Three CAH students receive Fulbright scholarships
Three students from the College of Arts and Humanities have been awarded 2018-19 Fulbright scholarships for international exchange programs.
Hurston autobiography chosen for 2018 Common Read
All first-year students at UCF read Zora Neale Hurston’s “Dust Tracks on a Road” as a part of the 2018 Common Read program. English professor Anna Lillios talks about why this book was selected and what makes the local author so special.
UCF receives funding to archive Jones High collections
The Florida Humanities Council granted the UCF History Department a $4,360 grant to assist the Jones High School Historical Society with archiving their museum and collections.
TEFL student gets teaching experience abroad
The UCF Modern Languages and Literature Department is encouraging current Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Undergraduate Certification students to apply for an ETA-ship abroad. This year’s selected student, Emily Puckett, worked alongside experienced instructors at two bilingual schools in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.
UCF students, faculty document WWI history
The Orlando Sentinel featured the Veterans Legacy Program’s upcoming research trip to France, which is part of an ongoing effort at UCF to research and record the personal stories of American veterans.
CREATE hosts documentary camp for Boys & Girls Clubs
UCF CREATE is hosting a documentary camp for high school students, during which students create their own documentaries on how they have been inspired by mentors.
Florida Prison Education Project wins Community Challenge
An initiative that seeks to offer a high-quality undergraduate education to people who are incarcerated and is led by faculty in the College of Arts and Humanities has been championed by the university.
UCF alumni help others "Dump the Pump"
In honor of “National Dump the Pump Day,” UCF sat down with Omnimodal founders David Thomas Moran and Nathan Selikoff to ask a few questions.
History student named Boren Fellow
Rachael Rothstein-Safra ’17, a recent history alumna and staff member for the UCF Community Veterans History Project was named a Boren fellow. Fellows represent highly motivated individuals who are selected to study languages deemed critical to U.S. national security.
UCF to Celebrate "Station Eleven" in NEA Big Read
UCF is one of 75 organizations to receive an NEA Big Read grant to host a community reading program in 2019. The Big Read at UCF will focus on Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Activities will take place from March 15-April 15, 2019.