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Luisina Kemanian-Leites spent her fall semester in Chile in a program focused on politics, social justice, and language. In addition to taking classes, the Paterno Fellow interned at a school working with students who were immigrants from vulnerable communities.

Catherine Delage, a 2018 Comparative Literature and Japanese alumna, currently lives and works in Japan as a manga translator. She credits her majors and resources in the College of the Liberal Arts for her success. “I admit I was pretty lost about how to go about achieving my goals after university, but the guidance I received was irreplaceable. I couldn’t possibly hold the Career Enrichment Network in higher esteem.”

The Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building—the first new Liberal Arts building at Penn State University Park in more than fifty years—will be an innovative hub of social science teaching, research, and outreach activity when it opens in fall 2024.

After receiving two Liberal Arts scholarships, Samantha Escobar applied for an internship at the University where she’s able to give back by helping donors invest in the lives of other students.

“I would not be here had it not been for Mr. Merritt. He has helped me from a financial standpoint and has alleviated the burden of finances for me and my family,” said Michael Garza, a second-year student double majoring in Criminology and Sociology. “I also meet with him at least once a semester to discuss where I’m at in my academic path and go to him if I have any concerns or need any advice.”

Janae Sayler is co-founder and president of Minorities in the College of the Liberal Arts, a student organization dedicated to “bridging the gap between everyone—minorities and allies—not only networking-wise, but through community that makes the University smaller.” Janae is a fourth-year student majoring in Psychology and Advertising/Public Relations with a minor in Human Development and Family Studies.

Through the spring of 2024, the College of the Liberal Arts’ theme, “Moments of Change: Creating a Livable Planet,” is focusing on the ongoing work of Liberal Arts students, faculty, staff, and alumni in support of sustainable futures. Professor of English Hester Blum’s fourth-year seminar this semester studies the impact of the climate crisis on human communities—specifically at the two “ends of the Earth.”