Tag: history
Humanities Professors Recognized with Distinguished Award
Two professors in the humanities, Jack Davis and David Leavitt, receive the prestigious Distinguished Professor Award.
A Groundbreaking Digital Archives Project Revives Cuba’s Past
UF historian Lillian Guerra bridges the divide to showcase the island nation's people.
Sharing the Underground Railroad’s Oral Histories
With a $350,000 federal grant, UF researchers will showcase recordings that tell how antislavery activists secretly assisted those escaping slavery.
Remembering a Forgotten National Holiday
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.
Wake-Up Calls
Environmental storytellers, advocates and visionaries work to repair humanity’s relationship with a changing world.
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.
Rhodes Scholar from CLAS Is Ready to ‘Fight the World’s Fight’
As UF's first woman and 13th student overall to win the Rhodes Scholarship, Aimee Clesi plans to challenge wrongful convictions as she continues her education at the University of Oxford.
University of Florida Experts Weigh in on the War in Ukraine
A panel of faculty members with strong ties to Ukraine, Russia and Europe discuss the ongoing crisis.
U.S. News Ranks CLAS Graduate Programs Among Nation’s Best
The U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Graduate Schools rankings gave high marks to Criminology, History, English and others.
Where History Happened
History professor Sean Adams led a group of educators on a historical tour across Florida and Alabama to learn more about the Civil War.
New Book Releases from Faculty and Alumni
Check out the latest published work by our talented faculty and alumni.
CLAS Faculty Receive National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships
Lillian Guerra, professor in the Department of History, and Amanda Concha-Holmes, courtesy faculty in the Department of Anthropology, received grants.
Civil Rights Bootcamp
The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program hosted visiting West Point cadets for a crash course in racial equality, led by civil rights movement veterans and activists.