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Geography to host screening of Precious Knowledge
[ February 8, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] With support from the New Partnership Foundation, College of Liberal Arts, CHLS Department, and the Men’s Success Program, we are hosting filmmaker, Eren McGinnis on Wednesday, February 8 to screen her film Precious Knowledge. McGinnis’ film documents a struggle to protect ethnic studies courses in Tucson. In addition, Jose Gonzalez, one of the featured teachers [...]
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Dr. Paul Laris, Chair
Dr. Suzanne Dallman, Undergraduate/Urban Studies Advisor
Dr. Deborah Thien, Graduate Advisor
Dr. Suzanne Wechsler, GSci Certificate Advisor
What is Geography?
Geography focuses on the spatial organization of human and physical landscapes, the interactions between human society and the physical environment, as well as on the meanings that people bring to their place in the world. Geography sits at the nexus of the social and physical sciences, drawing from a range of theoretical and methodological approaches for understanding the world around us.
