UCF Higher Education Student Selected for NASPA Graduate Associate Program
Nathan Kehoe ’24 is the first UCF representative since 2018 to join the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Graduate Associate Program.
UCF Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education Accepted to Prestigious University Council
Admission to this University Council for Educational Administration, a research-oriented consortium of higher education institutions, requires rigorous program and institutional review.
New Study Examines Political Socialization at Historically Black Universities
The NSF project will examine culturally relevant messaging and political socialization of historically Black college and university students and how those factors influence political interest and participation.
UCF Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Impacts of Culturally Relevant Political Messaging
Amanda Wilkerson will serve as principal investigator as her team examines how such messaging influences students at historically black colleges and universities.
UCF Study Finds University Websites Lack Easy Access for First-Generation Students
First-generation college students make up about one-third of undergraduate populations but are more likely to not earn their degree than their counterparts.
UCF Graduate, Florida Teacher of the Year Finalist Recruits Female and Minority Students for Computer Science Classroom
Kyle Dencker, who received both a bachelor’s in computer science and master’s degree in career and technical education from UCF, is a finalist for the 2019 Florida Teacher of the Year. In the 10 years he taught at Timber Creek High School, Dencker built a computer science program that supports over 360 students each year. He did not simply identify students already interested in computer science. Dencker also encouraged students from populations underrepresented in the field.