Dr. Peter Ufland is a faculty member in the Humanities Department at the University of the District of Columbia-Community College, where he specializes in United States History and the Civil War and Reconstruction. He is an active leader, serving as Chair of the College Promotion and Curriculum Committees, and has presented extensively on teaching and learning in higher education, with a research focus on course design and the politics of race during Reconstruction.
Experience
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in History: United States History/Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction, University of Illinois-Chicago Master of Arts in History: United States History, High Distinction, University of Illinois-Chicago Bachelor of Arts in History, with Honors, University of California at Santa Barbara
Roles
Chair, College Promotion Committee, UDC-CC, 2023-Present Chair, College Curriculum Committee, UDC-CC, 2018-Present Chair, Humanities Department DEPC, UDC-CC, 2020-24 Faculty Advisor, Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, UDC-CC, 2013-Present Member, Adjunct Faculty Hiring Committee, UDC-CC, 2020-PresentMember, MSCHE Self-Study Steering Committee, UDC, 2023-24 Chair, History Committee, Community College Humanities Association, 2023-24 Co-Chair, MSCHE Self-Study, Sub-Committee for Standard II, 2013-15
Courses Taught
United States History to 1865 United States History Since 1865 History of the District of Columbia Introduction to the History of Black America American Government The Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction The Era of the American Revolution and the New Republic War and the Military in American Society
Expertise
Research Focus / Works in Progress
The scholarship of teaching and learning; the use of student learning outcomes in history course syllabi; the politics of race in the north during Reconstruction
Impact
Selected Publications
Ufland, P. (2020). Empowering students and improving learning through midterm student feedback. The Cross Papers, 23. The League for Innovation in the Community College.
Selected Presentations
Ufland, P. (2022). Unlocking the power of creativity; Multimodal design for the humanities.Community College Humanities Association National Conference, Cleveland, Ohio.
Ufland, P. (2022). Empowering students and improving learning through midterm student feedback. Community College Humanities Association National Conference, Cleveland, Ohio.
Ufland, P. (2020). Empowering students and improving learning through midterm student feedback.The League for Innovation in the Community College Innovations Conference, Seattle, Washington.
Selected Grants
League for Innovation in the Community College. (2020). Cross Papers Fellow. University of the District of Columbia. (2019). Myrtilla Miner Fellow.
Recognitions
John and Suanne Roueche Excellence in Teaching Award, League for Innovation in the Community College, 2019 Most Outstanding Faculty Member, University of the District of Columbia-Community College, 2018
