College of Liberal Arts graduates have the potential to make an enormous impact on some of the most pressing problems we face today. Our alumni go on to succeed in many different fields because they understand the complexities of today’s world.

Creating the Change Agents of Today & Tomorrow

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  • "Art taught me to think creatively, GWSS taught me critical thinking, and AMES broadened my understanding of the world."

  • CLA faculty creating new knowledge and in the process bring depth and meaning to the lives of countless others.

  • In 1969, student activism launched the department. This year, a series of teach-ins honors its past, present & future.

  • “I have a great reverence towards our co-inhabitants on this earth,” says art professor Corrine Teed.

  • We are preparing the next generation of global citizens.

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  • Josef Woldense stands in a dark room looking at the camera. Two people stand behind him and point at him with accusing fingers..
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  • Corinne Teed stands in front of a window in a dark room.
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