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A&S in the News: March 1-7, 2020
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A&S in the News: February 23-29, 2020
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A&S in the News: Feb. 16-22, 2020
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A&S in the News: Jan. 26 – Feb. 1, 2020
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Supporting Our Students
From the Winter 2019 Collegian | After moving their daughters into their dorms for their freshman year, Stephen and Anne Avera were inspired by the student atmosphere to create a scholarship opportunity. Both UA alumni, the Averas founded the Howard Jones Endowed Scholarship in History in 2015. The generous endowment seeks to provide a scholarship opportunity for undergraduate history students, while also honoring the legacy of Avera’s former history professor, Dr. Edward Jones. “I thought so much of Dr. Jones, […]
Making History
From the Winter 2019 Collegian | “Historians come cheap,” said Dr. Lisa Dorr, the winner of the 2007–2010 Faculty Fellowship for social sciences. “Really all we need is a little bit of money and a lot of time to be successful.” In fact, using the $9,000 she received from the Leadership Board, Dorr was able travel to three National Archive facilities to do the entirety of her research for her recent book A Thousand Thirsty Beaches: Bootlegging, Smuggling, and the […]
A&S in the News: January 12-18, 2020
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A&S in the News: January 5-11, 2020
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A&S in the News: Dec. 15, 2019 – Jan. 4, 2020
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