Graduating students turn their tassels indicating they are now graduates

Photos from fall 2024 CLAS commencement

Monday, December 23, 2024
Congratulations to our newest graduates! Check out some of the photos from the Dec. 22 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences fall commencement ceremony.
Alix Bushard

Meet the fall 2024 CLAS commencement singer

Friday, December 13, 2024
Alix Bushard, a fourth-year College of Liberal Arts and Sciences student graduating in May, will sing the national anthem at the start of the fall 2024 CLAS commencement ceremony.
Emily Hurst speaks with students

CLAS student care manager wants to create a ‘culture of wellness’ in the college

Thursday, December 12, 2024
Emily Hurst brings two decades of experience and her passion for mental health to the student care manager role in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The new position is the first of its kind on campus and was made possible by a generous donor gift.
Lucie Brennan

Meet the fall 2024 CLAS commencement speaker

Thursday, December 12, 2024
Graduating student Lucie Brennan will deliver the commencement address to her graduating class during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony on Dec. 22.
CLAS commencement ceremony

CLAS students graduating with distinction and honors

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is pleased to recognize the scholarship and achievement of our students graduating in December 2024 with distinction and honors.
Paras Bassuk

CLAS psychological and brain sciences student named Rhodes Scholar

Monday, December 2, 2024
Paras Bassuk, a student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was named the University of Iowa's 23rd Rhodes Scholar.
Israel Wipf

CLAS biology graduate student uses fruit flies to explore connection between obesity and cancer cell movement

Monday, December 2, 2024
Israel Wipf won this year’s Three Minute Thesis competition, in which graduate students share their research in three minutes or less to a general audience,
Brandee Britt

CLAS journalism alumna leads social media strategy for 22 Hawkeye sports teams

Monday, November 25, 2024
Brandee Britt leads social media strategy for 22 Hawkeye sports teams — and it’s all because an internship while a University of Iowa student changed her career path.
Kadera&Mitchell 2018

Two CLAS faculty members working to empower women in political science

Monday, November 25, 2024
Kelly Kadera and Sara Mitchell, faculty members in the Department of Political Science, host workshops that support, mentor and teach women in political science. A recent NSF grant will allow them to continue this work for another four years.
The Japanese Ambassador speaking to students

Japanese Ambassador to the United States meets with CLAS students during visit to Iowa

Thursday, November 14, 2024
The Japanese ambassador to the United States, along with the Chicago consul-general and other embassy officials, visited the Japanese program to hear writers and translators read and to engage in conversation with students.