Academics

A new course through the UA's School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies offers students the chance to expand their cultural understanding by engaging with local community members representing various Middle Eastern ethnic groups.

A campuswide collaboration to increase student success — driven by in-depth data analysis — led to a significant rise in retention rates, which exceeded the 83 percent goal set by the Arizona Board of Regents. Junior Daryan Singer is one student who has benefited from the renewed focus.

Jim Chaffins' first attempt at attaining a college degree was derailed by Navy duty, but he's back on the degree track as a history major with UA Online. With video.

The UA's Class of 2021 is here! The University has seen an increase in the number of freshmen who are Arizona residents (up 7 percent since 2015), as well as a spike in the number of high-achieving students. Diversity of the newcomers is at an all-time high, also.

The UA's excellence in citations, teaching and research are highlighted by Times Higher Education.

A unique course and project with Arizona Public Media results in a magazine for the UA School of Journalism and stories on TV for “Arizona Illustrated."

The RelSec project at the UA engages scholars around the world in discussions about the role of religion and secularism.