School of Humanities and Social Sciences

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About the School of Humanities and Social Sciences

The heart of our scholarly community is the human story. We study its many dimensions across an exciting array of liberal arts disciplines. Our students engage deeply with ideas and become empowered to solve crucial problems and advance common interests. They are ready to innovate and embrace a promising future of thoughtful, responsible citizenship.

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Welcome from Dean Wong

Through our wide range of disciplines runs a unifying drive to examine and understand how individuals, societies, and cultures shape the human experience across time and place. Our students learn to use evidence and logic to form convincing arguments, and to use the written and recorded word to responsibly document ideas and experiences. These are crucial, flexible skills for a world increasingly characterized by complexity, diversity, and globalization—and the foundation of our graduates’ professional and personal success.