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March 9, 2023

Aguirre Scholarship Connects Tomorrow’s Leaders with Arizona History

In their lifetimes, Mary Bernard Aguirre and her grandson Pedro Joab Aguirre bridged different countries, cultures, languages and peoples.  

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Jan. 13, 2017
Dr. Denis M. Provencher, Professor and Head of the Department of French and Italian, has just been awarded a grant from the University of Arizona’s Institute for LGBT Studies, in partnership with the UA Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry, for his…
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Jan. 13, 2017
Congratulations Dr. Aileen Feng! Her book, "WRITING BELOVEDS: HUMANIST PETRARCHISM AND THE POLITICS OF GENDER" just appeared in print at the University of Toronto Press: Covering a period from the late-fourteenth to mid-sixteenth century, Aileen A.…
Dec. 22, 2016
Co-directors of the Learning Games Initiativein the College of Humanities, Ken McAllister & Judd Ruggill, discuss modern-day gaming and its history. Read the full UA News Story here.
Dec. 22, 2016
College of Humanities Religious Studies Professor Alex Nava was featured in national news in relation to the increased attention on police-related killings of blacks and the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement mirror the rise in social activist…
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Dec. 19, 2016
The Pre-Commencement Ceremonies for Winter 2016 graduates of the UA College of Humanities were held on the morning of Friday, December 16 in the Grand Ballroom at the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center. In addition to Dean Alain-…
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Dec. 9, 2016
Congratulations to this year's COH research grant awardees!  Straight to the Goal! 2016 COH Faculty Research Grants Awardees Professor Katia Bezerra Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese Project: Borders within Borders: Diasporas in the Lusophone World…
Dec. 5, 2016
Dr. Colleen Lucey, Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian & Slavic Studies, recently received a Title VIII Advanced Research Fellowship from the U.S. Department of State for her proposal, "Prostitution and Sex Trafficking in Russian Politics…
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Nov. 14, 2016
French and Italian Professor Fabian Alfie answers "four questions" about "Inferno" and the lasting impact of Italian poet Dante Alighieri's work on the origins of evil. Timeless and applicable as it was 700 years ago, hear how Dante struggled with…
Nov. 9, 2016
Congratulations to Dr. Annette Joseph-Gabriel who has received a research award from the Start for Success Program through the Office of Research, Discovery & Innovation (RDI) at the UA.  Dr. Joseph-Gabriel will be conducting research in the…
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Nov. 8, 2016
The UA Department of East Asian Studies is partnering this month with the University Libraries to screen major movies that capture the World War II conflict between the United States and Japan. The screenings will be preceded by a short talk and…
Oct. 21, 2016
UA Health Sciences Hispanic Center of Excellence and UA Department of Spanish and Portuguese Introduce Spanish Language Classes for Health Sciences Students Developed in consultation with medical professionals, the new Spanish language classes…
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Sept. 14, 2016
Meet the Dean: Alain-Philippe Durand By Amy Williams University Relations – Communications September 12, 2016   They're experts in their fields and essential campus leaders. But how well do you know deans across the University? This regular Lo…