The Birth of an Icon
Published: Mar 12th, 2018
Please join us for a public lecture on Thursday, 15 March, 2018 4:00 pm at the History Department conference room in 5 Keene-Flint Hall, as Professor Azzan Yadin-Israel of Rutgers… Read More
Recent News 
Considering the History Honors Program?
Published: Feb 21st, 2018
For UF undergrads interested in doing a Senior Thesis on a historical subject, consider the History Honors Program. It might not be the School of Athens, but it’s pretty close. … Read More
Gary and Eleanor Simons Lecture–Joseph Crespino on Atticus Finch
Published: Feb 20th, 2018
The History Department is proud to announce that this year’s Gary and Eleanor Simons Lecture will be on Thursday, 22 March 2018 at 5:30 in Smathers 100. Dr. Joseph Crespino… Read More
Pippa Holloway on Felon Disenfranchisement in Florida
Published: Feb 13th, 2018
Professor Pippa Holloway from Middle Tennessee State University will give a talk in this year’s Milbauer Lecture series on the history of felon disenfranchisement in Florida on Thursday, 22 February… Read More
Alexander Grass Endowed Lecture on the Sephardic Diaspora
Published: Jan 22nd, 2018
The History Department is pleased to announce a public talk by Dr. Jonathan Ray entitled “Merchants, Mystics, and Secret Jews: Sephardic Identities in the Age of Discovery,” in the lecture… Read More
The Richmond F. Brown Graduate Student Fund
Published: Jan 10th, 2018
The History Department is proud to announce the Richmond F. Brown Graduate Fund. Dr. Brown, the Center for Latin American Studies’ former Associate Director for Academic Programs and an affiliate… Read More
Jack Davis Wins 2017 Kirkus Prize
Published: Nov 3rd, 2017
The History Department is proud to recognize that Dr. Jack Davis has won the 2017 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction for his book, The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea. … Read More
Pozzetta Lecture on Bicycle Racing in South Africa
Published: Oct 9th, 2017
The History Department is pleased to announce it’s first Pozzetta Lecture of the 2017-18 academic year. On Wednesday, 18 October 2017 at 3 p.m., Dr. Todd Leedy of UF’s Center… Read More
Labor History Prize in Honor of Dr. Robert Zieger
Published: Aug 21st, 2017
The Southern Labor Studies Association is currently accepting submissions for the Robert H. Zieger Prize for Southern Labor Studies. SLSA awards the Zieger Prize at the biennial Southern Labor Studies… Read More
Honoring a Legend in Florida History
Published: Jul 26th, 2017
This April, the History Department was sad to learn of the passing of our former colleague, Dr. Michael Gannon. In recognition of his long career and his many contributions to… Read More