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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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Jan. 21, 2021
For the second consecutive year, the Department of French & Italian has received a grant to host the Tournées Film Festival, this year presenting a virtual, weekly series of seven films.
Faculty and graduate students will introduce and lead…
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Jan. 19, 2021
Denis M. Provencher has been awarded a research chair for fall 2021 by the Université d’Ottawa, where he will conduct research on the queer immigrant Francophone community in Canada.
Provencher, Professor and head of the University of Arizona…
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Jan. 15, 2021
The University of Arizona Russian program ranks fourth in North America for graduating majors in Russian Studies.
According to an annual survey of enrollments, the UA ranks behind the University of Chicago, University of Texas at Austin, and…
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Jan. 14, 2021
A University of Arizona researcher is turning to digital mapping technology to reveal new insights about a nearly 500-year-old text and shed assumptions about early exploration of what is today the United States and the legacy of European power in…
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Dec. 21, 2020
In the uncertainty and tumult of 2020, we turned to the humanities for guidance, comfort, answers, inspiration, lessons, hope, determination, clarity and ways to process grief and the impact of isolation.
We turned to the humanities disciplines…
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Dec. 18, 2020
Congratulations to the College of Humanities’ Outstanding Senior for December 2020, Derek Foehrkolb!
Foehrkolb is graduating with a bachelor of arts in Russian & Slavic Studies and a bachelor of science in Public Management & Policy, with…
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Dec. 14, 2020
Two College of Humanities seniors have swept the university's 2020 Centennial Achievement Undergraduate Awards.
Derek Foehrkolb, graduating in December with degrees in Russian and Slavic Studies and public management and policy, and Armando Gavin…
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Dec. 7, 2020
A new wide-ranging grant in Japanese Studies will fund faculty, graduate and undergraduate scholarships, research materials and more, a significant step toward the goal of being one of the country’s top programs.
The grant, about $250,000 over…
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Nov. 19, 2020
Dr. Vijay Patel, a 2008 graduate in Religious Studies now working as Director of Dental Services at Marana Health Center, is the College of Humanities 2020 Young Professional Achievement Award recipient.
Patel graduated with honors from the…
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Nov. 18, 2020
Donna Swaim, a revered teacher and mentor whose 50-year University of Arizona career stretched broadly across campus, from humanities to medicine to athletics, and included trips to dozens of countries for student study abroad, has passed away. She…
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Nov. 16, 2020
The long-running medieval symposium series will move to a virtual format this year, as international scholars explore the topics of liberty, imprisonment and slavery.
Organized by Professor Albrecht Classen, of the Department of German Studies,…
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Nov. 9, 2020
By Nick Prevenas, University Communications
The University of Arizona ranks 10th among U.S. public universities in arts and humanities, according to the latest subject rankings from Times Higher Education.
The University earned worldwide…