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  History Ph.D. Shine Trabucco wins prestigious national Latinidades research award

  College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) doctoral student Shine Trabucco has been awarded the Crossing Latinidades Mellon Humanities Fellowship by the Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiative, acquiring funding for tuition, medical insurance and fees for the 2022-23 academic year and paving the way for her heritage dissertation research.
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  Mayoral Internship Program Welcomes Third Cohort of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences Interns

  Five CLASS students are gaining valuable career experience, working with city decision makers through our annual CLASS Dean’s Mayoral Summer Internship Program. 
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  CLASS Students Handpicked for District Attorney Internship

  Five outstanding students from the University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) have been selected by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office (HCDAO) to work alongside local city government officials to gain insight and experience in diverse roles of service and professional learning this summer.

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  CLASS Faculty, Students Score Numerous University Research, Teaching Awards

  Nine College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) faculty members and four graduate students were recognized by the University of Houston for their excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity in the 2021-22 academic year.

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  CLASS Awards First Graduate Summer Fellowship for Research Excellence and Diversity

  The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) is excited to announce the winners of the first graduate student Summer Fellowship for Research Excellence and Diversity. Created through an anonymous endowment from a CLASS supporter, the fellowships are available to CLASS students of all fields of study.

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  UH Distinguished Professor Cristina Rivera Garza Awarded Berlin Prize Fellowship

  University of Houston creative writing professor and award-winning author Cristina Rivera Garza is one of only 10 recipients of the Berlin Prize for spring 2023. The semester-long fellowship is awarded annually to top-tier scholars, writers, composers and artists who are from or live in the United States.

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  Zarnow contributes ‘honest reflection’ of Trump’s complicated history with feminist activism

  CLASS Associate Professor Leandra Zarnow was asked to provide insight and perspective in the first draft of an overview of Trump’s presidency, assessing how women experienced the Trump years and their influence within his White House.

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  Third-Annual Showcase Highlights Importance of Houston Film Industry and the Talent on UH’s Campus

  The Media and the Moving Image initiative hosted its third-annual showcase this semester, spotlighting nearly 30 student projects and awarding five University of Houston faculty members. The 2022 award winners are Jovan Slaughter for the podcast episode, “Feeding the Third Ward,” Aixa Tovar for the original screenplay, Miguelito, and Angeline Abrera, for her video interview with activist author Holly Charles Pearson.

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  A New Building Means a Fresh Start for COMD

  After over 20 years in the Clinical Research Service Building, the Communication Sciences and Disorders’ new building is a “place where people enjoy coming to work,” department director says. Clinic and student operations have benefitted the most from the big move.

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