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
Public Humanities
Info Sessions for NAU in Italy Study Abroad 2025
Interested in the CCS summer NAU in Italy Study Abroad program? Come to one of the information sessions to learn more! The two sessions are listed below. The application deadline for the program is February 15th. See here for more information about the program.
Session #1: Thursday, January 23, 4-5 pm, in the Blome (CIE) Conference Room
Session #2: Monday, January 27, 5-6 pm, on Zoom: https://nau.zoom.us/j/87871322816?pwd=OO9RxGySekrUakCxxYb49omcK8Uvci.1
Read moreCCS students recently awarded state and national internships
Congratulations to several CCS students on their state and national internship awards!
Arizona Legislature Internship Program, Spring 2025
H.J. Lemon, B.A. History, minor in Museum Studies
Korryn Penner, B.S. History, minors in Museum Studies and Public Administration
Intern with the Arizona Philharmonic next semester!
Arizona Philharmonic is a professional regional orchestra based in Prescott, AZ. AZ Phil is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to embody artistic excellence and inspire the growth of symphonic music through diversity in genre, programming, collaboration, audiences, and musicians. AZ Phil is excited to offer an internship opportunity to students at NAU for 1, 2, and 3 credit enrollment. Although this is a non-paid internship, students will be offered gas reimbursement for traveling to in-person events.
NAU students… Read more
Dr. Pratt-Sturges to Speak at Panel on Creative Technology and AI
CCS Associate Teaching Professor of Public Humanities and Museum Studies, Dr. Becky Pratt-Sturges is scheduled to speak at a panel of humanities scholars on “Creative Technology and Artificial Technology.” The FREE event will be held on Thursday, December 12 at 6:30-7:30pm at the Coconino Center for the Arts. In addition to Dr. Pratt-Sturges, the panel also includes Jaewook Lee and student representatives and will be moderated by Chris S. Johnson.
According to the Coconino Center for the Arts: “Panelists… Read more
Faculty-run Dia de los Muertos workshop featured in campus paper!
As part of the week-long Dia de los Muertos celebrations at NAU this year, CCS Assistant Professor of Humanities Dr. Anabel Galindo and Future Faculty Fellow of Human Rights Dr. Pedro Gonzalez Corona held flower-making workshops at the Cline Library. In an interview with The Lumberjack, Dr. Galindo said, “It’s part of learning and building community within NAU…. Some students don’t know each other when they come in, but now they’re talking with each other and getting to know… Read more