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May 2, 2012 – CACS's May Workshops
Come learn study skills to help you prepare for the upcoming Fall semester!
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May 2, 2012 – CACS's May Workshops
Come learn study skills to prepare you for Fall semester!
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May 2, 2012 – CASC's May Workshops
Come learn study skills to help you prepare for Fall semester!
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Apr 18, 2012 – Mormon Media Studies Call for Papers
The Mormon Media Studies symposium is now accepting paper, panel, and presentation proposals. See more for full details.
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Apr 18, 2012 – MMS Call for Paper Proposals
The Mormon Media Studies Symposium is now accepting proposals for papers, panels, and presentations. See full article for more information.
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Mar 13, 2012 – Student Magazine Wins Awards
Stowaway magazine, a student-produced travel publication at BYU, garnered two national awards for publishing excellence last year. “These awards speak to the caliber of the editing students at BYU,” said Carrie Van Dusen Akinaka, student managing editor for the Winter 2011 issue, which received both awards.
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Feb 17, 2012 – MFA Program Retreat
On September 9 and 10, 2011, the MFA students and the BYU creative writing faculty congregated in southern Utah near Capitol Reef National Park for a two-day retreat. Using the distinguished landscapes as inspiration these MFA students and professors were able to hone their writing skills in a unique way.
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Jan 13, 2012 – Berlin Visual Arts Field Sutdy
Time to apply is running out for the 2012 Spring-Summer Berlin Visual Arts Field Study/Internship. Experience many different facets of the visual arts in breathtaking Berlin Germany, all while earning valuable knowledge to put on your resume.
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Nov 17, 2011 – Through the Lake District
Rachel Wise, Paul Westover, Emily Young, Nick Mason, and Shannon Stimpson traced Wordsworth's literary steps in the
Lake District.
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Oct 28, 2011 – Book of Mormon's Consistency, Complexity
Deseret News recently referenced Mel Thorne's Article on the Book of Mormon in an article published on Oct. 27.
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Oct 20, 2011 – The Comics Go To War
On Thursday October, 27th at 11:00 a.m., The American Studies Department presents a lecture by Dr. Kerry Soper, Associate Professor of Humanities. He will present on the topic of the depictions and cost of war in comics of America.
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Oct 14, 2011 – Maya Angelou Reference
Dr. Jacqueline Thursby, professor of folklore and American studies, has recently published Critical Companion to Maya Angelou: A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work (2011).
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Oct 12, 2011 – Alumni Career Lecture
Friday October 14 Scott Barrick, General Manager of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, will present a lecture as part of the Alumni Career Lecture Series.
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Oct 11, 2011 – Alumni Career Lecture
Scott Barrick, General Manager of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, will be speaking this Friday, October 14th.
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Sep 26, 2011 – Stowaway mag receives national attention
Stowaway Magazine, a student-produced travel publication at Brigham Young University, recently garnered two national awards for publishing excellence.
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Sep 26, 2011 – Of Note: Nick Mason
Professor Nicholas Mason of the English Department delivered the Department of Communication's Ray and Ida Lee Beckham Lecture for 2011.
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Sep 26, 2011 – Of Note: Youth Exchange
BYU sophomore Tessa Lush is the recipient of a work-study fellowship from the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange, a program funded by the US Department of State.
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Sep 26, 2011 – Of Note: National Parks Translations
A group of advanced language students has completed four translation projects now in use by the National Park Service.
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Sep 26, 2011 – Africa's Ambiguous Adventure
A colloquium commemorating the 50th Anniversary of one of Africa’s most celebrated works of literature united students and scholars at BYU.
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Sep 20, 2011 – 2011 College Honored Alumni Lecture
Distinguished College of Humanities Alumnist, Lew W. Cramer, will present a lecture entitled "So how did a Humanities graduate end up putting cell phones across the former Soviet Union?"
