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Sept. 10, 2021
While most scholars focus on their singular specialty, Sonia Colina has long found herself drawn to both the formal aspects of language structure and the practical work of translating between languages.
The expertise in both fields has earned …
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Sept. 9, 2021
For Robert Stephan, summers mean archaeological field research in Greece, working on a project trying to understand the collapse of civilizations at the end of the Bronze Age.
During the fall and spring semesters, Stephan teaches courses on…
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Sept. 9, 2021
Professors Kátia da Costa Bezerra and Cynthia White have been awarded grant funding from AZ Humanities for the Listening to Other Voices project, a celebration of world literature featuring multiple events over two days in February.
Bezerra,…
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Sept. 3, 2021
The Center for Digital Humanities at The University of Arizona and Snobal, a technology company developing cloud enterprise virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) software, are the successful recipients of a Facebook Reality Labs (FRL)…
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Aug. 31, 2021
Two College of Humanities professors are among 24 UA employees selected to participate in the 2021-22 Academic Leadership Institute.
Aileen Feng, Associate Professor of Italian and Director of Italian Studies, and Caleb Simmons, Associate Professor…
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Aug. 30, 2021
The Arizona State Museum (ASM) and two College of Humanities centers – the Poetry Center and Center for Digital Humanities – have received a $190,953 Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for a…
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Aug. 27, 2021
By Kim Stoll, Fall 2021 Arizona Alumni Magazine
A koan in Zen Buddhism is an unsolvable enigma, a question wrapped in paradox, to be pondered in meditation to help unlock enlightenment. A koan calls into question the limits of human perception and…
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Aug. 13, 2021
The College of Humanities is pleased to welcome new faculty for the upcoming academic year.
“These are outstanding scholars who represent the breadth and diversity of Humanities scholarship and teaching,” said Dorrance Dean Alain-Philippe Durand. “…
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June 24, 2021
Amy Warren, Administrative Assistant in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, has been honored as one of 11 recipients for this year’s University of Arizona Individual Awards for Excellence.
Warren is a "transformative addition" to the…
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June 17, 2021
Each year, the University of Arizona recognizes employees who reach anniversary milestones in five-year increments.
To be honored, employees must have served at the University for at least 10 years. In 2021, 1,122 employees across the university…
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June 7, 2021
Dr. Albrecht Classen, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of German Studies, is one of five new members to join the Arizona Humanities Board of Directors.
Classen joins Regi Adams, Chris Boyer, Natalia Ronceria Ceballos, and Joe…
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June 4, 2021
Having deep family roots in Germany and living there as a child, Alexandra Johnson knew she wanted to return and make her home there.
Now, with a Fulbright grant, Johnson is on her way, invited to spend a year as an English teaching assistant,…