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Late afternoon under the tree canopy near the Boyce Thompson picnic area. Boyce Thompson Arboretum by Bruce McGrew, c. 1980. Watercolor, 22 in. x 30 in.

Celebrating a unique vision with "Bruce McGrew: Continuum".

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University of Arizona College of Education senior Sophie Chapman reads a list of demands to Dean Robert Q. Berry, III on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. The demands include reinstating two professors who were placed on suspension are audio recordings of their classroom lecture was shared on social media

Sit-in at UA's College of Education calls to reinstate professors

Around 60 staff, faculty, students and community members participated.
Students walk near the fountain at Old Main on the University of Arizona campus. From August 2019.

UA suspends two professors following Israel-Hamas lecture

The College of Education professors have been suspended until an investigation concludes.
Protests from the United Campus Workers of Arizona and the Arizona Students' Association move from Old Main to the North Ballroom just before the Arizona Board of Regents begin the public portion of their November meeting on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

Protests fill ABOR meeting following UA's financial crisis

University of Arizona President Robert Robbins delivered his State of the University and the board of regents approved a new tuition model.
The west side of Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

What to expect for November's AZ Board of Regents meeting

The public session will begin Thursday, Nov. 16.
File image of the Winged Victory weather vane atop the copper dome at the historic Capitol Building in Phoenix.

Dept. of Education still lacks data on school voucher program

A special committee formed for ESA oversight wants more data on the program to manage costs.
UA President Robert Robbins speaks with AZPM May 14, 2020.

UA President addresses financial crisis saying they "overinvested"

President Robert Robbins' email came after the University of Arizona garnered criticism over its financial status.
A mail-in ballot from the 2023 Pima County Election.

The Buzz: Recapping off-year election results

Education bonds and overrides largely succeed around the state, and Democrats continue Tucson government dominance.
Sec. Stewart Udall vists Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming with Lady Bird Johnson on Aug. 16, 1964.

"Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty"

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A shady, grassy area of the University of Arizona campus, facing south towards Arizona Stadium.

UA gets a new threat assessment director

Dr. Jessie Semmann assumed her new role shortly before the one year mark of last year's deadly on campus shooting.
A view of the mall at the University of Arizona taken from the Student Union.

AZ Board of Regents considers new tuition model for UA

Their final decision will be made later this month on Nov. 16.
Bella Vista Elementary School Principal, Dr. Mary Slaydon, works on math exercises with second grade students in the school's Title 1 program. November 6, 2023.

Sierra Vista elementary school selected as finalist for National Title 1 Distinguished Award

Bella Vista Elementary School was one out of 14 schools in Arizona to be nominated for the award
Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona.

UA leadership: "Our financial health is fragile"

The University of Arizona has implemented a 2% budget cut and started hiring freezes.
University of Arizona officials announced the public portion of their Fuel Wonder fundraising campaign on Nov. 3, 2023

The University of Arizona is taking its fundraising campaign public

The Fuel Wonder campaign has a $120 million head start.
File image of a voting sign outside of a polling place in Tucson.

Pima County schools ask voters to approve locally-funded initiatives

TUSD is asking voters to fund everything from student laptops to school safety infrastructure with prop 496. And Sunnyside is asking for voters to approve props 498 and 499 for a host of operations and capital costs that affect students.

"The Left Hand of Darkness" grips The Rogue Theatre.

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