College of Literature, Science, and the Arts explained

University of Michigan
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
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Motto:Leading in Thought and Action
Type:Public
Parent:University of Michigan
Endowment:$750 million (2011)
Dean:Anne Curzan
Undergrad:17,149[1]
City:Ann Arbor, Michigan
Country:United States
Coordinates:42.2762°N -83.7413°W
Other Name:LSA
Administrative Staff:2,200
Faculty:1,372

The University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) is the liberal arts and sciences school of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Established in 1841, the college is home to both the University of Michigan Honors Program and Residential College.

History

The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts was originally designated the Literary Department and was the core of the University of Michigan. From 1841 to 1874, the faculty elected a president that communicated with the regents about department needs. In 1875, Henry Simmons Frieze became the first of the deans of LSA.

In March 2013 Helen Zell gave $50 million to LSA, the largest gift in LSA history, to support scholarships and stipends for Master's students in creative writing.[2]

Deans

Faculty of Literature, Science, and the Arts

!Name!Service year!Length(Approx.)!Field of study
Henry Simmons Frieze1875–1880 5 yearsClassical Studies[3]
Charles Kendall Adams1880–18811 yearHistory[4]
Edward Olney1881–18821 yearMathematics[5]
Henry Simmons Frieze1882–18897 yearsClassical Studies

Department of Literature, Science, and the Arts

NameService yearLength(Approx.)Field of study
Martin Luther D'Ooge1890–1897 7 yearsClassical Studies[6]
Richard Hudson1897–1907 10 yearsHistory[7]
John Oren Reed1907–19141 yearPhysics[8]
John Robert Effinger (acting)1912–19153 yearsFrench[9]

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

NameService yearLength(Approx.)Field of study
John Robert Effinger1915–1933 8 yearsFrench
Edward Henry Kraus1933–194512 yearsMineralogy[10]
Hayward Keniston1945–19516 yearRomance Languages[11]
Burton Doan Thuma (acting)1951–19521 yearPsychology[12]
Charles Edwin Odegaard1952–19586 yearsHistory[13]
Roger William Heyns1959–19601 yearEducation[14]
Burton Doan Thuma (acting)1962–19631 yearPsychology
William Haber1963–19685 yearsEconomics[15]
William Lee Hays1968–19702 yearsPsychology[16]
Alfred S. Sussman (acting)1970–19711 yearBotany[17]
Frank H. T. Rhodes1971–19743 yearsGeological Sciences/Mineralogy[18]
Billy E. Frye (acting)1974–19762 yearsZoology[19]
Billy E. Frye1976–19804 yearsZoology
John R. Knott (acting)1980–19811 yearEnglish[20]
Peter O. Steiner1981–19898 yearsEconomics/Law[21]
Edie Goldenberg1989–19989 yearsPolitical Science[22]
Patricia Gurin (acting)1998–1999 1 yearPsychology/Women's Studies[23]
Shirley Neuman1999–20023 yearsEnglish/Women's Studies[24]
Terrence J. McDonald (acting)2002–20031 yearHistory[25]
Terrence J. McDonald2003–201310 yearsHistory
Susan A. Gelman (interim)2013–2014 1 yearPsychology[26]
Andrew D. Martin2014–20184 yearsPolitical Science[27]
Elizabeth Cole (interim)2018–2019 1 yearSocial Sciences[28]
Anne Curzan2019–20245 yearsLinguistics[29]
Rosario Ceballo2024–presentincumbentPsychology[30]
Source:[31]

Residential College

The Residential College (RC) is a division of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Catherine Badgley is the current director of the RC.[32]

Founded in 1967,[33] the Residential College was designed to create a smaller liberal arts program with the resources of a larger university. The college was developed by a planning committee of faculty that included Theodore Newcomb, Carl Cohen, and Bradford Perkins.[34]

Students in the RC take classes in LSA as well as specially-designed RC courses, many of which are seminar courses with fewer than fifteen students each. All RC students are required to live in the same residence hall, East Quadrangle, for at least their first two years. Since the RC is a part of the LSA, all LSA academic requirements apply to it. In addition to the usual concentrations in LSA, RC students may choose to pursue five additional concentrations (RC website): "Arts and Ideas in the Humanities," "Creative Writing and Literature," "Drama," "Social Theory and Practice," and an option for an "Individualized Major."

