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Reimagining the Humanities for a Changing Future

Silos are out. Integration is in. And the humanities are here to stay. 
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4 years ago

Carter Awarded CUES Distinguished Fellowship

In Bryan Carter’s virtual classroom, online education is moving toward a more immersive and interactive future.  
4 years ago

Celebrating Black History Month

The College of Humanities and Africana Studies Program are hosting a series of events this month to celebrate Black History Month.  
4 years ago

Critical Languages Program Adds Course in Nahuatl

Next semester, University of Arizona students will have the opportunity to take classes in Nahuatl, the indigenous Mesoamerican language that’s the origin of words such as chocolate, avocado, chili, coyote and tomato.
4 years ago

New Initiative in Russian and Slavic Studies Builds Diversity

University of Arizona students from underrepresented backgrounds majoring in Russian and Slavic Studies joined peers from Howard University and the University of Puerto Rico in Washington, D.C. as part of a multifaceted effort to increase diversity...
4 years ago

Center for Digital Humanities Awarded Knight Foundation Grant

The University of Arizona’s Center for Digital Humanities, in partnership with The Colored Girls Museum in Philadelphia
4 years ago

Superior Teaching Awards Honor Four Professors

The Humanities Seminars Program honored four University of Arizona professors with the annual Ted and Shirley Taubeneck Superior Teaching Award.   
4 years ago

UA Ranked 11th Among U.S. Public Institutions in Arts & Humanities Category by Times Higher Education World University Rankings

By Nick Prevenas, University Communications The University of Arizona is one of the world's top institutions for arts and humanities studies, according to Times Higher Education.
4 years ago

CERCLL Launching Initiative on Literatures, Languages and Cultures in the 21st Century

CERCLL, a UA Title VI Language Resource Center, this week is hosting the inaugural event of its new initiative on Literatures, Languages and Cultures in the 21st Century.
Dana Vandersip
4 years ago

COH 2019 Alumna of the Year: Dana Vandersip

Dana Vandersip, a 1988 graduate of the UA’s Russian department who went onto a prominent career in philanthropy, is the College of Humanities 2019 Alumna of the Year. The Russian courses and other Humanities classes taught Vandersip the sort of...
4 years ago

Tucson Humanities Festival Asks, What’s Next?

Young Writers Institute
4 years ago

WSIP Gives Young Writers A Boost

From budding poets and story writers to students looking to improve their schoolwork, high school students receive plenty of practice, training and advice from the UA’s Writing Skills Improvement Program.
4 years ago

NEH Grant Will Support Poetry Center Collection

The University of Arizona Poetry Center is receiving a $106,299 grant to install a high-density storage system that will enable its acclaimed collection to continue expanding for decades. The National Endowment for the Humanities grant, announced...
Emilee Mead and Donna Swaim
5 years ago

Donna Swaim Honored on 40th Anniversary of First Study Abroad Trip

Donna Swaim, who touched thousands of students’ lives in her 50 years teaching at the UA, brought a commitment to study abroad that the College of Humanities continues today.
5 years ago

UA Center for Buddhist Studies to Establish Maitreya Library

College of Humanities Dean Alain-Philippe Durand and Center for Buddhist Studies Director Jiang Wu signed an agreement with the Maitreya Culture & Education Foundation to create a Maitreya Library at the University of Arizona. The agreement,...
5 years ago

COH to Award Honorary Doctorate to Dr. Mae C. Jemison

Dr. Mae C. Jemison, keynote speaker at the UA’s 155th Commencement on May 10, will be presented with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by the College of Humanities.