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The Fairfield College of Arts and Sciences is the oldest and largest schools within Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The College is host to 15 departments and 19 programs, led by roughly 150 full-time faculty and serving approximately 2,000 students. The College is also the home of the core curriculum that unifies the education of all Fairfield undergraduates.[2]
[edit] History
- 1942: Fairfield College of St. Robert Bellarmine, Inc. purchased two adjoining estates in Fairfield[3]
- 1945: Fairfield University was chartered by the State of Connecticut to grant degrees[4]
- 1947: First class of 303 male students was admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences[5]
- 1949: College of Arts and Sciences was accredited by the State of Connecticut[6]
- 1949: First summer session of undergraduate courses was held
- 1953: Fairfield University was admitted to fully accredited membership in the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
- 1970: Women were admitted to all undergraduate programs
- 1995: Accepted into Phi Beta Kappa[7]
[edit] Academic Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
[edit] Notable Faculty
- Dr. Kim Bridgeford - Professor of English and award-winning poet
- Dr. Edward Deak - Roger M. Lynch Professor of Economics and highly regarded State of Connecticut economist
- Dr. Paul Lakeland - Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., Professor of Catholic Studies and award-winning author
- Dr. R. James Long - Professor of Philosophy
- Dr. John Orman - Professor of Politics and well-known political activist
- Dr. Nicholas Rinaldi - Professor of Creative Writing and award-winning novelist and poet
- Dr. Kurt C. Schlichting - E. Gerald Corrigan Endowed Chair in the Humanities and Social Sciences and award-winning author
- Dr. James Simon - Professor of English and Head of Journalism Program
- Brian Q. Torff - Director of Jazz and Popular Music and world-renowned bassist and composer
- Dr. Ellen Umansky - Carl and Dorothy Bennett Professor of Judaic Studies
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