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July 5, 2018
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Reimagining the Humanities for a Changing Future
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Basic language courses across the College of Humanities instruct thousands of University of Arizona students each semester, majors and non-majors alike, giving them the building blocks of a second language. But beyond the basic language classes…
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In teaching her “Religion and Film” course, DeAnna Daniels centers on Black horror, using the genre as a way to understand religion and film in all of its multiplicities. Daniels and her students spend the semester exploring the…
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In some ways, Michelle Durham can trace her career as a television executive back to a flight to Paris she took as a college student. “I got off of the plane and I thought ‘Yep, this is where I’m supposed to be.’ Studying abroad was an…
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When she arrived at the University of Arizona, Florence Luna tested out of her language requirement. But she didn’t want to take a shortcut and miss taking advantage of everything the university had to offer. Luna, a first generation American…
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The growing Department of Public and Applied Humanities is adding Entrepreneurship as its latest emphasis, partnering with the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship to offer students a degree that integrates professional skills and a…
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Albrecht Classen, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of German Studies, has received several recent accolades. A prolific scholar and teacher of the Middle Ages and the early modern age, Classen has published 138 books…
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Sarah McCallum, Associate Professor of Classics, has been named a recipient of the Society for Classical Studies’ 2025 Award for Excellence in Teaching at the College Level. The Society for Classical Studies (SCS), founded as the American…
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Dec. 19, 2025
As a speech language pathologist, often working with children with autism, Patricia Prelock had a unique vantage point for observing the power of language and communication. Though her career trajectory as a health professional was very clear,…
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Dec. 19, 2025
Congratulations to the College of Humanities’ Outstanding Senior for Spring Winter 2025, Loyda Vance! Vance is a first-generation college student graduating with dual degrees, a B.A. in Spanish and Portuguese and a B.S. in Urban and Regional…
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Dec. 18, 2025
Jennitza Barreras, graduating in May 2026 with a double major in Spanish and Elementary Education: Bilingual Emphasis from the University of Arizona, is one of the 2025 Undergraduate Centennial Achievement Award Recipients. Angus Leydic, a…
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Dec. 18, 2025
In a November symposium organized by Arum Park, a new generation of Classics scholars from across the country gathered at the University of Arizona to discuss how the field is expanding by examining connections with Asia. The two-day…
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Dec. 18, 2025
A renowned expert in Chinese and East Asian Buddhism, Jiang Wu made his reputation in the field by going beyond textual and historic analysis to use big data methods to search for new insights. It’s an approach he started in graduate…