2023  UCF awarded promotion and/or tenure to faculty members in the arts and humanities. Consideration for promotion and tenure takes nearly an entire academic year as faculty members are evaluated on three main areas: research, teaching and service.

UCF Italian Studies Program Recognized by the Ambassador of Italy to the United States

April 26, 2023  In celebration of Italian Design Day, Italian Studies Program Director Chiara Mazzucchelli presented the activities of UCF’s Italian program to the Ambassador of Italy to the United States, the Consul General of Italy in Miami and a crowd of entrepreneurs and representatives of the Italian community.