About Us

The University of Arizona National Center for Interpretation (NCI) is first and foremost a renowned research and public service office within a Class 1 Research Institution - the University of Arizona - with all of the University’s resources at its disposal.

The NCI is the country’s major repository for the theoretical and practical aspects of specialized interpretation, its cognitive underpinnings, its ethical parameters, its best practice, its assessment, and the policy that guides it.

The NCI is committed to using this knowledge in support of its community - local, national and international - to ensure equal access to both civil rights and social services for all limited- and non-English members of the community, as it has for over 20 years.

Moreover, the NCI is committed to doing so in a way which respects and supports the cultural and linguistic diversity which it sees as a profound asset within any community.