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Feb. 18, 2019

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.

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June 11, 2019
A new professional development program aims to train the UA's emerging leaders while instilling diversity and inclusion as core values. The Inclusive Leadership Program, managed by the Office of the Provost, the Office of Inclusion and Multicultural…
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June 7, 2019
The College of Humanities' second annual Dorrance Lecture Series June 3-5 drew large crowds for presentations on the intersection of humanities and advanced technologies.  For the closing night, UA President Robert C. Robbins led the question-and-…
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June 6, 2019
UA College of Humanities researchers are spending four weeks this summer in China on a Fulbright-Hays grant to provide a group of K-16 educators with insights into Chinese culture, language and education. Awarded a Fulbright-Hays grant of $88,263,…
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May 30, 2019
The UA College of Humanities continues its examination of the intersection of technology and humanities, with a slate of speakers, including UA President Robert C. Robbins, focused on the human aspects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The second…
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May 21, 2019
Three College of Humanities professors have been promoted, demonstrating excellent performance in teaching, service and research. Dian Li is promoted from tenured Associate Professor of East Asian Studies to tenured Professor; Kaitlin Murphy is…
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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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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…