Alma Matters May 2025 Newsletter

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This story collection highlights how interdisciplinary liberal arts education contributes to healthcare innovation, health equity, and community well-being. Meet music therapists helping patients heal through sound, bilingual scholars bridging language gaps in healthcare access, and sociologists uncovering how racism impacts health outcomes. Learn how CLA students pursuing health careers build essential skills—like cultural competency, ethical reasoning, and critical thinking—through communication studies, anthropology courses, and more.

Read this month's feature story, How the Liberal Arts Improve Health and Well-being.

Dean's Corner

"At the College of Liberal Arts, we have long recognized that health and well-being are not just medical or scientific issues, they are deeply human ones. Understanding how race, class, language, culture, and history shape health outcomes is essential to building a more equitable and effective healthcare system."

 Dean's Corner: Health and the Liberal Arts 

Stories & More

Congratulations to the Class of 2025

Front Page News

Check out these recent headlines highlighting how the liberal arts are not only the heart of the University, but more critical than ever for understanding the world and our place in it.

Support Health and Healing in CLA

Support health and healing through the liberal arts. Your gift to these funds helps advance student success and innovative care in fields like music therapy, speech-language-hearing sciences, and healthcare more broadly.

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