News

Dec. 13, 2017
Ted Taubeneck, a generous supporter of University of Arizona arts and humanities programs who enthusiastically embodied the ideal of lifelong learning, died last month. He was 91. As a longtime board member and chair of the Humanities Seminars…
Image
Dec. 12, 2017
Congratulations to Denis Provencher, professor and head of the Department of French and Italian, on being named Acting Director of the UA's Institute for LGBT Studies for Spring 2018.  Provencher is a scholar of contemporary French and Francophone…
Image
Dec. 8, 2017
The University of Arizona Parent & Family Association's monthly faculty spotlight for December is on Rae Erin Dachille, an assistant professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies and an expert on Buddhism.  Here's the full profile:  Meet…
Image
Dec. 1, 2017
  Congratulations to this year's COH Faculty Research Grant awardees!    2017-18 COH Faculty Research Grant Awardees Professor Albrecht Classen German Studies Project: Academic Textbook on the History of Tolerance Professor Malcolm Compitello…
Image
Dec. 1, 2017
  Congratulations to the Fall 2017 COH Graduate Student Research Grant awardees!    Fall 2017 COH Graduate Students Research Grant Awardees Nan Ouyang East Asian Studies Project: The Making of a Sacred Place: The Rise of Mount Jiuhua in the Ming-…
Image
Nov. 28, 2017
New grants have launched an in-depth study of East Asian Buddhism as one of the signature projects of the UA's Center for Buddhist Studies.   Aiming to chart the spread of Buddhism in China and across East Asia, University of Arizona researchers…
Image
Nov. 27, 2017
The UA Humanities Seminars Program spring semester courses feature a wide range of subjects, spanning the globe from China to Africa and human history from antiquity to the turbulence of 1968. Founded in 1984, the Humanities Seminars Program offers…
Image
Nov. 22, 2017
The olive naming is the latest Italian honor bestowed upon Regents' Professor of Anthropology David Soren, who also was named an honorary Italian citizen in 1990 for his archaeological contributions to the country   By  Alexis Blue , …
Image
Nov. 21, 2017
The Arizona Daily Wildcat has a great stroy on the Service Learning course offered by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.  Since 2014, students have participated in organizations, ranging from education to public health to law, that make a…
Image
Nov. 20, 2017
The UA Poetry Center is pleased to announce its spring 2018 series, which features poetry and prose reasings, as well as talks and panels, from a great group of contemporary writers.  Find the announcement and full schedule here.       
Image
Nov. 16, 2017
The University of Arizona Poetry Center, part of the College of Humanities, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Art for Justice Fund. The grant will fund a three-year project that will commission new work from leading writers on mass…
Image
Nov. 16, 2017
Explore the south of France in an immersive cultural and educational trip, led by professors who will share their expertise about the region and its art, history and cuisine.   The inaugural College of Humanities Study Abroad Program for Adult…