Welcome to the 2025-2026 academic year! Campus is buzzing with activity as students hustle to class and faculty prepare their engaging courses amid myriad events to launch the Fall 2025 semester. This energy reminds us that change characterizes our human existence as we move through seasons and stages of life. We are always transitioning from moment to moment.
Embracing this radical dimension of life, referencing how it is at the root of being human, empowers us to harness this capacity and leverage it to generate meaningful change, even in the midst of intense societal uncertainty. Currently, high education faces serious challenges. Student federal loans will change in 2026, impacting equity and access. Immigration laws, policies, and practices will continue to limit international student enrollment. A.I. is quickly becoming ubiquitous as it alters the landscape of teaching, learning, understanding, and reasoning.
The liberal arts is positioned to meet these challenges with our collective capacity to think critically, communicate eloquently and passionately, deliver clear argumentation rooted in facts, and envision possibilities based on analysis of current realities. Radical transformation is called for at this moment in higher education. CHASS is ready to chart the path forward.
I look forward to our collaborative engagement this year within and beyond the CHASS community as we reach for the magis, the more, inspiring us to push boundaries and embrace hope.