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Feb. 18, 2019
The University of Arizona ranks among the top 10 universities in the nation for producing graduates with foreign language degrees.
According to a new Chronicle of Higher Education analysis of U.S. Department of Education data for the 2016-17…
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Feb. 14, 2019
College of Humanities double major Rob Lisak is featured as the UA Honors College student of the week.
Lisak majors in Religious Studies and East Asian Studies and talked with the Honors College about his experiences studying abroad in Hangzhou. …
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Feb. 13, 2019
A $50,000 commitment from Dr. Ross Schwartzberg will establish a new scholarship for UA students majoring in Religious Studies for Health Professionals, as well as an annual lecture series focusing on health and religion.
Dr. Schwartzberg, who…
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Feb. 11, 2019
An estimated 250 million roses are given each Valentine’s Day. But in a cultural context, that classic symbol of love reveals even more about the relationship between people and plants.
Humanity is dependent on plants for survival, but scholars have…
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Jan. 29, 2019
Daisy Vargas, a UA Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, has been selected as one of 10 participants in the prestigious 2019 Young Scholars in American Religion Program.
Vargas, who joined the University of Arizona College of Humanities faculty…
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Jan. 28, 2019
The National Center for Interpretation and the Graduate College are pleased to announce the competition for the 2019-20 NCI Graduate Fellowships.
Awards: Two cash awards, each consisting of $6,250, and three .50 Graduate Tuition Scholarships for a…
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Jan. 24, 2019
As the country’s national museum embarks on an effort to showcase the history and impact of video games in American society, two UA experts are advising the Smithsonian’s curators on the exhibit.
Ken McAllister and Judd Ruggill, co-directors of the…
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Jan. 11, 2019
Three College of Humanities professors are assuming leadership roles in the Modern Language Association and Association of Departments of Foreign Languages.
German Studies Department Head Barbara Kosta was elected to the executive committee of the…
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Jan. 9, 2019
UA professor argues in a new book that the complicated legacy of independence movements impacts issues of human rights and democracy to this day
Though African countries became liberated from European colonial rulers beginning in the 1950s, the…
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Jan. 9, 2019
Denis M. Provencher, Head of the Department of French and Italian, is featured in the latest New Books in French Studies podcast.
The interview centers on Provencher’s 2017 book Queer Maghrebi French: Language, Temporalities, Transfiliations, which…
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Dec. 18, 2018
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…
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Dec. 14, 2018
Congratulations to the College of Humanities’ Outstanding Senior for Winter 2018, Mely Bohlman!
Bohlman graduates with a double major in Spanish and Environmental Science, and a minor in Sustainable Plant Systems. Active in undergraduate research,…