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Nov. 16, 2020
The long-running medieval symposium series will move to a virtual format this year, as international scholars explore the topics of liberty, imprisonment and slavery.
Organized by Professor Albrecht Classen, of the Department of German Studies,…
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Nov. 9, 2020
By Nick Prevenas, University Communications
The University of Arizona ranks 10th among U.S. public universities in arts and humanities, according to the latest subject rankings from Times Higher Education.
The University earned worldwide…
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Nov. 9, 2020
Dear College of Humanities Students, Staff, and Faculty,
As we have been exploring for the last month in the Tucson Humanities Festival, justice, equality, and freedom are among the most important ideals we hold in the College of Humanities. With…
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Oct. 13, 2020
Experts from the Department of East Asian Studies will hold a series of virtual talks this fall centered on tensions between the United States and China and ongoing discrimination against Asian Americans within the U.S.
“Pandemic Blues &…
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Oct. 9, 2020
The University of Arizona Center for Buddhist Studies will have its new physical home in the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, a landmark facility that will be dedicated to health and wellness.
The partnership is rooted in the…
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Sept. 30, 2020
For 2020, the Tucson Humanities Festival will highlight contemporary and historic efforts at fighting racism, erasing prejudice and uplifting the marginalized.
In selecting the theme of “Toward Justice,” for its 11th annual series, the College of…
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Sept. 18, 2020
The University of Arizona College of Humanities has launched a monthly series to connect alumni with current students in a virtual conversation about how a humanities education translates into career-ready skills.
Alumni Insights brings together…
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Sept. 17, 2020
The Critical Languages Program is expanding into community classes, creating a non-credit opportunity to study less commonly taught languages.
The first course offered will be Cantonese, with a 10-hour, five-week course focusing on the language…
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Sept. 16, 2020
As Athens rose to become the intellectual and cultural center of Ancient Greece in the fifth century BC, communities of artists within the city began transforming established traditions with ground-breaking innovations.
Athenian potters dominated…
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Sept. 15, 2020
As a nursing major, Maryan Hassan knows her career path lies in health care.
But it’s her Africana Studies minor that’s helping to define that career path and how her goals connect to the larger world. Eventually, Hassan would like to open her…
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Sept. 3, 2020
The Writing Skills Improvement Program will offer a regular series of 50-minute workshops weekly throughout the semester, including two new workshops specifically addressing online classes.
Free for all, the workshops will be interactive and…
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Aug. 25, 2020
As a French major, new Student Body President Tara Singleton says the skills and perspectives from her Humanities courses are crucial to her leadership role, as well as her career goal to work in human rights law.
Singleton, elected as the…