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Jan. 25, 2023
For about 12 years in the middle of the 14th century, an anonymous writer from Germany lived in Cairo, producing a detailed text about the Muslim world.
Last fall semester, on a Fulbright grant to conduct research and teach at Cairo University,…
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Jan. 18, 2023
Two faculty projects in the College of Humanities have been awarded funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The awards, announced Jan. 10, are among $28.1 million in grants for 204 humanities projects across the country.
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Dec. 19, 2022
Richard Shelton, a longtime University of Arizona professor and renowned writer known as the poet laureate of the Sonoran Desert, passed away Nov. 29. He was 89.
An emeritus Regents Professor of Creative Writing, Shelton wrote a 11 books of…
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Dec. 19, 2022
Congratulations to the College of Humanities graduating Student Ambassadors for Winter 2022: Alia Bushaw, Madison Doser and Ana Lucia Verduzco, all of whom are first-generation college graduates!
Bushaw earned her degree with a double major in…
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Dec. 16, 2022
Congratulations to the College of Humanities Outstanding Senior for Winter 2022, Madison Doser, an Honors student double majoring in Applied Humanities: Public Health emphasis and Law!
Doser is also one of two recipients of the University of…
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Dec. 8, 2022
The Center for English as a Second Language is establishing its first student scholarship, in memory of Frank Pialorsi, who built and maintained CESL’s elite global reputation over his 30 years as director.
After Pialorsi passed away in February…
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Dec. 1, 2022
Dorrance Dean Alain-Philippe Durand is pleased to announce the recipients of the College of Humanities 2022 Helen H. Chatfield Awards.
The awards, which recognize exemplary teaching, research and service, were created in 2021 to honor the memory…
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Nov. 3, 2022
Over its first decade, the College of Humanities Student Ambassador Program has included about 125 students who’ve represented and advocated for the college at recruiting events and a host of outreach projects.
The program started as a way to…
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Nov. 3, 2022
By its nature, literary translation can be a slow and isolated process, and one with limited training opportunities for those starting out.
The Emerging Translator Mentorship Program, launched by the American Literary Translators Association in…
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Oct. 28, 2022
Dr. Dolores Durán-Cerda, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at Pima Community College, is the 2022-2023 College of Humanities’ Alumna of the Year.
In a career dedicated to higher education, both as a faculty member and as an…
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Oct. 27, 2022
Jeff Powell, a 2013 Africana Studies graduate who has gone onto a successful career in economic development, is the College of Humanities 2022 Young Professional Achievement Award recipient.
Powell, currently Director of Economic Development…
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Oct. 17, 2022
A one-time baseball prospect who followed his calling into the priesthood and then into academia, Dr. Robert A. Burns is remembered as a professor who dedicated 45 years to making the world a better place through education and understanding, with…