Congratulations to CCS undergraduate student Morgan Wood, who will receive the Lois Kellogg Duncan scholarship offered by the department of Comparative Cultural Studies! Morgan is a major in Comparative Cultural Studies with a minor in Museum Studies. Morgan writes “I choose to major in CCS because I have always had a passion for the arts and social sciences. I started my postsecondary education with an interest in many different subject areas and not much of an idea what I… Read more
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Student News: Congratulations to CCS 2023 scholarship recipient Joce Dolezal
Congratulations to CCS undergraduate student Joce Dolezal, who will receive the Lakeview United Methodist Church scholarship offered by the department of Comparative Cultural Studies! Joce is a major in Comparative Cultural Studies with an emphasis in Public Humanities and a minor in Museum Studies. Joce writes “Majoring in Comparative Cultural Studies with an emphasis in public humanities was an opportunity which felt like it fell into my lap my freshman year when I found myself feeling unsatisfied in my… Read more
Student News: Congratulations to all of our CCS undergraduate poster and oral presentation presenters at the 2023 NAU Undergraduate Symposium!
Congratulations to all of our CCS undergraduate students at the 2023 NAU Undergraduate Symposium! CCS had 6 poster presentations and 2 oral presentations at this year’s symposium. View more images from the symposium on our social media sites.
Rachel Clarges, Major in Secondary Education (English) with a minor in Chinese
“The Buddha’s Word in Motion: The Early Translation Process of Buddhist Texts from Sanskrit to Chinese” HUM 382 Silk Road Art
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Join CCS at the NAU Undergraduate Symposium for posters and presentations on Friday April 28!
Join CCS at the NAU Undergraduate Symposium for posters and presentations on Friday April 28!
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Faculty News: Dr. Diana Coleman article on Ramadan featured in the NAU Review
The NAU Review recently featured an article on Ramadan by CCS Assistant Teaching Professor in the Comparative Study of Religions and Humanities Dr. Diana Coleman. Read the article “Eid Mubarak: Celebrating Eid al Fitr, the end of Ramadan, Islam’s holy month” here.
The Clara M. Lovett Humanities in Action Fund Call for Proposals
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), the department of Comparative Cultural Studies will award two annual grants to teams of NAU faculty and students engaged in community-based public humanities projects. Two grants for up to $2000 each will be awarded each year. The deadline for submission is April 11,… Read more