Thu Jun 15
Siara Tirado would walk to within 50 yards of the building every single day, and no further. She wanted to look inside, but instead would pretend to read on a bench or duck into a neighboring building to eat lunch. She’d stay close enough to Pride Commons to glance at the big windows, the beautiful…
Fri May 26
Ayan Desai was finishing his first full month as a freshman at UCF when he walked into the Pegasus Ballroom on a Friday evening. He’d heard about a cultural event called APAC (Asian Pacific American Coalition) Assembly and, as an Indian American, wanted to see it for himself. It sounded like the kind of college…
Mon Dec 12
Comedian Howie Mandel, who has ADHD and OCD, won’t forget the moment his diagnosis was publicly shared. “I was on the Howard Stern Show about 20 years ago,” Mandel recalls. “I told him, because we’re friends, what I was dealing with and I thought we were in a commercial break and we weren’t, and it…
Wed Dec 7
The Arecibo Observatory has named Olga Figueroa Miranda as their new site director. The decision makes Figueroa Miranda the first female director of the observatory, as well as the first female Puerto Rican director. She started the new position this fall. “Olga has a unique inside understanding of the Arecibo Observatory as she has held several positions both…
Tue Oct 12
Growing up in Detroit as the only daughter of Puerto Rican migrants who didn’t have a high school education between them, Andrea Guzmán never envisioned going to college let alone one day rising to a position of leadership in higher education. Para la versión en Español, oprima aquÃ. When she was a child, she hoped…
Thu Feb 25
Lunar New Year is a celebration characterized by unity and prosperity that ushers individuals into a fresh start. I am dismayed to read about the increase in violent incidents against Asian Americans, which has marred this year’s celebration. A recent research study found that more than 2,100 hate crimes against Asians and Asian Americans occurred across the country…
Fri Jun 5
By UCF President Alexander N. Cartwright, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael D. Johnson, and Interim Chief Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Officer S. Kent Butler At a time when so many of our community members are hurting, we are disgusted by the racist posts one of our faculty members has shared on…