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New Legal Studies Department Chair Receives Warm Welcome from Community

Law firm Colling Gilbert Wright welcomed Lisa Nored to UCF’s Department of Legal Studies with a celebratory evening, ushering in...
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13 Knights Recognized Among OBJ’s 40 Under 40 for 2024

The 13 Knights recognized by Orlando Business Journal are making an impact in their respective industries across Orlando...
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New Orlando Police Department Foundation Endowed Scholarships to Strengthen UCF Talent Pipeline

Police Chief Eric Smith ’93 announced the new scholarships on UCF Day of Giving 2024, which is dedicated to philanthropy...
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53 Faculty Scholars Honored at 4th Biennial Faculty Authors’ Celebration

This year’s celebration recognized faculty from across eight colleges, the library and the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning...
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UCF Legal Studies Documentaries Receive 5 Emmy Nominations

Two documentary projects chronicling senior lecturer Irene Pons ’00 and her students’ journey along the U.S.-Mexico border have earned major...
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UCF Professor, Aviation Lawyer on the Future of Flying Vehicles

Associate Professor Tim Ravich, who specializes in research regarding the regulation of new technologies like advanced air mobility, discusses what...
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Legal Studies Class Focuses on Death Row, Hears from Exonerees

Assistant professor Aramis Ayala’s class covers the history behind death row, providing students with unique opportunities to visit death row...
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Advanced Air Mobility Conference Takes Flight at UCF

The NSF-funded conference on Friday will explore how laws could lift or ground the use of autonomous, uncrewed aircraft to...
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Legal Studies Lecturer Offers Students a Life-Changing Spring Break

What started as an immersive spring break experience in 2020 has turned into an award-winning docuseries and annual experience for...
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Undergraduate Law Journal Provides Invaluable Opportunity for Students

The journal allows undergraduate students to publish their researched articles before reaching the law school level...

New Undergraduate Social Work and the Law Certificate Provides Insight into How Two Disciplines Support Mutual Goals

The certificate will provide undergraduate students an understanding of the intersection between social work and the law in order to...
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24 Faculty Members Receive Promotion

Two dozen faculty members from the College of Community Innovation and Education were approved for promotion effective Aug. 8...
College of Community Innovation and Education 2022 Founders’ Day Honorees

College of Community Innovation and Education 2022 Founders’ Day Honorees

Each year, UCF recognizes outstanding faculty and student accomplishments during the annual Founders’ Day Honors Convocation. Here are the College...
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26 Exemplary Students Awarded 2022 Order of Pegasus

Awarded each spring, the Order of Pegasus is UCF’s most prestigious student honor...
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UCF Moot Court Sends Four Teams to American Moot Court Association’s National Championship Tournament

Four two-person teams competed at the national tournament, with one of them placing in the top 16 in the nation...
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UCF Moot Court Dominates in University of Chicago’s Invitational Tournament

UCF’s two teams ousted 26 others to force an all-UCF final round and take first and second place...

UCF Alumni Announces 2021 Shining Knights Award Winners

The honors include the Distinguished Alumni, Honorary Alumni, Young Alumni, Distinguished Student and the Champion’s Award...
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UCF Mediation Team Takes Home Multiple Awards in Brenau University Invitational Tournament

Members won first-place team of mediators and team of advocates/clients, along with other individual and pair awards...
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Knights at Work Downtown: Legal Studies Students Share Insights from Internships

UCF Downtown had the opportunity to speak to three students that were able to gain internships even throughout the COVID-19...
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From Army Veteran to UCF Graduate

The hardest thing Shannon Waiters faced in the classroom wasn't the content: It was the transition from being an Army...
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Faculty Members Honored with UCF Incentive Awards

Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the 2021 UCF Teaching Incentive Program and Research Incentive Award...
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25 Faculty Members Receive Promotion

In recognition of their commendable performance in assigned teaching, research and service, 25 faculty members from the UCF College...
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UCF Lecturer Takes on Diversity and Inclusion

Legal studies faculty member, Irene Pons, talks about her work with immigration law and how she provides learning opportunities for...
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23 Students to Receive UCF’s Highest Honor

The 2021 Order of Pegasus recipients includes 15 Burnett Honors College students, six LEAD Scholars, six Student Government leaders, three...
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UCF Names 30 Under 30 Alumni Award Winners

The 2021 class is scheduled to be honored in a celebratory event later this spring...
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UCF Legal Studies Students Help State Attorney Educate Youth on Effects of Underage Drinking

Working with the state attorney’s office, students gained real-world experience while strengthening their skills in speaking to the public, interviewing...
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Forged in Fire

After enduring childhood abuse, Anthony Daniels spent years in the court system and social services. That experience has inspired him...
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UCF Docuseries on Border Immigration Nominated for 3 Emmys

A documentary version of the docuseries, which captures reality at the Texas-Mexico border, also premieres at the Orlando Film Festival...
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UCF Faculty Member Appointed to Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals

In his new role as an appellate judge, Eric Merriam is part of a panel of judges that reviews appeals...
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From Food Insecurity to Food Manager: Graduating Senior Works to Combat Hunger

Naseeka Dixon, who will graduate May 2, has spent much of her time at UCF helping food-insecure students because she...
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