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Welcome to Middle
Tennessee State University's College of Liberal Arts!
The CLA is the largest of the University's
five undergraduate colleges, with 300 full-time faculty, eleven academic
departments, the Center of Excellence in Historic Preservation, the Albert
Gore Research Center, University Writing Center, and the Governor's School for the Arts. The College is
both vibrant and growing, with new programs and technologies being added (so
it seems) almost daily. With 3000 majors, the CLA seeks to be on the cutting
edge of the academic disciplines. As you review the departmental Web pages
for the College, I think you will be struck by the positive, progressive
programs that have been developed in our approach to the humanities, social
sciences, and the arts (and even one of the so-called "hard sciences":
Geology). Allow me to highlight some of the newest programmatic and departmental features
in the College of Liberal Arts:
- multidisciplinary Middle East Center
(including language instruction in Hebrew and Arabic)
- Mineral, Gem, and Fossil Museum
- archeological digs at Fort Bledsoe,
Sam Davis Slave Quarters, Pinson Mounds, First Presbyterian Church of
Murfreesboro, Wynnewood Slave Quarters and the Ethnographic Field School
in Brazil
- Ph.D. program in English
- Ph.D. program in Public History
- BA in Art History
- Major in Global Studies
- four new minors- Linguistics, Russian Studies, Leadership, and African Studies
- travel abroad through consortia, exchange or sister university relationships, and independent faculty
supervised courses- sites include: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada,
England, Brazil, Costa Rica, Japan, Ghana, South Africa, India, and China
- national award winning programs in
Debate, Mock Trial, Model United Nations, and Model Mediation
- the Albert Gore Research Center expanded
document and photo collection
- "all Steinway school" designation in the
Robert W. McLean School of Music
- Blaau Kilns in the Art Department
- federal/state multi-million dollar grant
for the establishment of the Tennessee Child Welfare Training Center (Social Work
Dept.)
- In progress: MSW Degree (with Austin
Peay and Tennessee State universities)
- Forensic Institute for Research and
Education (FIRE)
While CLA departments and programs are
increasingly "user-friendly," "high-tech," and "hands on" in look and feel,
the College continues to pride itself on maintaining the verities of the
liberal arts tradition: those ancient yet enduring truths about living the
Good Life, appreciating the arts, connecting with other peoples and
cultures, and knowing oneself in time and place. No matter what the current
glitz and "glow" words may be, the College of Liberal Arts, through its
faculties and facilities, sustains an abiding concern for the well being of
students and their personal and professional growth.
Give our programs a good look. You will
like what you see: I guarantee it.
Dr. John N. McDaniel, Dean, College of
Liberal Arts
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