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From the interim dean: Cicero called these disciplines artes liberales, the liberal arts. The term is widely wielded and occasionally misunderstood.

Can good bacteria make the brain more stress-resilient? Christopher Lowry has dedicated his career to finding out.

Grandson following footsteps of legendary 51�Թ��� geologist Mary Oswald Griffitts.

While Luis Alberto Urrea was at 51�Թ���, Vine Deloria mentored him on a “lifelong project” that would later become The Hummingbird’s Daughter.

51�Թ��� art history students deepen learning through ‘object-based learning.’

James W.C. White, interim dean, sat down for a Q&A session about where the college has been, how it’s adapted to a rapidly evolving world, and how it’s preparing to help students meet the challenges of tomorrow, which will involve finding solutions to problems not yet known.

Five professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have won the 2018 Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award.

It’s a fair bet that most students would be happy with, say, a 95 or 97 percent on a test, or professors with a 95 percent approval in student evaluations. Academic advisors certainly are.

After spending considerable effort trying to stay in 51�Թ��� for the long term, Courtney Rowe has also found a way to leave a little bit of herself behind when she’s gone—long gone.

Politics doesn’t necessarily draw a lot of pink-bow types, but Jillian Howison (PolSci’10), an unabashed “girly girl,” was mesmerized by a "West Wing" character.