Emily Hurst brings two decades of experience and her passion for mental health to the student care manager role in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The new position is the first of its kind on campus and was made possible by a generous donor gift.

Graduating student Lucie Brennan will deliver the commencement address to her graduating class during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony on Dec. 22.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is pleased to recognize the scholarship and achievement of our students graduating in December 2024 with distinction and honors.

As we enter a new year, look back at some of the accomplishments and highlights from faculty and staff in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Revisit the most popular stories in CLAS during 2024.

The university received the rating from a nationally recognized organization dedicated to improving sustainability on college campuses.

Faced with an uptick of students enrolling in environmental studies and science programs, the University of Iowa next fall will launch a new School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Evolution of several academic areas will position the University of Iowa’s largest college better for future students.

Paras Bassuk, a student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was named the University of Iowa's 23rd Rhodes Scholar.

Israel Wipf won this year’s Three Minute Thesis competition, in which graduate students share their research in three minutes or less to a general audience,