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Welcome to the College of Liberal Arts at UMass Boston. From Art to Philosophy, from Africana Studies to Psychology, we provide the opportunity to study a wide variety of disciplines spanning the humanities, fine arts, and social sciences. Your liberal arts education will help you develop skills you'll use throughout your career: the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, to adapt to new situations quickly, to analyze information, to interact with a wide variety of people and the confidence to find creative solutions to problems.


›› STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

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She is a Philosophy major, a part-time office manager at the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership, a One Family Scholar, and mother of a four-year-old son. And Tiffany Haines plans to become an attorney. Read more ››

›› FOCUS ON FACULTY

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Anthropology professor Rosalyn Negrón joined the CLA faculty this spring. Her work focuses on Latino ethnic identity, how ethnic categories are used in daily life, and their applications in health research. Read more ››

›› FEATURED ALUMNI

  redmond

After more than 20 years in New York City professional theatre, Lauren Craig Redmond came to UMass Boston to finish a degree she began more than two decades earlier. Now she's practicing law in Boston. Read more ››

›› NEWS + EVENTS

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Check out the CLA's latest listing of new and events.
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