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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. 9, 2021
The American Literary Translators Association continues its Arizona Translates! project this week, with a series of free, public events celebrating the craft of literary translation.
Arizona Translates! is ALTA’s first public event series…
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Nov. 8, 2021
An NEH-funded project centered on the challenges of soldiers returning home after war will present a series of public discussions this week.
“Thunder of War – Winds of Return” is focused on narratives and giving veterans the opportunity to…
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Nov. 4, 2021
Jessica Polsky, a 1998 graduate who turned her degrees in Italian and dance into an acting career that’s stretched from Broadway to Milan, is the College of Humanities 2021 Alumna of the Year.
Midway through her dance degree, Polsky took a…
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Oct. 21, 2021
Dorrance Dean Alain-Philippe Durand is pleased to announce Dr. Caleb Simmons as the next Faculty Director of the Bachelor of General Studies program in the College of Humanities.
Simmons is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies in the…
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Oct. 15, 2021
The University of Arizona has been named recipient of a $400,000 grant awarded by the National Endowment of the Humanities through their program, American Rescue Plan: Humanities Organizations, aimed at providing economic relief and recovery for…
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Oct. 14, 2021
The University of Arizona will participate in a three-year, $5-million grant-funded project that unites 16 universities in a national initiative to support Latinx humanities studies.
The University of Illinois Chicago is the lead institution of the…
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Sept. 27, 2021
The University of Arizona is expanding its Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) degree programs to the UArizona Near You Network academic locations in Douglas and Nogales.
This expansion supports the mission of The University of Arizona’s…
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Sept. 23, 2021
A new study abroad scholarship fund will enable more College of Humanities students to experience global cultures while gaining valuable skills for their future careers.
A new $125,000 gift will create the Donna Dillon Manning and Larry…
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Sept. 22, 2021
"Once upon a time…"
Children know to recognize a story by that classic phrase, which captures attention and opens up whole new worlds.
The 12th annual Tucson Humanities Festival, presented by the University of Arizona College of…
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Sept. 10, 2021
While most scholars focus on their singular specialty, Sonia Colina has long found herself drawn to both the formal aspects of language structure and the practical work of translating between languages.
The expertise in both fields has…
Sept. 9, 2021
For Robert Stephan, summers mean archaeological field research in Greece, working on a project trying to understand the collapse of civilizations at the end of the Bronze Age.
During the fall and spring semesters, Stephan teaches courses…
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Sept. 9, 2021
Professors Kátia da Costa Bezerra and Cynthia White have been awarded grant funding from AZ Humanities for the Listening to Other Voices project, a celebration of world literature featuring multiple events over two days in…