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The University of Arizona ranks among the top 10 universities in the nation for producing graduates with foreign language degrees.
1 year ago
The legacy of Dr. Donna Swaim, a beloved humanities professor who taught at the university for 50 years, will continue with a study abroad scholarship bearing her name.  
2 years ago
Congratulations to the Fall 2021 COH Graduate Student Research Grant awardees! Junyuan Chen East Asian Studies, Second Language Acquisition & Teaching Project: Japanese Language Teacher Identities in a Changing Context Jessica Tiegs Spanish...
2 years ago
Jessica Polsky, a 1998 graduate who turned her degrees in Italian and dance into an acting career that’s stretched from Broadway to Milan, is the College of Humanities 2021 Alumna of the Year.  
2 years ago
The University of Arizona will participate in a three-year, $5-million grant-funded project that unites 16 universities in a national initiative to support Latinx humanities studies. The University of Illinois Chicago is the lead institution of the...
2 years ago
The University of Arizona is expanding its Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) degree programs to the UArizona Near You Network academic locations in Douglas and Nogales.  
2 years ago
A new study abroad scholarship fund will enable more College of Humanities students to experience global cultures while gaining valuable skills for their future careers.  
2 years ago
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,...
2 years ago
Congratulations to the College of Humanities’ Outstanding Senior for Spring 2021, Emily Allerton!  
2 years ago
Ángela Matute Sánchez, a Spanish-language instructor and Ph.D. candidate in Hispanic Linguistics with a minor in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, is the College of Humanities 2021 Outstanding GAT Award recipient.  
2 years ago
Kharen Morgan, graduating with degree in Applied Humanities: Public Health Emphasis and East Asian Studies: Chinese Language Emphasis, has received the 2020-2021 Native American Student Affairs Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award.  
Nikita Ganesh
2 years ago
Nikita Ganesh, graduating with a double major in Chinese language and psychological science, will be awarded the University’s Merrill P. Freeman Medal.
Alyssa Peterson
2 years ago
Alyssa Jean Peterson, graduating with a triple major in Religious Studies, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Biochemistry, will receive the University’s Robert Logan Nugent Award.  
2 years ago
The University of Arizona is launching a new minor in Asian Pacific American studies, centered on what has become the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the United States. The new minor, housed in the Department of East Asian Studies in the ...
2 years ago
The College of Humanities is proud to announce the following recipients of the Spring 2021 Awards.  Please join us in congratulating them on their outstanding achievements! Outstanding Senior Award Emily Allerton Majors: Russian, Creative Writing,...
2 years ago
The College of Humanities is proud to announce the following recipients of the Spring 2021 COH Scholarships. Please join us in congratulating them on their outstanding achievements! Alene Kelsey Metcalf Family Scholarship Zcheecid Aguirre | Major:...