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Feb. 18, 2019
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UA Among Top Producers of Foreign Language Degrees
The University of Arizona ranks among the top 10 universities in the nation for producing graduates with foreign language degrees. According to a new Chronicle of Higher Education analysis of U.S. Department of Education data for the 2016-17 academic year, the UA conferred 216 bachelor’s degrees in foreign languages, literatures and linguistics, ranking 10th among all universities.Read More
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Wednesday
On Giving Day, Feb. 11 and 12, join Steve & Margot Kerr in support of our mission to make study abroad a reality for all College of Humanities students by helping them overcome financial obstacles through scholarships.The $1M gift to launch…
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Wednesday
The fall semester brings the second pair of students in the Health Humanities Hub Interdisciplinary Scholars program, with each developing their own unique ways to unite studies in the humanities and health. For Mykelti Nuamah, his…
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Tuesday
What should we eat? As basic nourishment, food is part of daily life everywhere. But food is also inextricably linked to culture and as such, the questions of eating right quickly become complex. In search of a broader understanding of…
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Dec. 11, 2025
In May, the College of Humanities will add the Balkan nations of Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia to its growing list of destinations in the Study Abroad for Adult Learners program. The format is unique among other tours, even those sponsored by…
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Dec. 10, 2025
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. 6, 2025
The last thing Melissa Fitch had ever imagined she would be doing on her sabbatical was fleeing an angry 300-pound Antarctic fur seal on the remote South Georgia island near Antarctica. As a University Distinguished Professor of Latin American…
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Nov. 4, 2025
Wildcat legend Steve Kerr's international upbringing sparked a curiosity about the world, a love of travel and a lifelong embrace of cultural diversity. Now, he and his wife Margot, also a U of A graduate, have made a gift commitment of $1…
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Nov. 4, 2025
The College of Humanities community is profoundly saddened by the loss of two of its students in a traffic collision Thursday night near the U of A campus. Sophia Akimi Troetel, a double major in Spanish and Psychology, and Josiah Patrick Santos,…
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Nov. 2, 2025
Published in the Arizona Daily Star, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025By Steve KerrI recently turned 60, which means it’s been almost 40 years since I graduated from the University of Arizona. (Time flies when you’re getting old….or something like that.) Those…
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Sept. 30, 2025
The University of Arizona is ranked in the top five universities in the nation for producing graduates with foreign language degrees! According to a recent analysis by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the U of A confers the fifth most…
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Sept. 30, 2025
The humanities are everywhere. It’s a message that Alain-Philippe Durand, Dorrance Dean of the College of Humanities, hopes to share with the university and campus communities during this year’s Tucson Humanities Festival, with a series of…
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Sept. 11, 2025
Courtney Friesen, Professor in the Department of Religious Studies & Classics, has received the Frank W. Beare Award from the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies.Presented at the society’s annual meeting in June in Toronto, the Beare…