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
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Opening of “Disappeared: Portraits of Absence” at Coconino Center for the Arts
CCS Museum Studies minors often complete internships with the Martin-Springer Institute each semester. Several students contributed this last semester to the planning of the exhibit “Disappeared: Portraits of Absence” at the Coconino Center for the Arts, which opened this past Thursday. Missed the opening? Check out the exhibit March 2-23 in the Project Gallery. Learn more here.
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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
Upcoming Career Workshops in February
Join the College of Arts and Letters for a series of career workshops in February! These are designed to support students with essential skills for their professional journey at NAU and beyond. The workshops will cover a variety of topics critical to career readiness and success, including resume building, interview preparation, networking strategies, and more.
Resume, CV, & Cover Letter Basics
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New exhibit by the Martin-Springer Institute “The Disappeared: Portraits of Absence” opening on Feb. 29
Join the Martin-Springer Institute for the opening of their latest exhibition, “The Disappeared: Portraits of Absence,” with receptions on Thursday Feb. 29 at the Coconino Center for the Arts from 6-8 p.m. and Monday March 4 in the Riles building (3rd floor) on the NAU campus. The reception in Riles includes a presentation in Spanish with live translation with Araceli Salcedo. This public humanities project exhibits photographs of victims and family members of disappeared individuals in Mexico… Read more
Upcoming Latin American Studies lecture with Nate Edenhofer
Latin American Studies presents “Disrupting Mining in Honduras: Hegemony, Territorial Struggles, and Contradictions of the Neo-Liberal Mafia-State,” a talk by Nate Edenhofer (University of California Santa Cruz) on February 8 at 6 p.m. in Liberal Art room 136. This event is co-sponsored by the department of Politics and International Affairs and the department of Comparative Cultural Studies.
Anti-mining movements have put extractivism on the defensive in Honduras. Why did mining production… Read more