Advancing the Liberal Arts - Undergrad Programs

AMST major Erin Oquindo and Dr Kim Loudermilk

American Studies Major

Focuses on interdisciplinary topics distinctive of the United States and broader Americas - a recognized subfield within interdisciplinary studies

IDS major Matthew Heldman in front of IDS poster

Interdisciplinary Studies Major

Based on the hypothesis that to deeply understand some, if not all, subjects then study must be drawn from more than one discipline

IDEAS Fellowship Program

Undergraduate students from any major who want to learn to think across and between disciplines and make their own liberal arts experience more coherent

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Memes & Mandates: Unpacking the Political Moment

Time and Location: September 12, 5:30pm, Callaway 420

Repeats biweekly on 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21, and 12/5

Please join us for Memes & Mandates, a bi-weekly space for conversation and reflection around the 2024 election and its broader political moment and bearing on our personal and academic lives. An initiative by and for the extended ILA community!

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The ILA provides a unique intellectual environment for the pursuit of research and teaching that cuts across conventional academic boundaries.