Department Archives: College of Arts and Humanities

The annual showcase hosted by the Department of Writing and Rhetoric recognizes student writers for excellent work and commemorates the writing opportunities they partake in.

Cotton, who will speak Feb. 26, is known for his photo-realist depictions of landscapes as sugary confections, as seen in the Smithsonian and Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream.”

With its Africana Studies minor and several other courses and programs that focus on teaching and preserving Black history, UCF’s College of Arts and Humanities is helping students stay connected with the past.

UCF alumni Roland Williams and Wiletha Williams share their experience as some of the university’s first students.

After 50 years of teaching at the University of Central Florida, artist Walter Gaudnek will close the door on the classroom this spring.

Research has shown that people in prison who participate in correctional-education programs are 40 percent less likely to end up behind bars again one day.

Here are some of the featured can’t-miss events for this year’s annual ZORA! Festival.

Department of English faculty member Micah Dean Hicks has been named a 2020 NEA Creative Writing fellow.

From participating in professional development workshops to working as teaching artist assistants in the classroom, students enrolled in the “Orlando REP Experience” gain access to a wide variety of training opportunities.

Two concurrent exhibits—one at UCF and one at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in Tampa—use photographs to explore themes of black community, friendship and resilience in the face of systemic violence and discrimination.