CAS Blog
Each week in the CAS Bulletin, members of the College of Arts and Sciences write a blog. Those blogs are collected here for reference.
November 16, 2023
The Place of GratitudeWith the holiday arriving soon, many of us will likely turn our thoughts in the coming days to the things we have to be thankful for. Considered historically, we owe this time of thanks to the...
November 09, 2023
Speed deaningTwo weeks ago, we three Associate Deans of Arts and Sciences – Tim Brownlee, Steve Yandell, and I – set out for the University of San Francisco to attend the annual Association...
November 02, 2023
Getting the shiversI get the shivers when I see how hostile to the humanities many politicians, members of the public, and even some college presidents have become. Poor ROI, they declare.
How fortunate we are at...
October 26, 2023
More than button pushingWhen asked to write about what it is that people may not know about DIFT over the last 50 years, I would like to express that there is much more to the major than simply pushing...
October 19, 2023
Taking on campaign internshipsGuest blog by CAS students Noelle Delumpa and Victoria Strawbridge This semester, as part of our coursework in the Philosophy, Politics, and the Public program, we...
October 12, 2023
Pack your PascalWhy is fall a good time for students to think about Xavier’s Study Abroad programs? This is a question CAS posed to me in asking me to offer a blog post for the...
September 28, 2023
What your students want you to knowAdvising and scheduling can be overwhelming, especially for first year students. With four semesters of advising meetings and scheduling under our belts, we have reflected on our advising...
September 21, 2023
Welcoming and mentoring new facultySome of you have heard me tell this story. The setting: Fall 2000, the Hinkle Hall second floor conference room, my first Xavier English Department faculty meeting. The characters: well,...
September 14, 2023
Considering care in new waysThe CAS deans’ office hopes that everyone has been settling in nicely to our fall 2023 semester. The opening of the academic year feels very familiar to most of us. We have had decades of...
September 07, 2023
Let them know they aren't aloneAs we reach the end of the third week of classes, our first-year students have (hopefully) figured out the basics of life at Xavier: the best time to eat at the Caf, where the library is located,...
August 31, 2023
Value and securitySince 1894, America’s workers have enjoyed a holiday that celebrates hard work. Labor unions hosted parades to honor dedicated workers, and Grover Cleveland thought the recognition was...
August 24, 2023
Welcome back!This summer, we’ve seen considerable changes within the Dean’s office. And those changes have capped a full year of change. If you’re still not sure who’s...