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Alabama-Cuba Initiative Goes to New York City

July 10, 2013

From the July 2013 Desktop News | Actors and dancers from The University of Alabama and the Cuban El Instituto Superior de Arte are “on the road” this summer performing in “Alcestis Ascending,” written and produced by Associate Professor Seth Panitch of the Department of Theatre and Dance. The actors are performing the play this month off-off Broadway at the Harold Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row in New York City and will subsequently take the production to the Raquel Revuelta Theatre in […]

Exploring Race, Gender, and Religion in Cuba

July 10, 2013

Grad Students Study Social Topics and Publish Online Magazine From the July 2013 Desktop News | A group of students participating in Dr. Maha Marouan’s graduate seminar got the opportunity of a lifetime this summer to study race, gender, and religion in popular culture in Cuba. The course is one of the first developed exclusively for graduate students as part of the College’s Alabama-Cuba Initiative. The trip, which took place during UA’s interim term in May, was led by Marouan along with […]

Alabama Student Explores Centuries-Old Silk Road Caves

October 12, 2012

Meng Tong of UA enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime when she was offered a trip this summer to visit Dunhuang, China to research the Mogao Caves. Tong, a grad student of art history, stayed for a week in June to study the artwork found in the caves. “Paintings cover every corner of the caves,” she says, “the iconic images of the Buddha, bodhisattva and popular native Chinese deities, narratives of the life of Shakyamuni and Buddhist scriptures, as well […]

Anthropology Student Wins Boren Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State

July 31, 2012

Lauren Marsh, a senior in the Department of Anthropology, was awarded a prestigious Boren Scholarship, given by the U.S. Department of State to provide college students with resources and encouragement to acquire language skills and experience in countries critical to U.S. security. Marsh, of Prattville, Ala. is a rising senior majoring in anthropology with minors in Chinese and public health. She will study in Chengdu, in the Sichuan province of China. She plans to complete the service requirement of the award by […]

College Forges Academic Relationship with University of Ghana

July 31, 2012

The University of Ghana was recently added to the College’s list of international partner institutions to provide study abroad opportunities for students following a trip to the African country last month. Dr. Robert Olin, dean of the College, Dr. Luoheng Han, associate dean of the College, and Dr. Seth Appiah Opoku, an associate professor in the Department of Geography met with officials from the University of Ghana to discuss plans to put students from both universities together to promote academic […]