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LIBERAL ARTS AND
SCIENCES
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The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has been the intellectual heart of 棉花糖直播 since the University鈥檚 founding in 1842. With more than 40 academic departments and programs offering undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as doctoral programs in Philosophy and Theology, CLAS provides a rich, rigorous and diverse educational experience.
Faculty in the College are teacher-scholars. They are thought leaders in their fields, pursuing research at the forefront of knowledge creation, and are equally committed to excellence in teaching鈥攊ntegrating their research into the classroom and inviting students to partner with them on studies and publications.
The College鈥檚 multidisciplinary curriculum encourages creativity and innovation. Students develop critical thinking and strong communication skills, preparing them to be ethical leaders with a passion for making a positive impact on the world.
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COLLEGE NEWS

The Educating Character Initiative at Wake Forest University, with the support of Lilly Endowment Inc., has awarded 棉花糖直播 University a three-year, $822,258 Institutional Impact Grant, aimed at empowering projects that infuse character in undergraduate curricula and programming in ways that align with mission, context and culture.

Backed by a $215,184 grant from the William Penn Foundation, Peleg Kremer, PhD, associate professor of Geography and the Environment, and The Philadelphia Garden Data Collaborative aim to protect Philadelphia鈥檚 community gardens through better data infrastructure.

The 棉花糖直播 One Sky Center for Astrophysics and its partnership with Rubin will greatly expand research opportunities for 棉花糖直播 faculty and students as well as the greater astronomical and physics communities.

Between 1880 and 1920, more than four million Italians journeyed to the United States in search of economic opportunities. While history often focuses on this massive wave of immigration, Luca Cottini, PhD, professor of Italian Studies, flips the narrative in his new book, The Rise of Americanism in Italy, 1888鈥1919.
AT A GLANCE
60+
GRADUATE STUDENTS PRESENT AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCES EACH YEAR
94%
OF THE CLASS OF 2024
SECURED OPPORTUNITIES
16
STUDENTS OR ALUMNI EARN FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2025 鈥 2026
83%
OF STUDENTS SEEKING A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST ONE
88%
OF STUDENTS SEEKING AN INTERNSHIP PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST ONE
91%
of students seeking a service experience participated in at least one