Nov. 8, 2023 'The people's house': A support network for Native American students living on campus With O'odham Ki:, a Living Learning Community in the Yavapai dorm, Native students find a "home away from home" and a shared sense of identity.
Nov. 1, 2023 Partnership with TheDream.US will provide scholarships to undocumented students at UArizona The scholarships will provide up to $33,000 toward a bachelor's degree, filling the gap between the total cost of tuition and fees and any scholarships and financial aid the student has already received.
Oct. 24, 2023 UArizona preparing the next generation of special education professionals With $5 million in separate grants, the Department of Disabilities and Psychoeducational Studies will train early intervention specialists and advance research.
Oct. 17, 2023 From the skies to your roof, what does a raindrop pick up along the way? The university's Project Harvest trained community members to collect rainwater to be tested for contaminants. The findings were published in bilingual interactive visualizations.
Oct. 9, 2023 Arizona Esports expands with launch of Esports Academy The new academy will help Arizona Esports – the university's official home for competitive videogaming – expand its roster of student-athletes and its presence in the community.
Aug. 30, 2023 UArizona project will expand AZ HSI Consortium, support Hispanic students in STEM 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.
Aug. 17, 2023 UArizona incoming class is most diverse, includes record number of in-state students The University of Arizona has welcomed its largest and most diverse class in university history, which also includes a record number of students from Arizona. About 9,300 first-year students, representing all 50 U.S. states and 45 countries, started classes this week.
June 8, 2023 The daughters of MLK and Malcolm X to speak at Centennial Hall on Juneteenth Strategist and peace advocate Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., and Ilyasah Shabazz, award-winning author, educator and daughter of Malcolm X, will speak together at the Juneteenth event.
May 25, 2023 UArizona named a top Peace Corps volunteer-producing school UArizona ranks No. 15 among large schools on the Peace Corps' list of colleges and universities that produced the most volunteers between 2003 and 2023. Since the Peace Corps' founding in 1961, more than 1,720 UArizona alumni have served abroad as volunteers.
May 24, 2023 UArizona receives $3M for retention and career prep programs for Hispanic students 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.
