College of Arts + Sciences: Indiana University

Make way for the leaders, creatives, and groundbreakers of tomorrow

We prepare students for an ever-changing future by providing a foundational liberal arts and sciences education that is more relevant than ever. Here, breakthroughs are fueled by unfiltered imaginations and unconventional ideas. Whether in the classroom or in the lab, on stage or in the field, you’ll gain the skills and experience you need for what’s new, next, and not-yet-imagined.

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4+1 Pathway aids early Criminal Justice master’s degree attainment

Drawn to issues of justice and humanitarianism early in her life, senior Shamaria Thomas (B.A. '25, Criminology and Criminal Justice) has been pursuing her major in Indiana University Bloomington’s College of Arts and Sciences under the Criminal Justice Accelerated Master’s Program, also known as the 4+1 Pathway.

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Rebel with a Clause comes to Bloomington

A special screening of the celebrated docu-comedy Rebel with a Clause will take place on Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. at Bloomington’s Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The event, sponsored by the Department of English in the College, is open to the public and made possible through the support of the English department’s Culbertson Fund, which fosters student engagement in creative, professional, and public writing.

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GenAI in the classroom

Vivian Halloran thinks so highly of IU's GenAI in the Classroom Canvas course that she wrote the below feature on it (after she and her co-instructor used it to boldly redesign their Human Dilemmas course). For her, it proved to be a timely resource for bridging the knowledge-gap between faculty and students about the uses and dilemmas posed by rapidly proliferating generative AI (GenAI).

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Love grows

As Jeff and Jane got to know each other at Bear’s, they recognized in each other a kindred spirit with shared values. Jane became a regular partner on nature walks with Jeff or helping collect plant samples for Jeff’s thesis research in Spencer or Ellettsville. Once she graduated and moved back to her hometown, however, their paths diverged. Neither expected that fate would land them next door to each other.

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Study reveals how a virus builds its protective shell

A research team led by Marc Morais, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington, have uncovered exciting new details about how a tiny virus builds its protective outer shell.

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3 College faculty named 2024 AAAS Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the world’s largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals, has named seven Indiana University faculty members to its 2024 fellows’ class, a lifetime honor within the scientific community.

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A hub for curiosity + diverse thought

The College of Arts and Sciences values diversity, equity, and inclusion as core strengths and essential elements in the success of its educational mission. Our commitment is grounded in our aspiration to cultivate intellectual rigor and curiosity among our students and to prepare them to thrive in and contribute to a globally diverse, complex, and interconnected world.