A major requirement for RC participation is intensive language training, which consists of two eight-credit courses similar to language immersion, and one four-credit readings course. Intensive Japanese at the RC has no reading courses, and the semi-immersion curriculum consists of two ten-credit courses. Other languages offered include Spanish, French, Latin, German, Japanese, and Russian.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

Notes and References

  1. https://lsa.umich.edu/content/dam/lsa-site-assets/images/images/About/College_Overview/180241-LSA-at-a-glance-v5.pdf
  2. News: 7 March 2013 . Helen Zell Gives $50 Million to Michigan Writing Program . Bloomberg.com . live . 2017-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729214348/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-07/helen-zell-gives-50-million-to-michigan-writing-program.html . 2014-07-29.
  3. Web site: Henry Simmons Frieze | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001427/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/henry-simmons-frieze . 2016-03-04 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  4. Web site: Charles Kendall Adams | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205758/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/charles-kendall-adams . 2016-03-03 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  5. Web site: Edward Olney | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023915/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/edward-olney . 2016-03-04 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  6. Web site: Martin Luther D'Ooge | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233547/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/martin-luther-d039ooge . 2016-03-03 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  7. Web site: Richard Hudson | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221242/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/richard-hudson . 2016-03-03 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  8. Web site: John Oren Reed | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223553/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/john-oren-reed . 2016-03-03 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  9. Web site: John Robert Effinger | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232842/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/john-robert-effinger . 2016-03-03 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  10. Web site: Edward Henry Kraus | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205704/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/edward-henry-kraus . 2016-03-03 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  11. Web site: Hayward Keniston | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001432/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/hayward-keniston . 2016-03-04 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  12. Web site: Burton Doan Thuma | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023941/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/burton-doan-thuma . 2016-03-04 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  13. Web site: Charles e. Odegaard | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214036/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/charles-e-odegaard . 2016-03-03 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  14. Web site: Roger William Heyns | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160622053936/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/roger-william-heyns . 2016-06-22 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  15. Web site: William Haber | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231318/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/william-haber . 2016-03-03 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  16. Web site: William Lee Hays | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213057/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/william-lee-hays . 2016-03-03 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  17. Web site: Alfred S. Sussman | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000020/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/alfred-s-sussman . 2016-03-04 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  18. Web site: Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023812/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/frank-harold-trevor-rhodes . 2016-03-04 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  19. Web site: Billy e. Frye | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220016/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/billy-e-frye . 2016-03-03 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  20. Web site: John R. Knott Jr. | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231427/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/john-r-knott-jr . 2016-03-03 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  21. Web site: Peter Steiner | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160622032552/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/peter-steiner . 2016-06-22 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  22. Web site: Edie Goldenberg Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy . 2024-07-10 . University of Michigan . en.
