Arts & Humanities

Greg Pierotti, co-creator of "The Laramie Project," speaks about the play, the lasting impact of the murder of Matthew Shepard 25 years ago and how a new generation of students is reacting to the material.

The College of Humanities' 14th annual festival will celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month with talks, a film screening and more, all related to the theme of style, from Oct. 3-24.

UArizona Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives has launched Project LISTO to introduce Hispanic students to STEM majors and opportunities and provide a framework for other Hispanic-Serving Institutions to do the same.

The grant, from the U.S. Department of Education's Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program, will fund activities focused on the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, including a student internship program, first-year writing curriculum and faculty fellowships.

The film, about migrants going missing in rural Texas, was co-directed by adjunct instructor Lisa Molomot and edited by associate professor Jacob Bricca. It won a Peabody Award in the documentary category.

Jiang Wu, head of the university's Center for Buddhist Studies, will use the award to further research the impact of 17th-century Buddhist monk Yinyuan Longqi.

The university's Poetry Center will host the Poetry Out Loud state championship in person for the first time on Saturday. High school students from across the state will take part in the competition.