Department Archives: History

Hanson will screen his film “The Druze” and answer audience questions in a discussion and Q&A session as part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2021

UCF has named 23 students, including 2 CAH students, as recipients of the Order of Pegasus, the university’s most prestigious student award.

Each March, Faculty Excellence honors 31 women for their impact on students and UCF’s campus community. This year, four CAH faculty members are among the honorees.

Jamar Miller, Jasmine Harris, Jordan Feld and Jae Olivia Noel recently received scholarships from the Africana Studies program for the Spring 2021 semester.

Marching Forward tells the story of how two Orlando bands came together for a trip to perform at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City. 

The 2021 class, including two College of Arts and Humanities graduates, will be honored in a celebratory event later this spring.

This year’s recipient of the Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis is Matt Patsis ’14 ’20MA, for his thesis examining the service of African American soldiers during World War I in comparison with the service of French Colonial soldiers from Africa.

Don Harrell, adjunct professor of Africana Studies and co-founder of Orisirisi African Folklore, will present “Uprooting Racism: An Evolution of Hip-Hop and Hip-Hop Nation Story” at the third annual Dr. John T. Washington Lecture Series.

Two associate professors with expertise in Chinese society and culture share the history behind the Lunar New Year, lucky foods and more about the Year of the Ox.

“Marching Forward,” a documentary produced by UCF students, faculty and alumni, tells the powerful story of unity in 1964 segregated Orlando.