Liberal Arts News
Student Voices: Exploring Gender and Inclusion in the School for Cross-Faculty Studies
As the School for Cross-Faculty Studies (SCFS) works to advance its Athena SWAN journey, we are actively evaluating how gender equity and inclusion shape our environment. Because inclusion requires a continuous assessment of how our policies, culture, and teaching practices impact everyday student life, student voices are essential.
Liberal Arts academics receive prestigious academic promotions
Two members of our Liberal Arts teaching team have received significant professorship promotions, making them the first academics to hold a professor status within our department’s history.
Why I chose Liberal Arts: Abi's Story
Not all students begin university at 18; in fact, choosing to pursue a degree later in adulthood can bring clarity, purpose, and a powerful sense of direction shaped by real-life experience. This was the case for one of our mature students Abi, who decided to study Liberal Arts at Warwick after realising her passion for the humanities in her mid-twenties. We spoke to Abi to find out more about her journey into Higher Education, and why she strongly believes that it is now more important than ever to study a subject you enjoy over one that pushes you towards a specific career trajectory.
How Liberal Arts got me to where I am: Frances’ story
Our Liberal Arts programme equips students with the essential skills valued by employers across diverse industries, as demonstrated by the wide range of careers our graduates pursue. Frances joined our first ever cohort of Liberal Arts students in 2016, and her final dissertation on improving sustainability in healthcare helped towards securing her role as a Net Zero Strategy Analyst for NHS England. We caught up with Frances to recount more of her experiences as an undergraduate, and how she believes a 2,000-year-old discipline like Liberal Arts is still relevant for helping students develop skills sought out by modern employers.
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Beyond the Classroom: Revolution and the Modern Musical
In our ‘Beyond the Classroom’ interview series, we speak to our Liberal Arts module convenors to reveal the deeper purpose and vision behind their academic modules. In our first entry to the series, we spoke to Dr William Rupp about his module Do you hear the people sing? Revolution and the Modern Musical.
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