As a central part of our Jesuit and Catholic University, the College of Arts and Sciences advances fundamental knowledge and addresses the fundamental challenges of society by promoting discovery, deepening knowledge, and fostering artistic expression. Our community of faculty, staff, and students are continuously exploring their fields and engaging in research and scholarship towards this end.

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In today’s world full of complex challenges, it is imperative to develop leaders that are adaptable and flexible enough to face these challenges. Students must examine how their own passions can help create solutions to the problems society faces. By fostering their curiosity, we can help achieve positive transformations, both for our students and our society. What are you curious about?

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Social Justice Explored: Why Social Justice Should be Taught in the Classroom

Part of educating the whole person is opening up one's world view—to understand others, their needs and experiences—by placing students in community. In today's world, it's critical that students have the space to embody the experiences of others, time to discern, to unpack, and the will to act in order to be a positive force in the world.

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Sustainability Explored: Optimism in the Face of the Climate Crisis

The severity of the threat climate change presents makes harnessing our instinct to connect with nature as a force imperative to creating leaders who want to protect our common home. Whether through wetland restoration, carbon sequestration, climate adaptation, environmental justice, climate neutrality, and more, our community is working towards a world that guarantees resource availability and well-being for everyone.

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Degree programs in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences are offered to undergraduate students, as well as a Master's degree in Pastoral Ministries for graduate students.

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Pastoral Ministries

The Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries offers three emphases—Youth and Young Adult Ministries, Latina/o Ministries, and Restorative Justice and Chaplaincy—along with the general Masters in Arts degree with no emphasis and the Diaconate Education program. A Graduate Certificate in Restorative Justice and Chaplaincy as part of the Catholic Restorative Justice Network is also offered.

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Detour Dance to Partner with 2023-25 Sinatra Artist in Residence

Detour will bring its unique style to campus through collaborations with Sinatra Artist Brian Thorstenson.

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Eschewing Gender in the 2024 Presidential Race

What history teaches us about the difference between the 2016 and 2024 presidential elections.

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From Tunics to Tan Suits: Fashion and Democracy Through the Ages

The importance of appearance in politics is frequently lamented as a modern innovation. It is thought that in a prior, more sober, age, candidates were judged on the merits of their positions rather than the contents of their wardrobes. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Not an Afterthought

How pre-med student Isabella Reyes ’24 charted her course from aviation to disability advocacy.

Semifinalists For Fulbright Scholarship

Six students and alumni have been chosen as semifinalists for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student program this year.

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