Carnegie Foundation Awards UNF 2020 Community Engagement Reclassification
The Carnegie Foundation announced today that the University of North Florida is one of 119 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the 2020 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates institutional...
31-Jan-2020 5:40 PM EST
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Secretary of Education Awards University of North Florida $1.6M Grant for Innovative Teacher Prep
The University of North Florida’s College of Education and Human Services was awarded a $1.6 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support innovative teacher preparation models that prepare prospective...
9-Oct-2019 8:05 AM EDT
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University of North Florida Among Lowest Student College Loan Default Rate in the Nation
College loans and debt often burden students for decades after graduation; however, students graduating from the University of North Florida have less to worry about. UNF ranks among the Top 25 public institutions across the country with the lowest...
7-Oct-2019 8:05 AM EDT
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University of North Florida Receives Sizeable NSF Grant to Enhance Local Computer Science Teacher Readiness
Dr. Brian Zoellner, a University of North Florida associate professor in the Department of Foundations and Secondary Education within the College of Education and Human Services, and Dr. William Klostermeyer, a professor in the School of Computing...
26-Sep-2019 7:05 AM EDT
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University of North Florida Designated National Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education
The National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security have designated the University of North Florida’s School of Computing as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education through 2024.
25-Sep-2019 7:05 AM EDT
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University of North Florida Welcomes Largest and Most Diverse Class in History
The University of North Florida has started the fall semester with its largest and most diverse freshman class to date. A record 2,648 freshmen entered UNF in August, contributing to the University’s largest enrollment in history at 17,304.
16-Sep-2019 8:05 AM EDT
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UNF Ranked as ‘National University’ Among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges
For the first time, the University of North Florida has been included in the “National Universities” category in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 edition of “Best Colleges,” which includes data from more than 1,900 colleges and universities...
11-Sep-2019 4:05 PM EDT
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University of North Florida Researcher Awarded USDA Grant to Study Plant-Based Alternative Fuel Sources
As Americans burn through natural fuel sources, the United States government continues to seek alternative local fuel sources to lower our dependency on foreign oil and fossil fuels. Dr. Mike Aspinwall, an assistant professor of biology at the...
4-Jun-2019 8:05 AM EDT
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UNF Political Science Professor Discusses Trump Impeachment Implications
24-Sep-2019 4:30 PM EDT
Ancestral Puebloan Pottery-Making: It Wasn’t Just Women’s Work
New research from Dr. John Kantner, a University of North Florida professor specializing in anthropological archaeology, suggests that pottery making wasn’t a primarily female activity in ancient Puebloan society, as had long been assumed based...
3-Jun-2019 3:05 PM EDT
UNF Criminology Professor Discusses Prison Ministry Central to Life of Rev. Billy Graham
26-Feb-2018 10:05 AM EST
Using Disaster Management to Get Supplies Quickly to Storm Hit Areas Like Haiti
17-Oct-2016 8:05 AM EDT
UNF Management Professor Predicts Unethical Bank Practices Like Wells Fargo Two Years Ago
13-Oct-2016 8:05 AM EDT
'Color Stories: Black Women and Colorism in the 21st Century '
The new book "Color Stories: Black Women and Colorism in the 21st Century" offers an in-depth sociological exploration of present-day colorism in the lives of black women, investigating the lived experiences of a phenomenon that continues to affect...
2-Feb-2016 1:05 PM EST
Third Anniversary of Slain Florida Teen Jordan Davis
Monday, Nov. 23, is the third anniversary of the shooting of Jacksonville teen Jordan Davis over loud music. National race expert Dr. JeffriAnne Wilder, a University of North Florida associate professor of sociology, discusses how this event...
20-Nov-2015 10:05 AM EST
UNF Race Expert Available to Discuss University of Missouri Football Players Protest of Racism
University of North Florida race expert Dr. JeffriAnne Wilder discusses the building story of the African-American football players at the University of Missouri who are protesting due to racist events on their campus.
9-Nov-2015 9:05 AM EST
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