University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Established	1910
Type	Liberal arts college
Academic affiliation	University of Florida
Location	Gainesville, Florida, United States
Dean	Dave Richardson
Students	14,000
Undergraduates	12,000
Postgraduates	2,000
Alumni	146,000+
Website	www.clas.ufl.edu

Anderson Hall

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Dauer Hall

Ustler Hall

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Leigh Hall

Walker Hall

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Flint Hall

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Bartram Hall

The University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) is the college for the liberal arts and sciences of the University of Florida, and the largest of the university's 16 academic colleges. Most core curriculum classes and 42 majors and minors are part of the college. The university reports that more than 700 faculty members teach at least 35,000 students each year, with more than 12,000 undergraduates pursuing a degree from the college and 2,000 graduate students are also attaining graduate degrees in the college.

The college faculty have received a variety of national and international awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, Guggenheim Fellowships, Senior Fulbright Awards, National Science Foundation Fellowships, Presidential Young Investigator Awards and National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships. They hold memberships in the National Academy of Science, the Nobel Prize Committee, the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences and the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh.[1]

CLAS students have numerous scholarships and awards for their academic performance. During the past several years, CLAS students have been recognized as a Rhodes Scholar, Barry Goldwater Scholars, Harry Truman Scholars, and James Madison Scholars.

National Rankings according to US News (2008 edition)

Department	Ranking
Physics	35th overall
Computer Science	47th overall
Chemistry	34th overall
Biological Sciences	48th overall
Mathematics	56th overall
Earth Science	60th overall
Criminology	11th overall
Economics	44th overall
English	46th overall
History	46th overall
Political Science	48th overall
Sociology	46th overall
Statistics	9th overall

Departments

African & Asian Languages and Literatures Department Anthropology Department Astronomy Department Botany Department Chemistry Department Classics Department Communication Sciences & Disorders Department Criminology Department Department of Geological Sciences English Department Geography Department Germanic & Slavic Studies Department

History Department Mathematics Department Philosophy Department Physics Department Political Science Department Psychology Department Religion Department Romance Languages and Literatures Department Sociology Department Statistics Department Zoology Department

Centers and institutes

Institute for Advanced Study of Communication Processes UF Center for African Studies Center for Applied Mathematics Center for Applied Optimization Bob Graham Center for Public Service Center for Catalysis Center for Chemical Research at the Bio/Nano Interface Center for Chemical Physics Center for Children's Literature and Culture Center for European Studies (CES) Center for Film Studies and Media Studies Institute for Fundamental Theory Center for Greek Studies Samuel Proctor Oral History Program

Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere Center for Jewish Studies Land Use and Environmental Change Institute (LUECI) Language Learning Center UF Center for Latin American Studies Center for Macromolecular Science and Engineering Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies Paris Research Center Askew Institute on Politics and Society Institute for Psychological Study of the Arts (IPSA) Whitney Marine Lab Center for Women's Studies & Gender Research William and Grace Dial Center for Written & Oral Communication

Deans of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Years	Dean
1910—1934	James N. Anderson
1934—1947	Townes R. Leigh
1948—1971	Ralph E. Page
1972—1978	Calvin A. VanderWerf
1978—1988	Charles F. Sidman
1988—2000	Willard W. Harrison
2000—2007	Neil S. Sullivan
2007—2008	Joe Glover (interim)
2008—2014	Paul D'Anieri
2014—	Dave Richardson

Deans of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Research

• In all CLAS generates about $50 million in total research expenditures for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.

See also

• University of Florida
• Subtropics Literary Magazine

External links

• Official website for the College
• Gainesville Sun info about the College
• About CLAS
• CLAS Academic Advising info
• Overview of the College
• Capital Campaign for the College
• Gainesville Sun article about the Dean's search