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Nov. 23, 2021
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…
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Nov. 16, 2021
The University of Arizona Poetry Center, part of the College of Humanities, is thrilled to announce a $135,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the largest grant dedicated to library collections in the Poetry Center’s 60-year history.…
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Nov. 12, 2021
As part of ongoing talks aimed at strengthening the governmental and educational relationships between the University of Arizona and Kazakhstan, a delegation visited College of Humanities leadership to discuss potential collaboration.
The visit…
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Nov. 9, 2021
The American Literary Translators Association continues its Arizona Translates! project this week, with a series of free, public events celebrating the craft of literary translation.
Arizona Translates! is ALTA’s first public event series aimed…
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Nov. 8, 2021
An NEH-funded project centered on the challenges of soldiers returning home after war will present a series of public discussions this week.
“Thunder of War – Winds of Return” is focused on narratives and giving veterans the opportunity to tell…
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Nov. 4, 2021
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.
Midway through her dance degree, Polsky took a…
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Oct. 21, 2021
Dorrance Dean Alain-Philippe Durand is pleased to announce Dr. Caleb Simmons as the next Faculty Director of the Bachelor of General Studies program in the College of Humanities.
Simmons is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies in the…
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Oct. 15, 2021
The University of Arizona has been named recipient of a $400,000 grant awarded by the National Endowment of the Humanities through their program, American Rescue Plan: Humanities Organizations, aimed at providing economic relief and recovery for…
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Oct. 14, 2021
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…
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Sept. 27, 2021
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.
This expansion supports the mission of The University of Arizona’s Online,…
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Sept. 23, 2021
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.
A new $125,000 gift will create the Donna Dillon Manning and Larry Horner…
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Sept. 22, 2021
"Once upon a time…"
Children know to recognize a story by that classic phrase, which captures attention and opens up whole new worlds.
The 12th annual Tucson Humanities Festival, presented by the University of Arizona College of Humanities, will…