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July 5, 2018
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Reimagining the Humanities for a Changing Future
"There is no such thing as a starving humanist. These people are employed in all kinds of jobs in all kinds of fields," Alain-Philippe Durand says of a renewed focus on the humanities at the University of Arizona.Read More
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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…
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April 3, 2019
The popular Cyclovia Tucson will pass through the UA campus on Sunday, April 7, and in celebration of National Poetry Month, the UA Poetry Center aims to get all 40,000 expected attendees to interact with a poem in some way.
Cyclovia, a program of…
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March 20, 2019
The Center for Digital Humanities has selected six faculty research projects for development awards.
The projects will combine research in a humanities discipline with cutting-edge technology, like data visualization, digital storytelling, motion…
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March 19, 2019
Sarah Kortemeier, Library Director at the UA Poetry Center, is the recipient of the 2019 Felix Pollak Prize, awarded by the University of Wisconsin Press.
Kortemeier is recognized for Ganbatte, a collection of poems that follows its speaker around…
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March 18, 2019
A new collaboration between the UA College of Medicine – Tucson and the College of Humanities is focusing on teaching medical students empathy and compassion.
Most days, first-year medical students spend their time in classrooms and…
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March 15, 2019
A delegation of UA faculty members joined with colleagues from around the country in Washington D.C. this week for Humanities Advocacy Day.
Organized by the National Humanities Alliance, the Advocacy Day coordinates the growing number of humanities…
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March 15, 2019
Join us at an international party and get to know the wide range of languages taught at the UA!
The Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL) will host the UA Language Fair, an event designed to raise the visibility…
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March 14, 2019
Three Religious Studies majors presented papers at the American Academy of Religion/Western Region annual conference.
This was just the second year that undergraduate papers have been accepted and the University of Arizona is the only university to…