Educational Leadership and Higher Education Faculty, Alumna Honored at NASPA Conference
Assistant professor Amanda Wilkerson took home the organization’s Research Award, while recent alum Ashley Samson won the Graduate Student of the Year Award...
UCF to Advance Space Exploration Careers Through U.S. Department of Education Partnership
A $110,000 grant will help prepare middle school career and workforce education teachers to incorporate exploration of space careers into curriculum in their classrooms...
UCF Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Student Leads Orange County School to Prestigious Environmental Status
Amanda Ferguson played a critical role in helping Arbor Ridge K-8 School secure a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School designation...
UCF Learning Pod Program Provides Learning Resources, Campus Experience for Local Middle Schoolers
The culminating event of an after-school learning pod program led by an educational leadership lecturer brought middle school students from around Central Florida to campus...
UCF Graduate Programs Climb in U.S. News Rankings, Highlighting Research Excellence and Community Impact
UCF’s emergency management program ranks No. 2 in the country, and graduate programs in education, engineering and nursing climbed in this year’s U.S. News &...
Educational Leadership Professor Receives Global Impact Award
Daniel Eadens’ research stems from the belief that much can be learned from studying how other countries approach education...
Creating a Path to Success for Black Male Scholars
Educational leadership and higher education faculty member Larry Walker explains the importance of creating supportive communities for Black male researchers as part of our celebration...
UCF Researchers Receive $2.6 Million Grant to Equip English-learner Educators, Students for Success
The federal funding will allow the team to implement a three-pronged, research-backed approach to bolster English learners’ academic success and family and community involvement...
Rising in U.S. News Rankings, UCF Advances Florida’s Workforce Through High-quality Online Programs
Nine UCF programs rank in the top 10 nationally, providing flexibility and increased opportunities for students to succeed in critical, high-wage jobs...
The Gray Men and Women of UCF
After serving our country, UCF’s student veterans find a home and a new purpose with others who know what it’s like to wear the uniforms...
UCF Alumna Named First Hispanic Superintendent of Orange County Public Schools
Maria Vazquez ’95MEd ’10EdD has served as the district’s deputy superintendent since 2018...
Finding Your Passion at UCF Through Research
Annaliese Bullock expects to graduate this May with a master’s degree in educational leadership with a track higher education/student personnel track...
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...
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...
6 Knights Heading to Tokyo’s Summer Olympics, Paralympics
From beach volleyball to weightlifting, meet the Olympic participants who will represent UCF in addition to their home countries...
UCF Remembers Pulse 5 Years Later
UCF gathered to pay tribute to the 49, especially Eternal Knights Juan Ramon Guerrero and Christopher Andrew “Drew” Leinonen ’07 ’09MA...
New Graduate Dedicates Career to Helping Students and Teachers Find Their Passions
A Seminole County public school administrator plans to use his theatrical past and new master’s degree to advance his work in education...
UCF Educational Leadership Doctoral Student Awarded Orange County Public Schools’ Principal of the Year
Jennifer Bellinger, a doctoral student in the executive education leadership program, was recently awarded Principal of the Year for Orange County Public Schools...
2021 Women’s History Month Honorees
Recognized by Faculty Excellence, the 2021 honorees have not wavered in their commitments as mentors, role models, friends, researchers and teachers...
UCF Funds Second Round of $1 Million SEED Initiative to Support Faculty Research
Thirty-seven teams are awarded grants to investigate a variety of research including the use of artificial intelligence to improve battery performance and gaming to develop...
New Study Offers Ways to Identify and Reduce Racism in Schools
Racial biases can unconsciously shape school decisions that negatively impact minority students, but a new study co-authored by a University of Central Florida researcher offers...