Press Coverage

  • USF Libraries preserves local African American history

    February 6, 2024 - Daphne Kotschessa Almodovar - USF News

    Curator of Florida Studies Andy Huse reveals the preserved primary sources that bring local African American history to life at the USF Libraries' Special Collections in Tampa.

  • USF library reports attendance spike to pre-pandemic numbers

    February 4, 2024 - Ananya Siragavarapu - The Oracle

    The USF Tampa campus library is projected to exhibit a significant increase in usage when compared to the 2022-23 school year.

  • ‘There’s almost no boundaries’: USF Library dean finds ways to combine passion and work

    January 23, 2024 - Alexis Sikkema - The Oracle

    Dean of USF Library Todd Chavez discusses his two-year extension, USF’s new AAU status, and expanding the library’s access.

  • USF group preserves Carter’s legacy through virtual reality

    November 29, 2023 - Bay News 9

    University of South Florida Professor Lori Collins has worked on a lot of projects, but the project featuring First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her husband Jimmy has to be one of her favorites. Collins is the co-director of the USF Digital Heritage and Humanities Center. For two years, she and her research team have been working with the National Park Service and Friends of Jimmy Carter to create a 3-D look of the former president’s furniture and woodworking. Jimmy Carter built many of the pieces himself.

  • The History of the Cuban Sandwich

    November 24, 2023 - The New York Times

    This creative illustrated story takes a look at the history of the Cuban Sandwich and explores the great "Who does it better?" debate: Tampa or Miami. (Hint: neither!)