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Sep 7, 2011 – MLK J Commemoration Essay Contest
Celebrate black history month by writing an essay discussing how Dr. King's understanding and use of Christianity worked to forward his call for racial equality. The essay is 777 words or less and must be submitted by Friday, December 2.
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Aug 12, 2011 – New Faculty Publication
A simple approach to understanding Russian stress has long been a goal of Russian pedagogy; David Hart's new book presents one in a simple and straightforward way.
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Jul 13, 2011 – Spanish Closure Not Binary
In Spanish /b, d, g/ are described as stops in some contexts and approximate in others. In a recent publication, David Eddington challenges this traditional, binary division with evidence from empirical measurements of closure in actual speech.
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Jun 18, 2011 – New Minor in Writing and Rhetoric
A new English minor in Writing and Rhetoric will be available to students in the Department of English beginning in Fall 2011.
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Jun 7, 2011 – Humanities/Leadership course for seniors
During Fall semester 2011 the course "Readings in Humanities and Leadership" will be offered to seniors whose majors are in the College of Humanities. HColl 480R section 1: Humanities Research Seminar, 3 credit hours.
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Apr 14, 2011 – 2011 Mayhew Contest Winners
The 2011 Vera Hinckley Mayhew Student Creative Arts contest winners have been announced.
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Apr 8, 2011 – Hire from the Humanities
"Want Innovative Thinking? Hire from the Humanities." This is the title of an article published last week by Tony Golsby-Smith in the Harvard Business Review blog. Click more to view the article.
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Apr 7, 2011 – Kimberly Johnson Named Guggenheim Fellow
Poet and Professor Kimberly Johnson was awarded a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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Apr 5, 2011 – 2011 Mckay Essay Contest Winners
All students and faculty are invited to attend the awards ceremony and essay readings of the 2011 McKay Essay Contest winners on Thursday, April 7, at 11:00 am in B-192 JFSB.
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Mar 14, 2011 – On Beyond Y
John S. Tanner, Professor of English and former Academic Vice President, discusses a common perspective in and around Provo and how we might alter it for the better.
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Mar 1, 2011 – See FLAn Run!
Foreign Language Annotator -- Find out how to easily create hypermedia learning units for your language students. Walk-in demos on Friday, March 4, 1:00-4:30 in 1161 JFSB.
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Jan 19, 2011 – Exaggerated Decline of Foreign Languages
Click "read more" to view an article published in the Deseret News featuring interviews with BYU College of Humanities professors Scott Sprenger and Ray Clifford.
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Dec 4, 2010 – David O. McKay Essay Contest
This essay contest is in honor of President David O. McKay, created to encourage a search
for the high ideals contained in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to encourage the
application of those principles in everyday life.
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Nov 15, 2010 – Biblical Citations, Stylistic Standards
Professor Cynthia Hallen and Linguistics M.A. graduate Tracy B. Spackman have written an article which
focuses on Biblical citations illustrating usage of words included by both Samuel Johnson and Noah Webster in their dictionaries.
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Nov 15, 2010 – Go' a Lo' of Glottal Stops?
Professor David Eddington coauthored a study (2009) finding that certain glottal stops are more common in younger speakers, women, and those from the Western United States.
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Nov 1, 2010 – From India with Love
Alumnus Amy Antonelli works with a non-profit group in India to bring a change to people's lives.
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Nov 1, 2010 – A Christian Encounter in Japan
Most Christian scholars focus on the European sector of the world, but many often forget how soon Christianity was introduced into Japan and the influence it had there.
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Nov 1, 2010 – Of Note
Nathan Jorgensen and David Hunsaker took first and third place at the recent Chinese Bridge Speech Competition.
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Nov 1, 2010 – Of Note
Andrea Bowden, a Linguistics major, has been awarded a Critical Language scholarship from the US Department of State.
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Nov 1, 2010 – Shakespeare in China
Ronald Kimmons recently participated in a landmark translation of a Chinese adaptation of Hamlet.
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