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• Enforcement of Gun Possession Laws Varies Widely by Race and Geography

  Researchers from Loyola’s Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy and Practice found that enforcement of stricter gun possession laws in Illinois varies widely by geography and race, and incarceration for felony gun possession has risen sharply in recent years. LEARN MORE

• Meghan Condon, Associate Professor of Political Science, Receives Prestigious Book of the Year Award

  "The Economic Other: Inequality in the American Political Imagination," co-authored by Meghan Condon of Loyola and Amber Wichowsky from Marquette University, has received the 2021 Juliette and Alexander L. George Outstanding Political Psychology Book Award from the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP).

• Reducing Probation Revocations

  In partnership with the Cook County Adult Probation Department, Loyola University’s Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy and Practice has released the most comprehensive, detailed report to date on the local drivers of probation revocations in Cook County and how those drivers can be targeted to reduce them.LEARN MORE

• The Divine Ideas Tradition in Christian Mystical Theology

  Mark McIntosh, PhD, professor of Christian Spirituality, recently published a book that analyzes the divine ideas tradition and suggests how divine ideas may inform Christian theology today. His doctoral students proved essential in helping him complete his work as he battles amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).READ MORE

• Afro-Nostalgia: Feeling Good in Contemporary Black Culture

  Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Associate Professor of English Badia Ahad, PhD, will discuss her new book with WBEZ reporter and author Natalie Moore on Thursday, May 27 at 12 p.m. Central time.LEARN MORE

• Congratulations, Class of 2021!

  Read a letter from the Dean, get to know the CAS Class of 2021 student speakers, and find out more details about 2021 Commencement.

• In the News

  CAS faculty were recently quoted in the New York Times, WBEZ Chicago, and more.READ MORE

• 2020 and 2021 Sujack Award Winners

  The College of Arts and Sciences is excited to announce the 2021 Sujack Award winners and honor both the 2020 and 2021 recipients in a virtual ceremony on April 22.LEARN MORE

• 150th Anniversary Scholar Series

  Several esteemed faculty with the College of Arts and Sciences are leading 150th Anniversary Scholar Series events through April. LEARN MORE

• Melissa Bradshaw Named NEH Fellow

  Melissa Bradshaw, Senior Lecturer in English and coordinator of the Writing Across the Curriculum program, has received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship to support work on the Amy Lowell Letters Project (ALLP), a project leading to digital publication of the first scholarly edition of the correspondence of American poet Amy Lowell.LEARN MORE

• Diversity Committee for Student Excellence

  The College of Arts and Sciences Diversity Committee for Student Excellence will endeavor to promote and celebrate the diversity of faculty, staff, and students through advising and programming initiatives coupled with learning opportunities to support and broaden our diverse student body.

• Film and Panel Discussion Examines the Racial Wealth Gap

  The Urban Studies Program, the Institute for Racial Justice, and the Center for Urban Research and Learning will present a special film screening and panel discussion on America’s racial wealth gap and reparations on Thursday, February 25, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.LEARN MORE

• Academic Advising in a Virtual Space

  A team of six academic advisors and one senior advisor in the Dean’s Office serve the academic planning needs of 7,600 Loyola undergraduates, including transfer students, who are enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, so it is a busy operation under normal circumstances. When the team had to quickly pivot to virtual advising in the spring, advisors reinvented their hours, processes, and approaches while accommodating students’ increased need for information and support. READ MORE

• Loyola University Chicago Department Chair and Professor Named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow 2020

  Anne Grauer, PhD, professor and department chair of the Department of Anthropology in Loyola University Chicago’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

• Loyola’s Cyber Security BS Program Designated National Center of Excellence

  November 11, 2020: The undergraduate Cyber Security program at Loyola University Chicago has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).READ MORE

• Cura Scholars Program Established

  Loyola University Chicago has received significant funding from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to establish a mentoring and fellowship program that will support the development of students of color, especially those who are pursuing academic career paths.
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  Journey to a Virtual Stage

  Learn how Theatre students have creatively adapted to the pandemic.READ MORE

• The Promise of Peace in the Shadow of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Political, Moral, and Theological Reflections

  Join the Department of Theology this Thursday, October 8, from 5:00 – 7:45 p.m., for a virtual program commemorating the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.READ MORE

• Loyola University Chicago Researchers Help Develop Data Tools for Justice Reform

  October 1, 2020: A ground-breaking collaboration between social scientists and prosecutors has developed a new Prosecutorial Performance Indicators (PPIs) tool that enables prosecutors’ offices to measure priorities and outcomes to advance effectiveness, fairness, efficiency, transparency, and public safety. The PPIs, a set of implementation guides, and a website with sample data from five prosecutor’s offices will be introduced this week.READ MORE

• Eleven Loyola University Chicago Professors Awarded National Science Foundation Grants

  CHICAGO, September 24, 2020 — Eleven faculty members from the College of Arts & Sciences at Loyola University Chicago have been named recipients of National Science Foundation grants.LEARN MORE

• Peter J. Schraeder, PhD, Appointed Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

  June 3, 2020: We are pleased to announce that Peter J. Schraeder, PhD, has been appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Loyola University Chicago, effective July 1, 2020.READ MORE
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  Life on Mars

  NASA scientist Bruce Jakosky talks about studying the red planet and the search for life beyond our world
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  The Rumble in the Jungle: A Fight for the Ages

  The new book by Lewis Erenberg, professor emeritus, provides a global perspective on the historic fight.READ
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  Keys to our past

  Student research in Mexico may show the roots of class and social inequality
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  ART WITH IMPACT: Exploring empathy in theater

  Alumnus and playwright Philip Dawkins (BA ’02) says, "The point of learning how to [make theater] is to do it, and to do it in community, and to do it in service of the world.” LEARN MORE
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  What supernovae can teach us about the expansion of the universe

  A coveted internship gave Alec Lancaster a chance to connect his faith with science
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