Fall 2021

 

 

In this issue of LSA Magazine, we highlight some LSA students, faculty, and alumni who are using the liberal arts to tackle the complex challenges of our moment and generate positive, purposeful change. Explore the magazine. 

From the Dean

Dean Curzan discusses how the LSA community is meeting the urgency of our moment.

 

From the Dean

Dean Curzan discusses how the LSA community is meeting the urgency of our moment.
 

Memory Problems

Professor Megan Ankerson explores what it means to memorialize our digital lives.


 

 

 

The Wow Moment, Remote

How one biodiversity class brought the laboratory’s energy of discovery home.
 

Symphony of Forgotten Geniuses

Professor Kira Thurman wrote an anthem to the underappreciated genius of Black classical musicians.

 

Steering Her Ship

From the Coast Guard to the study of meteorites, this LSA alum has charted her own course.

 

Let’s Find Your People on LSA Connect

LSA Connect provides students with a bridge between the liberal arts and a brilliant career—thanks to our alums.
 

 

 

 

Now more than ever, your support for the LSA Annual Fund is helping students with financial need return to campus—like Josephine, who is exploring how she can use her liberal arts education and passion for international and environmental studies to solve some of the world’s wickedest problems.