The Clara M. Lovett Humanities in Action Fund supports Public Humanities programming that advances the professional development of students and is community focused. Thanks to a generous grant from past NAU president Dr. Clara Lovett (1993-2001), NAU’s Department of Comparative Cultural Studies will award two annual grants to teams comprised of NAU faculty and students who are engaged in community-based Public Humanities projects. Two grants for up to $2000 each will be awarded each year. The deadline for submission… Read more
Comparative Study of Religions
Summer 2024 research support for NAU students at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
The Martin-Springer Institute (MSI) is offering a stipend for one qualified NAU graduate or advance undergraduate student to pursue a research-based project at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington D.C.
Application deadline: Friday April 5, 2024 (noon)
The MSI provides financial support of up to $4,000 to cover expenses for one NAU student spending a minimum of 10 weekdays in the USHMM archives and library in Washington D.C. The stipend is meant to cover expenses for airfare, local… Read more
Regents’ Professor Dr. Björn Krondorfer at Borders/Borderland and the Holocaust at UT in February
Dr. Björn Krondorfer, Regents’ Professor and Director of the Martin-Springer Institute, was awarded the invitation to participate in a 2-day seminar on “Borders/Borderlands and the Holocaust” at the University of Texas, Austin (February 18-19, 2024). Regionally organized by experts from the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M/San Antonio, it was supported by the Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University.
Join CCS for a special screening of the documentary film “Demon Mineral” by CCS alum Hadley Austin
The department of Comparative Cultural Studies presents a special screening of the film Demon Mineral on Wednesday March 6 at 4 p.m. in Liberal Arts room 120. This event is free and open to the public. CCS alum Hadley Austin’s debut feature tackles the dangers of uranium mining for America’s indigenous people.
Demon Mineral is an account of life in the wake of uranium mining on sacred lands. Shot over the course of four years with Diné (or Navajo)… Read more
Join the College of Arts and Letters (and CCS) for the CAL in Action Showcase on March 7 at 5:30 p.m.
Join the College of Arts and Letters for an evening celebrating collaborative learning, impactful scholarship, creative activity, and community engagement at the first annual CAL in Action Showcase on March 7 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Ashurst Auditorium. During the first and final half hours of the event, faculty and students will be on hand to discuss and demonstrate some of the work that is contributing to the college’s academic, creative, and artistic footprint and outreach to the NAU &… Read more