"Impact as a Liberal Arts Value" by Dean Brian Edwards
"In authoring contributions to previous issues of this magazine, I have tried to identify key attributes of a liberal arts education [...] But how do we know when our approaches are working? Where should we look for impact, how should we measure it, and when should we reframe how we define it?"
Read full article in the School of Liberal Arts Magazine.
Real People, Real Money: Service Learning with Community Impact
Every fall, “Philanthropy & Social Change” students are learning the full grant process, from organization selection to funding. Their final presentation? A big check celebration that awards the course's chosen local nonprofits.
Newcomb Department of Music Shares Plan to Expand Curriculum Pathways
As the music landscape evolves and change to address new technology, opportunities, and business practices, the Department of Music has reworked and revitalized a curriculum that is starting to make noise among students.
Road to Super Bowl: Alum Book Tackles Racism and the Birth of the Saints
Erin Grayson Sapp (SLA ’13) writes about an overlooked chapter of history in Moving the Chains: The Civil Rights Protest That Saved the Saints and Transformed New Orleans.
Save 2024 Published Works by Liberal Arts Faculty for Future Reading Lists
In December we recognized 30 professors who published major works last year, from plays and novels to exhibitions and albums. View our program for the full breadth of publications.
Upcoming Featured Events
Great Writer Series: Public Talk & Book-Signing Reception
In two weeks, the Carole Barnette Boudreaux '65 Great Writers Series welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Marilynne Robinson (Gilead, Home, Lila) to campus for a series of events. Robinson is a decorated author who was awarded the 2012 National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama for "her grace and intelligence in writing." Her free public talk will be followed by Q&A and signing reception, with books for sale on-site by local partner, Blue Cypress Books.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Lake Theater
