Liberal Arts News
Third Edition of Warwick-Johns Hopkins PhD Summer School Held at the Istituto Veneto
The third edition of the University of Warwick / Johns Hopkins University PhD Summer School took place at the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere, ed Arti and the Warwick Venice Centre from June 10th – 20th, 2025.
SCFS host international ‘Nurturing Hope’ conference on Liberal Education, Democracy, and Designing Sustainable Futures
On 8th-9th May 2025, the Liberal Arts department and the School for Cross Faculty Studies ran an international conference titled ‘Nurturing Hope: Liberal Education, Democracy, and Designing Sustainable Futures,’ which aimed to demonstrate how even 2,000 years later, Liberal Arts education can still provide valuable critical tools for addressing modern-day problems from the very local (Warwick) to the global. The conference was planned as part of the University of Warwick’s 60th year anniversary celebrations and looks forward to the Liberal Arts department’s 10th year anniversary – which it will be entering in 2026.
Liberal Arts department welcomes new Research Fellow Dr Katherine Travers
Dr Katherine (Kate) Travers has recently joined the Liberal Arts department at the University of Warwick as a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow. They previously held the position of Powys Roberts Postdoctoral Fellow in Modern Languages at St Hugh’s College at the University of Oxford.
How Liberal Arts got me to where I am: Najma's Story
We recently caught up with alumna Najma; who was part of our first student cohort when we launched Liberal Arts in 2016. Najma currently works in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis as a specialist corporate lawyer, with a focus on financial services regulation. She shares her story about why she first chose to study Liberal Arts at Warwick and how her degree continues to benefit her legal career today.
“It’s Dangerous to Go Alone!” Teaching The Legend of Zelda in Liberal Arts
Our Liberal Arts and Design Studies departments recently collaborated with Warwick’s Nintendo Society to deliver a unique, immersive, and interactive learning experience for students enrolled on our ‘The Quest I: Departures and Heroic Journeys’ module, led by Dr. Bryan Brazeau.