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National Humanities Alliance logo
Nov. 8, 2024
The Bachelor of Applied Humanities degree, created through collaborative partnerships across campus, was cited in a new report as one of 12 case studies of programs that successfully deliver a broad education. “Attracting Students to the Liberal…
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Greek Life in Greece study abroad will visit many historic sites.
Nov. 8, 2024
From the Parthenon to the Olympics to the Oracle at Delphi to the ruins of Delos and Santorini, the wonders of ancient Greece have inspired countless generations.   In a new collaboration, the College of Humanities and Department of Religious…
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Humanities Seminars Program celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Nov. 8, 2024
There’s a certain magic that develops in the Humanities Seminars Program, an energy created by the convergence of knowledgeable professors, engaged students and topics of great interest. For 40 years, that magic has driven the University of Arizona…
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Arum Park
Nov. 7, 2024
Arum Park, Associate Professor of Classics, has been awarded a faculty seed grant from the Office for Research, Innovation & Impact. The $14,990 grant will support Park’s project, “Exploring the Intersection of Classics and Asia,” which…
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Author Gregory McNamee
Nov. 5, 2024
As an author tasked with writing a book on the history of the University of Arizona, Gregory McNamee thought back to his own undergraduate years half a century ago. Pursuing a major in classics, McNamee was drawn to the Greeks, to people whose…
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Lily Jones won first place in the Campus Kimchi Masters scholarship contest.
Oct. 15, 2024
Kimchi took center stage at the Bear Down Building on Sept. 26.  The finale cook-off event for the “Campus Kimchi Masters” scholarship contest brought out students, faculty and staff to observe the culmination of the month-long collaboration between…
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Health Humanities Hub
Oct. 3, 2024
The College of Humanities is launching a new initiative to explore and build collaborations at the intersections of health and humanities. Thanks to strong connections with the College of Medicine – Tucson, the Health Humanities Hub is anchored on…
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Tyler Meier
Oct. 2, 2024
Tyler Meier, executive director of the University of Arizona Poetry Center, will receive the 2024 Friend of the Humanities Award from Arizona Humanities. The award recognizes Meier for promoting the humanities throughout his 11 years at the Poetry…
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Thomas Noth
Oct. 2, 2024
Majoring in German Studies not only brought Thomas Noth closer connections to his family, but like so many other humanities graduates, he found that exploring personal passions has yielded unexpected benefits throughout his professional life as well…
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CESL Director Larry Berlin
Sept. 30, 2024
A career specializing in multilingual education unsurprisingly went multinational for Larry Berlin, but his new role brings him back to where he started. Berlin earned his doctorate in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching from the University of…
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Albrecht Classen, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of German Studies
Sept. 17, 2024
Albrecht Classen, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of German Studies, has been named an inaugural Highly Ranked Scholar - Lifetime by ScholarGPS. In the specialty of modern history, Classen is ranked fifth in the world and just…
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Award-winning chef Ji Hye Kim will give a presentation at the kimchi contest finale.
Sept. 13, 2024
Are you a campus kimchi master? The Department of East Asian Studies, the Center for East Asian Studies, and the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation Los Angeles (aT Center LA) are hosting a kimchi contest. Open to all University of…