William A. Douglass Center for Basque Studies

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Tutorial Ph.D.

The Tutorial Ph.D. program in Basque Studies provides an opportunity to pursue doctoral studies emphasizing Basque-related courses and dissertation research.

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Guyunusa with her baby, next to Tacuabé. Part of the sculpture The Last Charruas in Prado Park, Montevideo by Edmundo Prati, Gervasio Furest and Enrique Lussich.

Celebrating what we should be condemning

More and more states of the Union have decided to replace the commemoration of Columbus Day with the Day of the American Nations.

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College of Liberal Arts celebrates extraordinary achievements

The College of Liberal Arts recognized deserving individuals at annual awards ceremony

Map showing eighty-five percent of Gernika totally destroyed (in red)

On the 85 Anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika

Criteria of Truth while General Franco’s lie about this event persists