At UAB we believe the humanities offer insight into everything.  In these disciplines we learn to explore, to reason, to ask questions and to think creatively and critically.  We are thrilled to announce that The College of Arts and Sciences in partnership with the Office of Research and Economic Development is promoting excellent teaching in the humanities. 

Associate Dean Rebecca Bach has been working with UAB’s humanities departments to fund teaching enhancement projects that will strengthen the knowledge and understanding of significant topics, texts, and issues; enhance professional development; increase academic vitality; and create productive collaborations between teaching and research in the humanities.

A few of the projects slated to receive funding include Pamela Murray’s forthcoming textbook on Women and Gender in Latin America, Erika Hille Rinker, Ph.D.’s  promotion of our relationship with a premier German university, and Mr. Eugene Cuevas’s post-production work on his award-winning feature film, Awakened.  Mr. Cuevas teaches film studies in UAB’s English department, and he will now be able to lead students “to a deeper awareness of how films change in the process of production and distribution.”  These are only a few of the many important teaching enhancement projects funded through this CAS Dean’s Office initiative.   We look forward to following up with you in the coming year on these and more exciting projects promoting teaching excellence in the humanities.  Please contact Associate Dean Rebecca Bach for more information at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .