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SLAT is very proud to announce that Dr. Maggie Berti (SLAT Alumna, 2021) has recently published a book with Simon & Schuster. Her new book, Italian: History & Culture Through Language, is part of Simon & Schuster's Speak the World series…

Change is in the air! After 11 years in the Harvill Building, SLAT is moving to a new office space! The SLAT Administrative Office (which is also the office of the SLAT Program Coordinator, Debbie Shon Buhler) will be in the Economics Building (…

With deep sadness, we're sharing that Dr. Feng-hsi Liu, Professor Emerita in the Department of East Asian Studies and in the SLAT GIDP, passed away in March 2026. Dr. Liu joined the University of Arizona faculty in 1991 as an Assistant…

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 AY graduates! SLAT is proud to share that Dr. Anh Dang, Dr. Lincoln Bain, Dr. Hui Wang, Dr. Mourad Abdennebi, Dr. Giulia Negretto, and Dr. Issam Rian have all completed SLAT and are on to bright futures. We can't…

Please join SLAT in congratulating Dr. Beatrice Dupuy on winning the University of Arizona Faculty Service Award! This award recognizes University of Arizona faculty who have made exceptional contributions to the University's service mission, within…

Please join SLAT in congratulating Asya Gorlova and Mukaddes Coban-Postaci! Asya and Mukaddes have each won a AAAL 2026 Graduate Student Award, and we are incredibly proud of the stellar work each of them has accomplished. Asya is a 5th year…

The SLAT Roundtable kicks off this afternoon and goes until tomorrow afternoon, with a dinner reception at Cork & Craft tonight. Our student organizing committee has put together a stellar conference, with UA students and faculty from various…

Join SLAT in congratulating Angus Leydic, a SLAT 4th-year PhD candidate, who has received a 2025 Centennial Achievement Graduate Student Award. This award is given by the Division of Student Affairs and the Graduate College, and recognizes…

Join SLAT in congratulating Mourad Abdennebi, a SLAT 5th-year PhD candidate, who has received a 2025 Centennial Achievement Graduate Student Award. This award is given by the Division of Student Affairs and the Graduate College, and recognizes…

SLAT is pleased to now have an asynchronous open house video for any prospective applicants to the SLAT program. This video will soon be permanently available through the Admissions Information on our website, but for now it can also be found here:…