College of Arts + Sciences: Indiana University

Make way for the leaders, creatives, and groundbreakers of tomorrow

We prepare students for an ever-changing future by providing a foundational liberal arts and sciences education that is more relevant than ever. Here, breakthroughs are fueled by unfiltered imaginations and unconventional ideas. Whether in the classroom or in the lab, on stage or in the field, you’ll gain the skills and experience you need for what’s new, next, and not-yet-imagined.

Undergraduate experience

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Graduate experience

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Four College of Arts + Sciences undergraduate students named IU Sustainability Scholars

IU's Integrated Program in the Environment (IPE) is proud to announce the 2024–2025 Sustainability Scholars. The interdisciplinary program empowers undergraduates to gain meaningful research experience as early as their first semester at IU.

Inaugural Conference on Global Indigenous Studies set for November 2024

The Hamilton Lugar School’s Global Indigenous Studies Network will host its first Conference on Global Indigenous Studies from Multiple Perspectives (CGIS) November 15-17 at the Indiana University Memorial Union in Bloomington.

IU researchers investigate key protein in COVID-19 virus that could lead to effective new treatments

A research team at the College are uncovering important details about how the COVID-19 virus behaves inside infected cells, and their findings could help guide the development of future treatments.

IU College of Arts and Sciences Releases Inaugural Impact Report

The College has released its first-ever impact report, a landmark publication that highlights the transformative power of donor generosity and its profound impact on students, faculty, and the College’s academic mission.

Two College of Arts and Sciences faculty honored with Distinguished Mentor Award

Three years ago, the College created the Distinguished Mentor Award to recognize tenure-track and instructional faculty known for their mentoring of students and peers. This award recognizes a career of distinguished mentoring not recognized in other ways.

IU researchers awarded $450,000 National Science Foundation grant to study nearly 1,000-year evolution of German language

Two researchers in the College are the recipients of a $457,000 National Science Foundation grant to lead a groundbreaking project that will make it easier to study how the German language has evolved over the past 900 years. Professor of Germanic Linguistics and Philology Christopher Sapp and Professor of Second Language Studies Rex Sprouse, are leading the project, the Indiana Parsed Corpus of Historical High German.

A hub for curiosity + diverse thought

The College of Arts and Sciences values diversity, equity, and inclusion as core strengths and essential elements in the success of its educational mission. Our commitment is grounded in our aspiration to cultivate intellectual rigor and curiosity among our students and to prepare them to thrive in and contribute to a globally diverse, complex, and interconnected world.