Topic: College of Arts and Sciences
Born in the USA: St. Patrick’s Day
A University of Miami professor who specializes in Irish culture traces the roots of the popular holiday to Irish émigrés who fled the “Great Hunger” in their homeland to seek a new start in America.
Inspiring the next generation of performers
Broadway star and University of Miami alumnus Joshua Henry shared his journey of artistic growth with students in the Department of Theatre Arts.
Uncovering new information about the Holocaust
Historian Hermann Beck is shedding light on previously undocumented violence in the early months of Nazi rule.
Redefining Haitian Vodou
Africana religions scholar Eziaku Atuama Nwokocha’s unique research endeavors make her a pioneer in the field of Haitian Vodou studies.
Sharing the ‘secular, sacred language’ of poetry
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón has brought poetry to national parks and outer space. At the University of Miami, she spoke about the power of poetry in today’s world.
UGalapagos program offers a window into wildlife
The revamped program will offer two modules taught by Department of Biology faculty members, as well as instructors from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito.
Curtain rises on the new Theatre Arts Building
Excitement builds in the Department of Theatre Arts during the first weeks of classroom instruction in the state-of-the-art space.
University trustee George Feldenkreis passes away
Feldenkreis, who emigrated from Cuba in 1961, started a clothing empire and gave generously to the University, making a landmark gift to the College of Arts and Sciences' Judaic Studies Program, which is now named in his honor.
Cool Classes: French Theater
Step onto the stage and into the spotlight with these students in their French Theater class.
Encouraging the next generation of diplomatic leaders
Retired Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann offered students a behind-the-scenes look at a career in the Foreign Service.
Art as a bridge to the past
By studying objects from the Lowe Art Museum, history students from across the University of Miami learned about the America’s early beginnings and its cultural influences.
Love: Big, awe-inspiring, sometimes scary
The romantic ideals that we associate with Valentine’s Day were seeded in the courtly love practices of the Middle Ages and first linked to the holiday in a 14th century dream-vision poem written by Geoffrey Chaucer.
