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UA anthropology major Magda Mankel has investigated the experiences of immigrants traveling along the U.S.-Mexico border from a sociocultural and archaeological perspectives. Mankel hopes that studying peoples' discarded and deserted artifacts will better inform sociopolitical conditions and the broader human experience.
Helping expand Arizona's college-going culture, the UA College Academy for Parents graduated nearly 80 parents in its 10th year. Since its inception, the parents of more than 1,190 children have completed the program, which teaches them how to prepare their children for college - and prepare financially - before they graduate from high school.
The UA asked members of its Wildcat family to share what graduating students should do before earning their UA degrees. The list of 21 must-dos include sitting in the ZonaZoo section, visiting Gates Pass, going camping, driving a snowman down from Mt. Lemmon and completing a community service project. Commencement is May 10-11 on the UA campus.
Graphic designers in the UA School of Art were paired with award-winning University student poets to produce broadsides that combine the written word with visual art. Through a collaboration between the UA Poetry Center and Book Art Collective, the broadsides will be on display at the Poetry Center, and students will share their work during a series of events there.