UCF Class Spotlight: North American Indians
This history course, which will be offered in the spring, provides an introduction to how native peoples have helped shape the United States.
11 Lesser-Known Facts about the Mayflower and Thanksgiving
As we approach the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage on Nov. 11, a UCF historian tells us what the storybooks have right, what they might have wrong and why it’s all important in 2020.
Honor Veterans with the UCF College of Arts and Humanities
Please join us throughout the month as we honor the people who have fought and served for our country in events and special initiatives.
Opinion: We Must Be Vigilant to Preserve Proper Respect for Our Veterans
Historian David Head discusses how Americans’ view of veterans has changed since the country’s founding times.
14 Faculty Members Inducted into the UCF Scroll and Quill Society
This years’ inductees are experts in methodology, animation, music history, business ethics and other fields.
History grad, Porsha Dossie ’14 ’18MA, discusses career as historian for National Park Service
UCF History graduate Porsha Dossie ’14 ’18MA spoke with Pegasus Magazine about how she helps preserve American history for the National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Network.
UCF’s Center that Helps Preserve, Share History Awarded National Grant
The grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will help UCF’s Center for Humanities and Digital Research expand its impact in the digital age.
Explore Pompeii at UCF
The ancient town of Pompeii, destroyed by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, has long fascinated society. This fall, the Orlando Science Center will host the traveling exhibition, “Pompeii: The Immortal City,” and two UCF collaborations from the College of Arts and Humanities will be featured.
The right to vote?: A history of American voter suppression
With the election approaching, history professor Robert Cassanello chats with Pegasus Magazine about voter suppression.
The truth laid bare: Lessons from the Ocoee Massacre
100 years after the 1920 Ocoee massacre, history professor Robert Cassanello discusses the lessons and healing in the Central Florida community for Pegasus Magazine.