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Aug. 5, 2024
Dr. Ofelia Zepeda, Dr. Sheilah Nicholas, and Dr. Aresta Tsosie-Paddock received a 5-year grant from the Department of Education to fund the new West Region Native American Language Resource Center. This center is one of only four designated by the U…
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July 1, 2024
SLAT is proud to announce that ten of our wonderful faculty members have received promotions and tenure, effective July 1, 2024.
Dr. Mahmoud Azaz has been promoted to Full Professor with tenure
Dr. Lillian Gorman has been promoted to Associate…
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June 24, 2024
Hello SLAT Alumni!
We at SLAT believe in the power of connections. Think of all the people you connected with while you were a student in SLAT. Remember all those great conversations over coffee on campus? All those chances to…
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May 13, 2024
Congratulations to the newest SLAT graduates! Valentina Vinokurova (Spring 2024 graduate), Hyeonah Kang (Summer 2024 graduate), and Mariana Centanin Bertho (Summer 2024 graduate) all walked in the Spring 2024 College of Humanities Convocation.…
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May 7, 2024
Dr. Shelley Staples (Department of English, SLAT Program), Dr. Ana Carvalho (Department of Spanish & Portuguese, SLAT Program), Dr. Chris Tardy (Department of English, SLAT Program), and Dr. Julieta Fernandez (Department of Spanish &…
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May 7, 2024
Please join SLAT in congratulating Dr. Mahmoud Azaz, who is the 2023-2024 recipient of the SBS Scholar of the Year Faculty Award! This award acknowledges faculty in SBS who have been especially productive in their research, academic, and/or creative…
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May 1, 2024
Join SLAT in congratulating Dr. Lillian Gorman for being named one of the 2024-2025 Fellows for the Digital Borderlands in the Classroom Faculty Fellowship Program and Summer Institute. The program aims to enhance faculty development and student…
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April 30, 2024
Please join SLAT in congratulating Dr. Hayriye Kayi-Aydar, who recently received the University of Arizona Mentoring Future Scholars Award! This award recognizes faculty mentors who are extraordinary in their mentoring of graduate students to become…
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April 29, 2024
Please join SLAT in congratulating Maryah Converse, a 3rd-year SLAT PhD student, who is the recipient of a Summer 2024 UA CMES Internship and Research Award Grant. This award is given by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and will be used by…
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April 19, 2024
Please join SLAT in congratulating Lincoln Bain, a 3rd-year SLAT PhD candidate, who has been named the 2024 recipient of the Robert A. Fischer Outstanding Graduate Student Award. The Robert A. Fischer Award, a highly competitive national honor, is…