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Kicking off this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration is Sociology Professor Fernando Rivera, Ph.D. director of the Puerto Rico Research Hub. Join Rivera as he shows […]

Jordan Dickens interviews Dr. Fernando Rivera about an upcoming webinar hosted by UCF’s Puerto Rico Research Hub.

What’s driving violent anti-Chinese discrimination in Nairobi, Kenya, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and what can be done to quell it? How are part-time theme park workers in […]

UCF’s Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives has launched a new project, “Addressing Global Crisis,” which will examine how the world responds […]

After the recent earthquakes that hit Puerto Rico this January, Dr. Fernando Rivera brought his in-laws to Florida to weather out the natural disasters. Three months later, […]

To start off the New Year, the Puerto Rico Research Hub was proud to host the executive director of Casa Pueblo de Adjunta and faculty member at the Department of Biology of […]

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake woke Puerto Rico from its sleep, greeting the island with darkness and shaking walls on Jan. 7. Just four days later another 5.9 magnitude […]

The RISE 2019 conference, focused on raising the awareness around displaced communities in the wake of natural disaster, successfully wrapped up their second annual meeting […]

UCF’s population of around 17,000 Hispanic and Latinx students allows the university to self-identify as a Hispanic Serving Institution. In federal terms, declaring as an […]

When Jose Rivera arrived at University of Central Florida in 2017, his hope was to experience life beyond his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico. But as much as he loved […]

  The College of Sciences recognized 10 alumni for their achievements Thursday at the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards. The annual event brings together outstanding alumni […]

Developing UCF’s place in the world is David Dumke’s mission. And Dumke is well-suited to the task. Since 2012, Dumke has led the Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for […]