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Silos are out. Integration is in. And the humanities are here to stay. 
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Three College of Humanities professors have been promoted, demonstrating excellent performance in teaching, service and research.
Emilee Mead and Donna Swaim
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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.
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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,...
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    The Pre-Commencement Ceremonies for Spring 2019 graduate students graduates of the UA College of Humanities was held on the afternoon of Thursday, May 9 in the North Ballroom at the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center. Our...
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    The convocation ceremony for Spring 2019 graduates of the UA College of Humanities was held on Friday, May 10 in the North Ballroom at the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center. Our faculty and staff salute this talented group of...
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Lynette Duran, Director of Academic Advising, and Lillian Gorman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, will join the UA's second HSI Fellowship cohort, a program that aims to further the University's efforts as a Hispanic...
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Bryn Sharp, graduating with honors in Spanish and Latin American Studies, is one of two 2019 recipients of the prestigious Robie Gold Medal Award. Awarded at UA Commencement by the Dean of Students Office, the award was created by Wendell T. Robie...
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Congratulations to the College of Humanities’ Outstanding Senior for Spring 2019, Chelsea Forer! Forer graduates with honors, completing a double major in Religious Studies and Biological Anthropology and spent two years as a College of Humanities...
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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.
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The College of Humanities is proud to announce the following recipients of the Spring 2019 COH Scholarships. Spring 2019 COH Scholarship Winners Alene Kelsey Metcalf Family Scholarship Emily Allerton Russian and Neuroscience & Cognitive Science...
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Two College of Humanities staff members received UA Awards for Excellence at the 31st annual recognition ceremony. Toni Alexander, Assistant Dean for Business and Finance, and Tyler Meier, Executive Director of the UA Poetry Center, were honored for...
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Congratulations to the Spring 2019 COH Faculty and Student award recipients!    Spring 2019 COH Faculty and Student Awardees Outstanding Senior Award Chelsea Forer Religious Studies and Anthropology Outstanding Graduate Assistant in Teaching Award...
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Students in two popular College of Humanities courses invite the campus to explore myths and what it means to be human.
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The popular Cyclovia Tucson will pass through the UA campus on Sunday, April 7, and in celebration of National Poetry Month, the UA Poetry Center aims to get all 40,000 expected attendees to interact with a poem in some way.  Cyclovia, a program of...
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The Center for Digital Humanities has selected six faculty research projects for development awards. The projects will  combine research in a humanities discipline with cutting-edge technology, like data visualization, digital storytelling, motion...