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Professor Sid Dobrin examines storytelling as our oldest technology—and why its future will be shaped by both innovation and lived experience.

Once dismissed as children’s entertainment, comics have emerged as a respected literary medium. At the University of Florida, the nation’s first graduate program dedicated to comics studies helped transform how comics are taught, researched and understood.

Two-time Newbery Medal winner shares her creative process, the value of revision, and why storytelling is ultimately an act of empathy, attention and perseverance rather than talent alone.

The Marilyn McNabb Mallue Endowment strengthens UF’s Center for Children’s Literature and Culture, advancing research, teaching and the lifelong impact of children’s literature.

UF’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences surpasses all previous records for donor participation and gifts on 2026 Giving Day.

Sid Dobrin collaborates with the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Blue Sky Task Force to guide the University of Florida’s AI strategy.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences congratulates several faculty members on their recent appointments as leaders of their respective departments.

Michael Hofmann and Jonathan Martin have been recognized as Distinguished Professors, among the most prestigious honors awarded to faculty.

The 2025 recipients of The Humanities Scholarship Enhancement Fund at UF have been announced.

Seven CLAS professors earned this prestigious annual award, recognizing their excellence in teaching and research.

Professor of English Michael Hofmann’s translation of German author Jenny Erpenbeck’s latest novel, “Kairos,” helped earn the two of them the 2024 International Booker Prize.

Catelyn Boze is awarded with the Dante Society of America’s prestigious Durling Prize.

Seven professors from across the college are honored among UF’s most productive and promising faculty.

A UF English professor and fine arts student collaborate to expand multilingual digital tools and showcase diverse language communities.

Two professors in the humanities, Jack Davis and David Leavitt, receive the prestigious Distinguished Professor Award.

Environmental storytellers, advocates and visionaries work to repair humanity’s relationship with a changing world.

The awards honor exceptional teachers and advisors in each college for their commitment to enhancing the student experience.

New book releases from faculty and alumni.

Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Career Enhancement Fellowship supports the research of underrepresented junior and other faculty members in the humanities, social sciences and arts.

The U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Graduate Schools rankings gave high marks to Criminology, History, English and others.