Texas A&M University College of Liberal Arts
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| Type | Former public liberal arts college |
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| Established | 1924 School of Arts and Sciences 1965 College of Liberal Arts [1][2] |
Parent institution | Texas A&M University |
| Students | 8,399 (2018)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 7,560 (2018)[3] |
| Postgraduates | 839 (2018)[3] |
| Location | College Station, Texas, U.S. 30°37′09″N 96°20′22″W / 30.619050°N 96.339390°WCoordinates: 30°37′09″N 96°20′22″W / 30.619050°N 96.339390°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Defunct | 2022 (Merged with the College of Geosciences and the College of Science to form the College of Arts and Sciences |
| Website | liberalarts |
Texas A&M University College of Liberal Arts was the academic liberal arts college of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The college offered courses in social and behavioral sciences, humanities, and the performing arts. The college became defunct in 2022, two years before what would have been it’s 100th year in existence. It was absorbed into the College of Arts and Sciences.
History[edit]
The college was founded in 1924 as the School of Arts and Science. The academic School of Arts and Sciences split in 1965, and the College of Liberal Arts was established that year, along with the College of Science.[1][2]
In 2022, the College of Liberal Arts merged with the College of Geosciences and the College of Science, along with a few other programs, to form the College of Arts & Sciences.[4][5] Some departments of the college formed the new School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts.
Academics[edit]
In 2007, The College of Liberal Arts had the largest collegiate faculty on campus with 306 faculty members and, with 6,883 students, and the second largest enrollment at Texas A&M, behind the Dwight Look College of Engineering. The college housed 12 departments and offered both discipline-specific and interdisciplinary degrees in 48 undergraduate programs[6] and masters and doctor of philosophy degree programs.[7] In 2007, the college had a living alumni base of 33,000 graduates, 61% of whom had graduated since 1990.
Former departments and majors[edit]
- Anthropology
- Communication
- Economics
- English
- European & Classical Languages & Cultures
- Hispanic Studies
- History
- Performance Studies
- Philosophy & Humanities
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
Interdisciplinary majors[edit]
- Africana Studies
- American Studies
- Arabic and Asian Language Office
- Asian Studies
- Digital Humanities
- Film Studies
- International Studies
- Journalism Studies
- Religious Studies
- Women's & Gender Studies
Support[edit]
In 2007, the college had a $39 million budget, with an increased $5.5 million in competitively awarded extramural funding. More than $1.2 million of income was received from permanent endowments that totaled more than $24 million, benefiting 11 chairs, 23 professorships, and 9 faculty and graduate fellowships.
Faculty awards and honors[edit]
Starting in 1975, 56 faculty members have been recipients of the Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award. The college had presented 41 teaching awards, 14 research awards, and one administration award. In addition, the faculty had been awarded five Regents Professor Service Awards and two Texas A&M University Presidential Professors for Teaching Excellence, and included seven distinguished professors and 15 recipients of individual recognition. Notable research about COVID-19 that has been published by the National Library of Medicine, was supported by the college.[8]
Notable faculty[edit]
- Joe Feagin, sociology professor
- Charles Gordone (1987–1995), english and theater professor
- Phil Gramm (1967–1978), economics professor
- Arnold Krammer (1974–2015), history professor
- J. Milton Nance (1941–1978), history professor, department chair
- Robert Sherrill, english professor
- Gary Varner, (1990–2022), philosophy professor
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Balog, Michael George (2002). "The creation of the College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University, the decision-making process". ProQuest. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aggie Finance Grad Establishes Need Based Liberal Arts Scholarship". Texas A&M Foundation. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "College of Liberal Arts -Former Students". Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Clark, Caitlin (2022-09-02). "New College Of Arts & Sciences Launches At Texas A&M". Texas A&M Today. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ↑ Hoskins, Tyler (18 April 2023). "A&M's College of Arts & Sciences shares update amid restructuring". KBTX.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Undergraduate Liberal Arts Course Catalog & Majors". Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Texas A&M College of Liberal Arts Majors". Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lueck, J. A.; Callaghan, T. (March 1, 2022). "Inside the 'black box' of COVID-19 vaccination beliefs: Revealing the relative importance of public confidence and news consumption habits". Social Science & Medicine (1982). 298: 114874. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114874. PMC 8885110 Check
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External links[edit]
- College of Liberal Arts Home Page
- Texas A&M University Home Page
- Texas A&M University Map
- Fallon-Marshall Lecture Series
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