College of Humanities

The "Crossing Latinidades: Emerging Scholars and New Comparative Directions" project centers on research and training initiatives that will expand opportunities for a growing population of Latinx students and support a national cohort of doctoral students in Latinx humanities studies.

Gifts and commitments reached $345.2 million during the 2020-21 academic year. The previous high was in fiscal year 2019, when alumni and friends gave and pledged $334.6 million.

Best-selling author Walter Isaacson will headline the festival, which is presented by the College of Humanities. Isaacson will appear live at Centennial Hall on Oct. 8.

The gift from alumni Jacquelynn and Bennett Dorrance will endow the deanship of the College of Humanities. Alain-Philippe Durand is the inaugural holder of the deanship.

The new minor is an effort years in the making, and will focus on what has become the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the United States.

The Arizona Board of Regents confirmed the appointments of UArizona faculty members Steven Archer, Sonia Colina, Marwan Krunz, Dante Lauretta, Sallie Marston and Ian Pepper as Regents Professors.

As the university recognizes APIDA Heritage Month, Joshua Schlachet explains in a Q&A how he and his East Asian studies colleagues are enhancing the Japanese studies curriculum.

The project will create immersive scenarios that simulate typical experiences of discrimination, with the goal of promoting honest and productive discussions about racism.

UArizona is in the top 20 among U.S. public universities in arts and humanities, physical sciences and social sciences.

The October series of virtual presentations will include discussions about Black Lives Matter, immigration, health care disparities, student activism and more.