It’s easy to see how Dante Lauretta’s undergraduate degrees in physics and theoretical math are foundational in his career as a planetary scientist.
But Lauretta gives just as much credit to his third major, Japanese, describing his study of language and culture as a challenge that helped him focus his curiosity on fundamental questions of existence and his drive to create knowledge for the human race.
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College of Humanities Student Ambassadors assist the college in recruitment, events and serve as peer mentors to incoming students. Each year, the cohort includes some of the best and brightest students in the college. Congratulations to the class...
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HSI grant will fund activities focused on the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, including a student internship program, first-year writing curriculum and faculty fellowships
The University of Arizona will receive $3 million for a new project aimed at...
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Congratulations to the College of Humanities’ Outstanding Senior for Spring 2023, Ivana Klymko!
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Ramón César Mendez, a Ph.D. candidate and instructor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, is the College of Humanities 2023 Outstanding GAT Award recipient.
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Jessica Plaza Rodríguez, graduating with Bachelor of Arts in Spanish with an emphasis in Hispanic Literature and a Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Development, is a recipient of the university’s Robie Gold Medal.
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Hillary Schiff, graduating summa cum laude with honors with a Bachelor of Arts in French and a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, is a recipient of the university’s Robert Logan Nugent Award.
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Romy Cerón Canché, a graduate teaching associate and Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, has received the university’s 2023 Graduate Student Peer Mentor Award.
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The College of Humanities is introducing its first bachelor of science degree, a Religious Studies for Health Professionals major that will create a new pipeline for a more diverse population of health workers.
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THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING RECIPIENTS OF THE SPRING 2023 COH SCHOLARSHIPS
Please join us in congratulating them on their outstanding achievements!
Alfred and Mary Beigel Memorial Scholarship
Kiersten Scarbrough...
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In their lifetimes, Mary Bernard Aguirre and her grandson Pedro Joab Aguirre bridged different countries, cultures, languages and peoples.
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In celebration of Black History Month, the College of Humanities is spotlighting faculty, staff, students and alumni. At the conclusion of this year’s celebration, meet Peju Alfred, a doctoral candidate in Transcultural German Studies.
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In the year since Russia attacked Ukraine, more than 8 million Ukrainians have fled the country and settled around the world.
In Tucson, Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Arizona (JFCS) is one agency working to assist Ukrainian...
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“It’s vital for universities to teach Black History because it’s American history,” said Chloe Horton, a double major in Africana Studies and Law.
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Congratulations to the College of Humanities graduating Student Ambassadors for Winter 2022: Alia Bushaw, Madison Doser and Ana Lucia Verduzco, all of whom are first-generation college graduates!
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Congratulations to the College of Humanities Outstanding Senior for Winter 2022, Madison Doser, an Honors student double majoring in Applied Humanities: Public Health emphasis and Law!
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