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April 6, 2023
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Professor Jiang Wu Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
University of Arizona Department of East Asian Studies Professor and Center for Buddhist Studies Director Jiang Wu is one of 171 scientists, writers, scholars and artists awarded a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship. Wu said he was thrilled to be named a fellow and called the honor a "gratifying moment that comes after so many years of hard work and research."Read More
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May 17, 2019
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.
In thanks for her life-long service to the University of Arizona and her…
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May 15, 2019
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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May 13, 2019
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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May 13, 2019
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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May 13, 2019
Two of the UA's new cohort of 10 HSI Fellows come from the College of Humanities.
Lynette Duran, College of Humanities Director of Academic Advising, and Lillian Gorman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, will join the…
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May 10, 2019
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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May 10, 2019
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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May 8, 2019
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.
Jemison, an engineer, physician, entrepreneur, educator and the first…
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April 11, 2019
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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April 9, 2019
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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April 8, 2019
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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April 8, 2019
Students in two popular College of Humanities courses invite the campus to explore myths and what it means to be human.
Three figures – the zombie, the vampire and the werewolf – have captivated the human imagination for centuries. These creatures…