Draft:Texas A&M University College of Liberal Arts

College of Liberal Arts
Type	Former public liberal arts college
Established	1924; 100 years ago School of Arts and Sciences ; 1965; 59 years ago College of Liberal Arts
Parent institution	Texas A&M University
Students	8,399 (2018)
Undergraduates	7,560 (2018)
Postgraduates	839 (2018)
Location	College Station, Texas, U.S.; 30°37′09″N 96°20′22″W / 30.619050°N 96.339390°W
Defunct	2022 ; (Merged with the College of Geosciences and the College of Science to form the College of Arts and Sciences
Website	liberalarts.tamu.edu

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Texas A&M University College of Liberal Arts was the academic liberal arts college of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The college offered courses in social and behavioral sciences, humanities, and the performing arts. The college became defunct in 2022, two years before what would have been it’s 100th year in existence. It was absorbed into the College of Arts and Sciences.

History[edit]

The college was founded in 1924 as the School of Arts and Science. The academic School of Arts and Sciences split in 1965, and the College of Liberal Arts was established that year, along with the College of Science.^[1]^[2]

In 2022, the College of Liberal Arts merged with the College of Geosciences and the College of Science, along with a few other programs, to form the College of Arts & Sciences.^[7] Some departments of the college formed the new School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts.

In 2023, Inside Higher Ed reported that Jay Graham, a member of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, claimed in a text that the reason the college was consolidated was "to control the liberal nature that those professors brought to campus.”^[8]

Academics[edit]

In 2007, The College of Liberal Arts had the largest collegiate faculty on campus with 306 faculty members and, with 6,883 students, and the second largest enrollment at Texas A&M, behind the Dwight Look College of Engineering. The college housed 12 departments and offered both discipline-specific and interdisciplinary degrees in 48 undergraduate programs^[9] and masters and doctor of philosophy degree programs.^[10]

Former departments and majors[edit]

Interdisciplinary majors[edit]

^[9]

Support[edit]

In 2007, the college had a $39 million budget, with an increased $5.5 million in competitively awarded extramural funding. More than $1.2 million of income was received from permanent endowments that totaled more than $24 million, benefiting 11 chairs, 23 professorships, and 9 faculty and graduate fellowships.^{[citation needed]}

Faculty awards and honors[edit]

Starting in 1975, 56 faculty members have been recipients of the Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award. The college had presented 41 teaching awards, 14 research awards, and one administration award. In addition, the faculty had been awarded five Regents Professor Service Awards and two Texas A&M University Presidential Professors for Teaching Excellence, and included seven distinguished professors and 15 recipients of individual recognition.^{[citation needed]} The college supported research about COVID-19 that was published by the National Library of Medicine.^[11]

List of deans[edit]

William David Maxwell (1968-1980)^[15]
Daniel Fallon (1984-1993)
Woodrow Jones Jr. (1994-2000)^[16]
Charles A. Johnson (2001-2009)^[17]
José Luis Bermúdez (2010-2014)
Pamela W. Matthews (2014-2021)^[18]
Steven M. Oberhelman (2021-2022)^[19]

Notable faculty[edit]

Joe Feagin, sociology professor
Charles Gordone (1987–1995), english and theater professor^[20]
Phil Gramm (1967–1978), senior professor of economics^[21]^[22]
Pekka Hämäläinen (2002–2004), associate professor of history^[23]
Arnold Krammer (1974–2015), history professor
J. Milton Nance (1941–1978), history professor, department chair
Robert Sherrill, english professor
Gary Varner, (1990–2022), philosophy professor

