Department Archives: History

Dr. Bob Beatty, author, public historian and double UCF alumnus sat down with Dr. Scot French, director of public history at UCF, to discuss his new book “Play All Night!: Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East” Thursday, Oct. 27. The book talk consists of Beatty sharing his experiences as a student and the process of writing his book.

Artifacts and historical accounts of the Central Florida region point to what has always been most important to native peoples: respect.

November is National Veterans and Military Families Month, and UCF is honoring veterans in our community with on-campus and virtual events throughout the month.

History undergraduate Sebastian Garcia is taking up both Knights HistoryCast and the Florida Historical Quarterly podcast, interviewing historians at the university and beyond. But he couldn’t have done it without his mentor, Holly Baker ’14’18MA.

If modern film and TV depictions are anything to go by, ordinary people in the Middle Ages either enjoyed lives of rural bliss or unrelenting drudgery. Yet, writes associate professor of history Duncan Hardy, the truth is far more complex (and fascinating) than that.

The artifacts and little-known stories of the area’s LGBTQ community have found a safe place at UCF, where volunteers have also provided the ears to keep the history alive.

The UCF Veterans Legacy Program, a partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration, received a new grant to help Florida schools teach students about veteran histories.

UCF history professors Robert Cassanello and Jim Clark discuss Ron DeSantis’ impact on higher education and success in recent midterm election polls.

The UCF campus will be closed for operations on Wednesday and Thursday, and classes are also canceled on Friday. All public events scheduled for those days will be canceled or rescheduled.

The positive impact the arts and humanities has on our community is evident. From the expertise our professors lend on a daily basis to the talents of our students, the people in our college accomplish great things. Read about them in our annual report, Spotlight 2022.