University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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name = College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences
established = 1910
type =
dean = Dr. Paul D'Anieri
city = Florida
country = USA
students = 1,400
campus =
website= [http://www.clas.ufl.edu/ College of Liberal Arts and Sciences] The University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) is the University of Florida's college for the liberal arts and sciences. and the largest of the university's 16 colleges. Most core curriculum classes and 42 majors and minors are part of the college. ["About the College." University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences [http://www.clas.ufl.edu/about/index.html] ] 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. ["About the College." University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences [http://www.clas.ufl.edu/about/index.html] ]

The college faculty rank among the best in the nation and 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. [http://www.clas.ufl.edu/about/index.html]

CLAS students also are among the top at UF, receiving numerous scholarships and awards for their academic performance. During the past several years, CLAS has a Rhodes Scholar, as well as several Barry Goldwater Scholars, Harry Truman Scholars and James Madison Scholars. [http://www.clas.ufl.edu/about/index.html]

National Rankings according to US News (2008 edition)

Deans of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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External links

* [http://www.clas.ufl.edu/ Official website for the College]
* [http://education-portal.com/articles/University_of_Florida_in_Gainesville,_FL.html "Gainesville Sun" info about the College]
* [http://www.clas.ufl.edu/about/index.html About CLAS]
* [http://www.advising.ufl.edu/ CLAS Academic Advising info]
* [http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalogarchive/02-03-catalog/colleges/liberal/index.html Overview of the College]
* [http://www.floridatomorrow.ufl.edu/CLAS/ Capital Campaign for the College]
* [http://www.gainesvillesun.com/article/20070807/LOCAL/708070318/-1/news "Gainesville Sun" article about the Dean's search]