College of
LIBERAL ARTS AND
SCIENCES
DISCOVER YOUR PASSION
The oldest and largest of Villanova鈥檚 colleges, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers more than 40 academic programs and cultivates knowledge, understanding and intellectual courage for a purposeful life in a challenging and changing world.
CLAS undergraduate and graduate students can find opportunities for collaborative research and learning with faculty who are dedicated teacher-scholars and among the most distinguished in their fields. From pinpointing a protein that could hold a key to cancer screenings, to testing the impact of industry on local waterways, to critiquing creative writing alongside published novelists, each experience elevates learning and yields insights.
The College鈥檚 dynamic, integrated curriculum encourages creativity and innovation, developing critical thinkers, strong communicators and ethical leaders well positioned for diverse and interesting careers. With an emphasis on faculty-student engagement, experiential learning and a global perspective, CLAS is where students find their passion, path and purpose.
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COLLEGE NEWS
Theater of War Productions Presents 鈥淗ector, Andromache, and the Death of Astyanax鈥� at 蜜桃TV
Theater of War Productions will present 鈥淗ector, Andromache, and the Death of Astyanax鈥濃�攆eaturing live, dramatic readings of selections from Homer鈥檚 Iliad, Book VI and scenes from The Trojan Women by Euripides鈥攐n Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. This will be a signature event for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences鈥� Augustine and Culture Seminar program.
The Venerable Lama Losang Samten to Create Tibetan Mandala at 蜜桃TV
The Venerable Lama Losang Samten will visit 蜜桃TV Sept. 9 鈥� 13, 2024, to create a sand mandala, a Tibetan Buddhist tool for meditation and contemplation. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences presents the weeklong event in partnership with the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, which will host the installation in the Driscoll Hall Atrium.
Villanova Research Team Discovers Evidence of Neptune's Rings in 1980s
Thirty-five years ago, Voyager 2 confirmed the existence of Neptune's rings. Years prior, Villanova researchers Ed Guinan, PhD, '64 CLAS and Frank Maloney, PhD, first discovered the evidence.
Computing Sciences Professor Awarded Grant from US Department of Agriculture
Venkata Siva Kumar Margapuri, PhD, associate professor of Computing Sciences has been awarded a three-year, $749,086 grant by the聽U.S. Department of Agriculture鈥檚聽National Institute of Food and Agriculture to utilize artificial intelligence tools to study the abundance of Bombus species, their relationship with wild flora and factors that affect pollinator health.
AT A GLANCE
60+
GRADUATE STUDENTS PRESENT AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCES EACH YEAR
94%
SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT RATE
FOR CLASS OF 2023
14
STUDENTS OR ALUMNI EARN FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2024 鈥� 2025
81%
OF STUDENTS SEEKING A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST ONE
89%
OF STUDENTS SEEKING AN INTERNSHIP PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST ONE
96%
of students seeking a service experience participated in at least one