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July 5, 2018
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Reimagining the Humanities for a Changing Future
"There is no such thing as a starving humanist. These people are employed in all kinds of jobs in all kinds of fields," Alain-Philippe Durand says of a renewed focus on the humanities at the University of Arizona.Read More
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Oct. 15, 2024
Kimchi took center stage at the Bear Down Building on Sept. 26.
The finale cook-off event for the “Campus Kimchi Masters” scholarship contest brought out students, faculty and staff to observe the culmination of the month-long collaboration between…
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Oct. 3, 2024
The College of Humanities is launching a new initiative to explore and build collaborations at the intersections of health and humanities.
Thanks to strong connections with the College of Medicine – Tucson, the Health Humanities Hub is anchored on…
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Oct. 2, 2024
Tyler Meier, executive director of the University of Arizona Poetry Center, will receive the 2024 Friend of the Humanities Award from Arizona Humanities.
The award recognizes Meier for promoting the humanities throughout his 11 years at the Poetry…
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Oct. 2, 2024
Majoring in German Studies not only brought Thomas Noth closer connections to his family, but like so many other humanities graduates, he found that exploring personal passions has yielded unexpected benefits throughout his professional life as well…
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Sept. 30, 2024
A career specializing in multilingual education unsurprisingly went multinational for Larry Berlin, but his new role brings him back to where he started.
Berlin earned his doctorate in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching from the University of…
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Sept. 17, 2024
Albrecht Classen, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of German Studies, has been named an inaugural Highly Ranked Scholar - Lifetime by ScholarGPS.
In the specialty of modern history, Classen is ranked fifth in the world and just…
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Sept. 13, 2024
Are you a campus kimchi master? The Department of East Asian Studies, the Center for East Asian Studies, and the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation Los Angeles (aT Center LA) are hosting a kimchi contest. Open to all University of…
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Sept. 4, 2024
The University of Arizona has been awarded a four-year federal grant to establish a Portuguese Flagship Program, with new resources available to advance students’ language skills and career opportunities, including a capstone year in Brazil.
The $1…
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Sept. 3, 2024
The College of Humanities at the University of Arizona has achieved steady growth and attracted a diverse student population by investing in inclusive recruitment strategies and innovative curricula, according to a new report.
The National…
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Aug. 30, 2024
Scholars from France’s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the University of Arizona will present at a mini-conference on Environmental Justice and Cultural Resistance in Africa and Polynesia.
The conference and research are part of…
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Aug. 15, 2024
The College of Humanities is pleased to welcome new faculty for the upcoming academic year.
“These are outstanding scholars who represent the breadth and diversity of Humanities scholarship and teaching,” said Dorrance Dean Alain-Philippe Durand. “…
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June 18, 2024
Digital technology use has led to a new diversity in Black religious life, starting before but accelerating during the COVID-19 pandemic, with changes in both beliefs and practices, according to a new study.
The Connected Faith Survey, to be…