Supporting theCollege of Arts and Sciences
With more than 100 majors and minors and nearly 100 degree programs featuring small class sizes and opportunities to work alongside leading faculty, CAS offers exemplary academic diversity and excellence. The Change Can’t Wait campaign expanded the footprint of our college, with the new Hall of Science, named Meltzer Schwartzberg Center for Israel Studies, endowed faculty positions, and a $30 million gift of works from the Corcoran Gallery, doubling the size of the University Museum’s holdings. With the completion of Change Can’t Wait, CAS is now more equipped to support its talented students, advance critical research in areas like food security, explore the use of innovative technologies like artificial intelligence, and make significant investments in the arts.
Change Created
Created a home for scientific discovery with the opening of the Hall of Science and creation of the Trone Family Eminent Scholar Chair in Neuroscience and Behavior, reflecting the value and rapid growth of the study of sciences at AU. The sciences are now the fastest-growing course of undergraduate study at AU.
Cemented the AU Museum’s cultural significance as an institution for Washington, DC, that presents relevant, conversation-creating exhibitions and builds community with the Corcoran Legacy Collection, a gift of 9,000 works valued at over $30 million, the C. Nicholas Keating and Carleen B. Keating Director, and support for long-term collections management.
Invested in global bridge-building and understanding with the naming of the Meltzer Schwartzberg Center for Israel Studies, which, along with the Helen and Daniel Sonenshine Professorship and support for conferences, study abroad, and more, strengthened the center’s distinction in modern-day Israel and Jewish studies.
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Expanded opportunities for students through scholarships, funded experiential learning opportunities, including research activities and co-authorships with faculty, and the recently launched Science and Policy certificate program, which highlights the intersections of the two areas of study.
It is an extraordinarily exciting time for the College of Arts and Sciences. Thanks to philanthropic investments from our loyal donor community, we are positioned further to advance critical scholarship across our disciplines with innovative approaches, nurture and prepare our students to excel in their chosen fields of study, and serve communities near and far.Linda Aldoory, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
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