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Balog, Michael George (2002). "The creation of the College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University, the decision-making process". ProQuest. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Aggie Finance Grad Establishes Need Based Liberal Arts Scholarship". Texas A&M Foundation. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "College of Liberal Arts -Former Students". Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
^ Moody, Josh (September 21, 2023). "Getting Texas A&M Back on Track". Inside Higher Ed.
^ Clark, Caitlin (September 2, 2022). "New College Of Arts & Sciences Launches At Texas A&M". Texas A&M Today. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
^ Hoskins, Tyler (April 18, 2023). "A&M's College of Arts & Sciences shares update amid restructuring". KBTX.
^ ^[4]^[5]^[6]
^ Moody, Josh (August 10, 2023). "The Slow, Then Sudden Downfall of a University Leader". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Undergraduate Liberal Arts Course Catalog & Majors". Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
^ "Texas A&M College of Liberal Arts Majors". Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
^ Lueck, J. A.; Callaghan, T. (March 1, 2022). "Inside the 'black box' of COVID-19 vaccination beliefs: Revealing the relative importance of public confidence and news consumption habits". Social Science & Medicine (1982). 298: 114874. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114874. PMC 8885110. PMID 35278975.
^ "History of the Anthropology Department". Texas A&M University. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^ "What we leave behind". Texas A&M University. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^ "Search starts for new dean" (PDF). The Battalion. June 18, 1980. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^ ^[12]^[13]^[14]
^ "Remembering "Woody" and his legacy". Texas A&M University. February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^ "Dr. Charles A. Johnson". IBM Center for The Business of Government. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^ "Matthews Appointed Dean of Texas A&M's College of Liberal Arts". Texas A&M University. April 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^ "Steven M. Oberhelman". Bush School of Government and Public Service. Texas A&M University. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
^ "Revisiting the History of Charles Gordone and Honoring His Legacy". Texas A&M University. February 24, 2021.
^ "On a Familiar Texas Campus, Gramm Makes It Official". The New York Times. February 25, 1995.
^ "William Philip Gramm". Texas State Cemetery. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
^ Goodman, Bonnie. "Pekka Hämäläinen". History News Network.

External links[edit]

Liberal Arts Category:Liberal arts colleges at universities in the United States

[Balog-1] Balog, Michael George (2002). "The creation of the College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University, the decision-making process". ProQuest. Retrieved May 21, 2023.

[school/college-2] "Aggie Finance Grad Establishes Need Based Liberal Arts Scholarship". Texas A&M Foundation. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

[twentyeighteen-3] "College of Liberal Arts -Former Students". Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[4] Moody, Josh (September 21, 2023). "Getting Texas A&M Back on Track". Inside Higher Ed.

[5] Clark, Caitlin (September 2, 2022). "New College Of Arts & Sciences Launches At Texas A&M". Texas A&M Today. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

[6] Hoskins, Tyler (April 18, 2023). "A&M's College of Arts & Sciences shares update amid restructuring". KBTX.

[consolidation-7] [4]^[5]^[6]

[8] Moody, Josh (August 10, 2023). "The Slow, Then Sudden Downfall of a University Leader". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[lib-9] "Undergraduate Liberal Arts Course Catalog & Majors". Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[10] "Texas A&M College of Liberal Arts Majors". Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[11] Lueck, J. A.; Callaghan, T. (March 1, 2022). "Inside the 'black box' of COVID-19 vaccination beliefs: Revealing the relative importance of public confidence and news consumption habits". Social Science & Medicine (1982). 298: 114874. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114874. PMC 8885110. PMID 35278975.

[12] "History of the Anthropology Department". Texas A&M University. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[13] "What we leave behind". Texas A&M University. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[14] "Search starts for new dean" (PDF). The Battalion. June 18, 1980. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[WDM-15] [12]^[13]^[14]

[16] "Remembering "Woody" and his legacy". Texas A&M University. February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[17] "Dr. Charles A. Johnson". IBM Center for The Business of Government. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[18] "Matthews Appointed Dean of Texas A&M's College of Liberal Arts". Texas A&M University. April 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[19] "Steven M. Oberhelman". Bush School of Government and Public Service. Texas A&M University. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

[20] "Revisiting the History of Charles Gordone and Honoring His Legacy". Texas A&M University. February 24, 2021.

[21] "On a Familiar Texas Campus, Gramm Makes It Official". The New York Times. February 25, 1995.

[22] "William Philip Gramm". Texas State Cemetery. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

[23] Goodman, Bonnie. "Pekka Hämäläinen". History News Network.

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