  23. Web site: Patricia y. Gurin | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232805/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/patricia-y-gurin . 2016-03-03 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  24. Web site: Shirley Neuman | Faculty History Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001243/http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/shirley-neuman . 2016-03-04 . 2016-03-05 . The History of University of Michigan.
  25. Web site: Terrence McDonald named interim dean of LS&A . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150525081535/http://www.ur.umich.edu/0102/May06_02/2.htm . 2015-05-25 . 2016-03-05.
  26. Web site: 2013-04-18 . Psychologist Susan Gelman appointed interim dean of U-M's largest school . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200606062434/https://news.umich.edu/psychologist-susan-gelman-appointed-interim-dean-of-u-m-s-largest-school/ . 2020-06-06 . 2020-11-23 . University of Michigan News . en-US.
  27. Web site: Political scientist selected as next LSA dean | the University Record . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190503161507/https://record.umich.edu/articles/provost-pollack-recommends-political-scientist-lsa-dean . 2019-05-03 . 2016-03-05.
  28. Web site: Elizabeth Cole Named LSA Interim Dean | U-M LSA U-M College of LSA . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190404180845/https://lsa.umich.edu/lsa/news-events/all-news/search-news/elizabeth-cole-named-lsa-interim-dean.html . 2019-04-04 . 2019-02-21.
  29. Web site: 20 June 2019 . Anne Curzan appointed dean of LSA . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200714170234/https://news.umich.edu/anne-curzan-appointed-dean-of-lsa/ . 14 July 2020 . 14 July 2020 . University of Michigan.
  30. Web site: Quinlan . Hanna . Rosario Ceballo to become next dean of LSA The University Record . 2024-07-10 . The University Record.
  31. Web site: Deans of LSA . 2024-07-10 . The History of University of Michigan.
  32. Web site: Catherine Badgley U-M LSA Residential College . 2023-07-15 . lsa.umich.edu . en.
  33. Web site: About Us | Residential College | University of Michigan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150226102330/http://www.lsa.umich.edu/rc/aboutus . 2015-02-26 . 2015-01-26.
  34. Web site: Bright . Charlie . McClellan . Michelle . A Short History of the Residential College at the University of Michigan .
  35. Web site: RCer Spot: Sam Apple ('98 English & Creative Writing) . 2024-06-03 . U-M LSA Residential College . en.
  36. Web site: Hutton . Susan . The Changing Times . 2024-06-03 . U-M LSA . en.
  37. Web site: Madaj . Daniel . RC alum Carmen Bugan contributes to podcast about the power of words . 2024-06-03 . RC Writers . en-US.
  38. Web site: Gass . Katie . Nandi Comer: Bridging Worlds Through Poetry . 2024-06-03 . U-M LSA Residential College . en.
  39. Web site: Madaj . Daniel . RC Writing Alumni Bios 1971-2023 .
  40. Web site: Hutton . Susan . Tony Voters See Theater at Its Best . 2024-07-01 . Michigan Today . en.
  41. Web site: What RC Alumni Are Saying . 2024-06-03 . U-M LSA Residential College . en.
  42. Web site: RC Alumna and Professor Laura Kasischke Delivers the 2020-2021 Robertson Memorial Lecture . 2024-06-03 . U-M LSA Residential College . en.
  43. Web site: Madaj . Daniel . Damian Rogers' memoir published by Penguin Random House . 2024-06-03 . RC Writers . en-US.
  44. Web site: Summer Reading Program, Alumni Edition . 2024-06-03 . U-M LSA . en.
  45. Web site: Associate Professor David Turnley Retires . 2024-06-03 . U-M LSA Residential College . en.
  46. Web site: West . Kai . 2018-02-19 . Confronting the Gershwins' 'Porgy and Bess' . 2024-07-01 . Michigan Today . en-US.
  47. Web site: Angela D. Dillard U-M LSA Residential College . 2024-06-14 . lsa.umich.edu . en.
  48. Web site: RC Community Members In Memoriam U-M LSA Residential College . 2024-06-14 . lsa.umich.edu . en.
  49. Web site: Tobin . James . James Tobin (author) . 2022-02-11 . The first Teach-In . 2024-07-01 . Michigan Today . en-US.
  50. Web site: Laura Kasischke U-M LSA Residential College . 2024-06-14 . lsa.umich.edu . en.
  51. Web site: Aisha Sabatini Sloan U-M LSA Residential College . 2024-06-14 . lsa.umich.edu . en.
  52. Web site: Barbara Sloat U-M LSA Residential College . 2024-06-14 . lsa.umich.edu . en.
  53. Web site: Heather Ann Thompson U-M LSA Residential College . 2024-06-14 . lsa.umich.edu . en.

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