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Explore opportunities for students and faculty to research, connect, and grow through the humanities.

Across undergraduate, graduate, and faculty programs, we support a range of experiences that encourage inquiry, creativity, and connection. Some opportunities focus on research and mentorship, while others emphasize professional growth, public engagement, or collaborative exchange across disciplines and communities.

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Grass Scholars students develop digital walking tour of Duckpond

Through the Alexander Grass Scholars Undergraduate Research Program, UF students partnered with local archives, preservationists and community members to create a digital walking tour of Gainesville’s historic Duckpond neighborhood, showing how humanities research can preserve local stories and make them more accessible to the public.

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UF associate professor of history selected as 2026 ACLS Fellow

Max Deardorff, Ph.D., joins a fellowship class that includes 63 scholars nationwide and more than $3.5 million in awards.

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New Featured Resource: Writing It! The Podcast About Academics & Writing

What does it really take to turn academic ideas into published work? This podcast from the Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies offers candid conversations with academics and editors about the challenges, strategies and realities of writing and publishing, helping make the process feel more transparent, approachable and less overwhelming.

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Introducing our 2026 Grass Scholars!

The 2026-2027 cohort of fellows represents the breadth and vitality of humanities scholarship at the University of Florida, with projects that often cross disciplinary boundaries and engage with pressing social, cultural, and historical questions.

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UF Historians Help Illuminate Florida’s Forgotten Revolutionary Past

At a recent Florida Humanities-supported event at the Matheson History Museum, UF historians Dr. David Silkenat and Dr. Olivia Barnard helped illuminate Florida’s overlooked role in the American Revolution. The discussion invited audiences to reconsider familiar stories of independence through a broader lens, including loyalist perspectives, regional memory and the Gulf South.

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Lightning Humanities: CHPS Fellows Showcase Research Across Time, Place and Culture

The 2026 Tedder and Rothman Doctoral Fellows Research Showcase brought graduate students together during Synergies Research Day for a lively, interdisciplinary exchange. Through conversational lightning talks organized around themes of power, expression, legacy, culture, belonging and contact, fellows shared research that reflected the depth, creativity and public relevance of humanities scholarship at UF.

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Humanities and Arts Professors Recognized by UF Research Foundation

UF Research Foundation named 34 faculty members as 2026 UFRF Professors, including humanities and arts scholars Augusto Soledade, professor of theatre and dance, and Ange Mlinko, professor of English. The three-year professorships recognize faculty whose research and creative work advance discovery, creativity and innovation across UF.

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2026-2027 Tedder & Rothman Doctoral Fellows

The 2026-2027 cohort of fellows represents the breadth and vitality of humanities scholarship at the University of Florida, with projects that often cross disciplinary boundaries and engage with pressing social, cultural, and historical questions.

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Announcing the 2026 Programs in Public Humanities Grant Recipients

Meet our 2026 Rothman Faculty Summer Fellows, whose innovative research showcases the depth and impact of humanities scholarship at UF. This announcement celebrates their selection and the fellowship’s support for new ideas and faculty research.

UF’s Digital Humanities Lab Opens New Doors for Student Research

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

From the Alexander Grass Scholars Program to Humanities Engagement Scholars, our undergraduate programs help students engage the humanities in active and meaningful ways. We support students through research, mentorship, and community-engaged experiences that build skills, confidence, and a stronger sense of purpose.

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GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES

Our graduate opportunities support advanced research, professional development, and interdisciplinary connection. Through fellowships, workshops, and scholarly community, we help graduate students deepen their work and prepare for a range of future paths.

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FACULTY OPPORTUNITIES

For faculty, we offer funding, collaborative opportunities, and public-facing support that help move humanities research forward. Our programs create space for new ideas, stronger partnerships, and broader engagement with scholarly work.

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Building community connections is a key part of how we bring the humanities to life. Through events, partnerships, and public-facing initiatives, we create opportunities for people to engage with humanities ideas in meaningful and accessible ways.

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