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A Seat at the Table: 75 Years of Women’s Progress

In celebration of 75 years of coeducation, we take a trek back through the decades to examine women's progress at UF.

Confronting UF’s History with Native American and African American Populations

Members of a UF presidential task force outline UF's history with Indigenous and Black peoples and cultures.

In East Gainesville, Community Members Train to Become Mental Health and Well-Being Coaches

UF researchers are working to address mental health disparities by joining with the Florida Blue Foundation and a collaborative of local churches on a new community-centered program.

A CLAS Professor Dug into an Archive. She Found a Colleague Waiting for Her.

After Trysh Travis came across fellow CLAS professor Laurie Mintz's 1984 registration letter for a national meeting of women's centers, the two reflected on these groups and how they've changed in the ensuing decades.

Sharing the experiences of African American elders

CLAS faculty are using AI to make Joel Buchanan Archive of African American Oral History more accessible.

Native Voices: Oral Histories Help Preserve Indigenous Heritage

Looking back on Samuel Proctor's essential work interviewing indigenous people across the southeastern United States.

A New Book Shows What African American Studies Made Possible at UF

The history of the African American Studies Program at the University of Florida offers lessons for everyone.

Police Officers in Front of Community Center

Study Finds Community Policing Falls Short in the Global South

Sociologist Rebecca Hanson, alongside a research team spanning the Global South, finds that community policing strategies don't deliver the anticipated results.

The Bigger Picture

Values instilled during his liberal arts and sciences education prepare alumnus Leonard Spearman for lifelong leadership.

Calls for Disability Rights Shape More Accessible Future at UF

Steven Noll, history master lecturer, shares his insights about accessibility and UF's Disability Resource Center.

Bianca Evans-Donaldson

CLAS Welcomes New Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Bianca Evans-Donaldson brings a depth of experience supporting underrepresented students.

Phoebe Stubblefield

100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, a UF Researcher Shares Her Search for Truth

UF forensic anthropologist Phoebe Stubblefield has worked to uncover the truth of the tragic event.

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Biological Anthropologists Grapple with Racism in Journal Issue Co-edited by UF Professor

The contributors explore how to address challenges such as racial health disparities and contend with how the field has approached race in the past.

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New Endowment to Establish Jain Studies Program at UF

The Sri Kanjiswami Endowment in Jain Studies will support courses, research projects and other offerings that highlight the ancient Indian religious tradition.

Exploring the ‘Aesthetics of Excess’

Assistant Professor Jillian Hernandez used her first book to highlight the styles of working-class Black and Latina women and girls.

WATCH: The Pitfalls and Potential of Criminal Justice AI

What are the ethical implications of police departments and courts using artificial intelligence in their work?

Azra Bihorac, M.D., M.S., Crystal Johnson-Mann, M.D., and Della V. Mosley, Ph.D.

Grant seeks to prevent implicit bias among clinical researchers, address racial disparities

A team of all-female physicians and scientists is leveraging personal experiences with underrepresentation in medicine to begin identifying a solution toward implicit bias in clinical research.

How Virtual Reality Can Make History Accessible

English PhD student Laken Brooks uses virtual reality to highlight marginalized groups and histories.

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Lost and Found

A revered Afro-Brazilian abolitionist's tomb had been lost to history — until graduate student Licinio Nunes de Miranda embarked on a three-year quest to find it.

From One Milestone to the Next: African American Studies at UF

On the cusp of becoming a department, the African American Studies Program celebrates over 50 years of scholarship and struggle.