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Robert Stephan, Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Religious Studies and Classics, has received the Archaeological Institute of America’s 2025 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award.
The award, presented at the AIA’s 126th…
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Thursday
Eddy White, Professor of Practice in the Department of Public and Applied Humanities, is one of three new members on the Arizona Humanities Board of Directors.
White follows Dorrance Dean Alain-Philippe Durand and Albrecht Classen, University…
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Dec. 20, 2024
For Yalitza Ramírez, choosing to pursue her degree while staying in Nogales gave her a new vision for how she could make a difference in the community she’s always loved.
“Nogales, with its unique border culture and close-knit community, has always…
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Dec. 19, 2024
By Kelsi Vanada
Program Director, American Literary Translators Association
A poem in translation is a rewriting of the original—at once the same poem and a new poem. “It’s a sibling. It’s not a twin,” as described by Danish translator Katrine…
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Dec. 19, 2024
Having seen the potential and effectiveness of interactive theater in addressing challenges and difficult issues, Aurélia Mouzet is launching a new project to use theater as a forum for developing new ideas for inclusivity in education.
Mouzet,…
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Dec. 18, 2024
Germans love the Southwestern United States.
At Kartchner Caverns State Park, the spectacular limestone cave about 60 miles southeast of Tucson, German tourists are among the most frequent international visitors. Last spring, park rangers realized…
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Dec. 18, 2024
Octreyvian Killian, an honors student triple majoring in German Studies, Philosophy and Literacy, Learning, and Leadership, has received the 2024 Centennial Achievement Undergraduate Award.
The annual awards, established in 1984, recognize students…
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Dec. 9, 2024
Beppe Cavatorta, Professor of Italian, is the 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Teachers of Italian.
The national recognition is given annually in two categories, College/University and K-12. The…
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Dec. 5, 2024
The College of Humanities annually recognizes exemplary teaching, research and service with the Helen H. Chatfield Awards. The awards were created in 2021 to honor the memory of alumna Helen H. Chatfield, a successful investor and philanthropist who…
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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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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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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…