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Max Deardorff, Ph.D., an associate professor of history, was selected as a 2026 Fellow by the American Council of Learned Societies.

UF Assistant Professor of History Olivia Barnard, Ph.D., and Professor and Richard J. Milbauer Chair in Southern History David Silkenat spoke during the Forgotten Front event put on by Main Street Daily News.

UF Adjunct Professor of History Roger Smith discusses the Fifth Annual St. Augustine History Festival that takes from May 6 to May 10.

UF Instructional Professor of History Steve Noll, Ph.D., wrote an article called “A Dream More than 30 Years in the Making” for Forum Magazine’s Spring 2026 edition, “Florida Foundations: The Journey to Statehood.”

Uf Professor of History Florin Curta joins the “Gone Medieval” podcast to discuss the archives, churches and cultures that made medieval Croatia unique.

David R. Colburn and Michael V. Gannon will be inducted into the inaugural class of the Florida Humanities Hall of Fame.

WUFT – Jack Davis, professor or history and author of “The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird,” emphasizes our region’s unique role in eagle recovery.

David R. Colburn and Michael V. Gannon will be inducted into the inaugural class of the Florida Humanities Hall of Fame.

Trysh Travis, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Florida’s Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, has been named a 2025-26 fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

The CLAS Staff Excellence awards recognize staff members who contribute outstanding and meritorious service in their fields.

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

This free, public event will feature a guest lecture by Hasan Kwame Jeffries on Afrofuturism and Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for America.

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

Joseph Spillane, chair of the Department of History, contributed his historical expertise to this National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine panel

The UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences congratulates several faculty members on their recent appointments as department chairs.

The Center for African Studies hosted its annual Gwendolen M. Carter Conference, convening experts, scholars, and community members to tackle pressing issues in Africa.

UF historian Lillian Guerra bridges the divide to showcase the island nation’s people.

With a $350,000 federal grant, UF researchers will showcase recordings that tell how antislavery activists secretly assisted those escaping slavery.

Third-year honors student Patrick Grey was selected as a 2023 Beinecke Scholar, a prestigious award supporting his future graduate education.

Why did the United States stop celebrating the “Glorious Eighth of January” as a national holiday? UF historian Sean Adams explores the obscure commemoration and controversial U.S. president at the heart of it all.