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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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Nov. 3, 2022
Over its first decade, the College of Humanities Student Ambassador Program has included about 125 students who’ve represented and advocated for the college at recruiting events and a host of outreach projects.
The program started as a way to…
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Nov. 3, 2022
By its nature, literary translation can be a slow and isolated process, and one with limited training opportunities for those starting out.
The Emerging Translator Mentorship Program, launched by the American Literary Translators Association in…
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Oct. 28, 2022
Dr. Dolores Durán-Cerda, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at Pima Community College, is the 2022-2023 College of Humanities’ Alumna of the Year.
In a career dedicated to higher education, both as a faculty member and as an…
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Oct. 27, 2022
Jeff Powell, a 2013 Africana Studies graduate who has gone onto a successful career in economic development, is the College of Humanities 2022 Young Professional Achievement Award recipient.
Powell, currently Director of Economic Development…
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Oct. 17, 2022
A one-time baseball prospect who followed his calling into the priesthood and then into academia, Dr. Robert A. Burns is remembered as a professor who dedicated 45 years to making the world a better place through education and understanding, with…
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Oct. 11, 2022
In celebration of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the College of Humanities is spotlighting faculty, staff and students. This week, meet Omar Rodriguez, academic advisor for students majoring in Classics, East Asian Studies,…
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Oct. 11, 2022
When students in Gabriela Valdez’s section of Public Health 308 begin this week, they’ll be the first class of University of Arizona students taking a class that’s been entirely translated into Spanish.
The course, Community Health Education for…
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Oct. 10, 2022
In a virtual classroom, University of Arizona students connect with a binational group of peers and professors, sharing their own experiences and perspectives while learning about the nuances and complexities of U.S.-Mexico border issues.
The…
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Oct. 10, 2022
The University of Arizona’s new Language Training Center will deliver intensive language training to U.S. Department of Defense personnel, funded by a three-year, $1.5-million grant.
The Language Training Center will provide training language and…
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Oct. 10, 2022
In celebration of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, annually celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the College of Humanities is spotlighting faculty, staff and students. This week, meet Lillian Gorman, Xochilt María Montaño, Francisco Javier Fuentes…
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Oct. 6, 2022
What would you do if your salad bit you back or started to talk? Eden? Plants between Science and Fiction, a multimedia exhibit about the role of plants in science fiction literature and film, invites you to engage in exactly this thought experiment…
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Oct. 3, 2022
Beginning this month, Children’s Museum Tucson will welcome storytelling professors from the College of Humanities to share about diverse cultures during the museum’s monthly Art after Dark program.
The Cuentacuentos program will kick off on Oct.…