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March 3, 2020
In an annual partnership with KXCI Community Radio, professors from the Africana Studies Program took to the airwaves to celebrate Black History Month.  Professors selected a topic and related songs to play as weekly guest DJs on the Home Stretch…
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March 2, 2020
In keeping with its land-grant mission, the University of Arizona has always served the rural areas of the state, through agricultural research and education that directly impact those communities.   Now, through an innovative partnership between…
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Feb. 26, 2020
Video games are a growing field of academic study, and the University of Arizona is joining the ranks of more than 400 other U.S. colleges and universities that offer degrees in video game studies.   Beginning Fall 2020, the B.A. in Applied…
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Feb. 13, 2020
The University of Arizona has been named a top producer of Fulbright students by the Institute of International Education, ranking No. 14 among all U.S. research institutions and setting a university record with 20 awardees. Three of the recipients…
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Feb. 12, 2020
The College of Humanities hosted more than 20 executives of top corporations for the Change & Transformation Council’s winter meeting, focusing on the humanities role in the future of work.   The roots of the collaboration began at the Change…
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Feb. 12, 2020
The University of Arizona College of Humanities is developing a slate of new courses designed to infuse foreign language and culture content into courses in business, healthcare and other professional programs.   Funded with a $99,999 grant from…
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Feb. 6, 2020
In Bryan Carter’s virtual classroom, online education is moving toward a more immersive and interactive future.   This semester, Carter, director of the University of Arizona’s Center for Digital Humanities and an associate professor of Africana…
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Feb. 3, 2020
The College of Humanities and Africana Studies Program are hosting a series of events this month to celebrate Black History Month.   The programing begins on Tuesday, Feb. 4, with the Black History Month Kickoff, featuring food, dance, music, a…
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Jan. 16, 2020
The Department of French & Italian is partnering with Tournées Film Festival to offer an array of experiences in French cinema, with six films screened on campus to show the diversity and richness of French cinema.   The lineup for the Tournées…
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Dec. 20, 2019
Congratulations to the College of Humanities’ Outstanding Senior for Fall 2019, Frances Lee-Forbes!   Lee-Forbes is graduating with a double major in Russian and Linguistics, 3.95 GPA. She has studied abroad thrice, has been a member of the Russian…
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Dec. 19, 2019
The Pre-Commencement Ceremonies for Fall 2019 graduate students graduates of the UA College of Humanities was held on the afternoon of Friday, December 20 in the North Ballroom at the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center. Our faculty…
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Dec. 18, 2019
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. Dean Alain-Philippe Durand,…