Prof. Steven Noll on Craig Patrick’s Money, Power, and Politics about “Florida’s Boondoggle”
Prof. Steven Noll was featured on the Fox 13 Tampa Bay show Money, Power, and Politics in an episode about the Cross Florida Canal, “Florida’s Boondoggle.”
Thomas Miller receives Conference on Latin American History Scobie Award
PhD student Thomas Miller has received the Conference on Latin American History’s James R. Scobie award. The award provides funding for exploratory research toward a dissertation project. Congratulations!
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Jack Davis Receives Florida House Distinguished Author Award
Distinguish Professor Jack Davis was named Florida House Distinguished Author at the 50th-anniversary dinner at the University of Florida on April 18, 2024. He wrote, “What makes the award personally […]
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Congratulations to Ruth McQuown Graduate Scholarship recipient Mosunmola Ogunmolaji
Mosunmola Ogunmolaji, a PhD candidate in the History Department writing a dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Nancy Hunt, received the Ruth McQuown Scholarship Supplementary Award for a graduate student […]
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Daniel Fernández Guevara wins dissertation prize
Congratulations to PhD alum Daniel Fernández Guevara, whose dissertation, “Comrades and Internationalists: Forging Identity and Cuban Solidarity with the other Spain, 1902-1961,” won the best dissertation prize of the Cuban […]
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Prof. Max Deardorff’s A Tale of Two Granada’s Wins Book Prize
Assistant Professor Max Deardorff’s book A Tale of Two Granadas: Custom, Community, and Citizenship in the Spanish Empire, 1568–1668 (Cambridge, 2023) won the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies annual book […]
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Prof. Florin Curta Elected Honorary Member of Romanian Academy
In October 2023, the Romanian Academy voted to make Prof. Florin Curta an honorary member for “exceptional contributions to the history and archaeology of East-Central and Southeastern Europe during the […]
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PhD candidate Jeffrey Jones named Fletcher Jones Foundation Fellow at The Huntington Library
Congratulations to PhD candidate Jeffrey Jones, who has been named a Fletcher Jones Foundation Fellow at The Huntington Library in San Marino, California for 2024-25. Jeffrey will spend four months […]
Congratulations to Mosunmola Ogunmolaji, Marcus Chatfield, and Licinio Miranda!
Three graduate students won research awards at UF in fall 2023. Mosunmola Ogunmolaji (Nancy Hunt, supervisor) won a Research Abroad for Doctoral Students (RAD) award from the UF International Center […]
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Trivia Night Event with Bob Graham Center
On November 8, 2023, History and the Bob Graham Center teamed up for a night of international relations, public affairs, and history trivia, with some sports and pop culture in […]
Professor Mitchell Hart Elected a Fellow of the American Academy for Jewish Research
This year Professor Mitchell Hart was elected a fellow of the American Academy for Jewish Research, the oldest organization of scholars of Judaism in the United States. Congratulations!
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Congratulations to Rothman and Tedder Fellows Tyler Cline and Jeffrey Jones!
PhD candidates Tyler Cline and Jeffrey Jones won Rothman and Tedder fellowships, respectively, from the Center for the Humanities in the Public Sphere. Cline will use the funding toward research […]
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Aaya Kingsbury and Miguel Torres Yunda will receive FLAS Scholarships for summer 2023
Two history PhD students, Aaya Kingsbury and Miguel Torres Yunda, received Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships for summer research and language study. Aaya Kingsbury will use her FLAS summer […]
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Congratulations to Prof. Sandy F. Chang, winner of a 2023-24 ACLS Fellowship!
The Department of History is proud to announce that Prof. Sandy F. Chang has been awarded a 2023 ACLS Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). The ACLS Fellowship […]
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Congratulations to Fulbright Scholars Daniel Fernández and Oren Okhovat!
Dr. Daniel Fernández (who defended in fall 2022) and Oren Okhovat (defending this year) have received Fulbright Scholar fellowships to spend the next academic year in Spain, in Madrid and […]
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Congratulations to Fulbright-Hays Recipient James Gerien-Chen
Assistant Professor James Gerien-Chen received a Fulbright-Hays award for Faculty Research Abroad for his book titled Between Nation and Empire: Migration and Law in the Making of Japanese Empire in […]
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Congratulations to Prof. Anton Matytsin, 2023 UF International Center Global Fellow
Each year the International Center at UF names a group of faculty from across campus as Global Fellows. This year’s group will include Associate Professor Anton Matytsin. According to the […]
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PhD Candidates Oren Okhovat and Catherine Stiefel Awarded CLAS Dissertation Fellowships
Our PhD candidates Oren Okhovat and Catherine Stiefel were awarded CLAS Dissertation Fellowships for this year. Okhovat won the Charles Vincent and Heidi Cole McLaughlin Fellowship to work on his […]
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History Faculty among authors of Report by UF Presidential Task Force on African American and Native American History and the University of Florida
UF Presidential Task Force on African American and Native American History and the University of Florida published its findings in a report in April 2022. UF President Kent Fuchs formed […]
Marianne Quijano Named Research Fellow at Consortium for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Department PhD candidate Marianne Quijano will use the fellowship to work on her project “A Primordial Whiteness: Science, Religion, and Race in Twentieth-Century Panama.” Read more at this link: https://www.chstm.org/profile/marianne-quijano. […]
PhD Students Kristen Miller and Thomas Miller Awarded UF Travel Funding
Kristen Miller received a Richard J. Milbauer Fund Travel Award and a Center for European Studies Graduate Travel Award to conduct pre-dissertation research in England and Scotland in summer 2022 […]
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History Faculty Seth Bernstein and Anton Matytsin Awarded Tenure
Department faculty Seth Bernstein (Soviet and Eastern Europe) and Anton Matytsin (Early Modern Europe) were awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor for the upcoming academic year. Congratulations Dr. Bernstein […]
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UF History PhD Candidate Lisa Krause about the Mirabal Sisters and Dominican Revolutionary History on TED-Ed
The talk has over one million views from March 2021 to June 2022.
Congratulations to Rhodes Scholar Aimee Clesi!
History and Philosophy double major Aimee Clesi will head to Oxford next year on a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. She will pursue a master’s degree in criminology and criminal justice. Congratulations Aimee! […]