College of
LIBERAL ARTS AND
SCIENCES
DISCOVER YOUR PASSION
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has been the intellectual heart of Villanova since the University’s founding in 1842. With more than 40 academic departments and programs offering undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as doctoral programs in Philosophy and Theology, CLAS provides a rich, rigorous and diverse educational experience.
Faculty in the College are teacher-scholars. They are thought leaders in their fields, pursuing research at the forefront of knowledge creation, and are equally committed to excellence in teaching—integrating their research into the classroom and inviting students to partner with them on studies and publications.
The College’s multidisciplinary curriculum encourages creativity and innovation. Students develop critical thinking and strong communication skills, preparing them to be ethical leaders with a passion for making a positive impact on the world.
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COLLEGE NEWS
Two Villanova Student-Produced Social Justice Documentaries Premiere This May
Villanova University’s Social Justice Documentary Filmmaking course is renowned for producing impactful films that illuminate vital narratives and many of the films garner both local and national recognition. In spring 2025, student production team Pinctada Pearl Productions will debut two new documentaries, each capturing compelling stories of cultural preservation, community, education, and empowerment.
Khushi Vandra ’26 CLAS Named 2025 Goldwater Scholar
Khushi Vandra ’26 CLAS, a Physics major in Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2025 Goldwater Scholar by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
Villanova English Professor Confronts Environmental Change Through Poetry in New Book
In her new book Flood Plain, poet and English Professor Lisa Sewell, PhD, engages with the pressing realities of environmental change through creative writing. The poetry collection investigates wild lands, coastal regions, wetlands and dam-ruined rivers—landscapes that have been altered by human activity.
Simone Browne, PhD, associate professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and director of the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, is an author and scholar exploring the intersections of surveillance, Black life and technology. She will speak on Thursday, April 24 at 4 p.m.
The Ethics Program has named Sister Mary Scullion, RSM, co-founder of the Philadelphia nonprofit Project HOME, the recipient of the 2025 Praxis Award in Professional Ethics. The Praxis Award recognizes a professional or academic who exemplifies the highest ethical ideals of their profession or who has contributed to professional ethics scholarship.
AT A GLANCE
60+
GRADUATE STUDENTS PRESENT AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCES EACH YEAR
94%
OF THE CLASS OF 2023
SECURED OPPORTUNITIES
14
STUDENTS OR ALUMNI EARN FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2024 – 2025
81%
OF STUDENTS SEEKING A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST ONE
89%
OF STUDENTS SEEKING AN INTERNSHIP PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST ONE
96%
of students seeking a service experience participated in at least one