2018

October
- Top 10 Reasons to Study Philosophy
  
  October 22, 2018
  Many people think the most practical route to a successful and satisfying career necessarily leads through a business or STEM-related field. However, studies have shown that many employers value “broad capacities” and skills like creativity and critical thinking over narrow, technical skills.
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- Meet English Prof Elizabeth Kimball
  
  October 22, 2018
  Liz Kimball, PhD, assistant professor of English, celebrates the diverse roots of Philadelphia as she seeks to bring that historical legacy alive with her students.
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- Winter Courses
  
  October 15, 2018
  Explore how natural disasters shape our world, changing perceptions of mental illness, and the effects of social movements on theories of democracy in these new and noteworthy winter courses.
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September
- Welcoming New Faculty to the College of Arts and Sciences
  
  September 25, 2018
  We are thrilled to introduce the following new faculty members and welcome them to the College of Arts and Sciences community.
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- CoAS Accomplishments in Brief
  
  September 24, 2018
  
  We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
  
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July
- Fall Courses
  
  July 23, 2018
  Learn about the social dynamics of urban spaces, the language of the body in popular culture, and the philosophies of social and political life in these exciting fall courses.
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May
- A Spoonful of Animation Helps the Story Medicine Go Down
  
  May 31, 2018
  Since 2016, the Story Medicine class at Drexel University has helped the ideas and dreams of child patients at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia come alive — and now, through a new partnership, become animated.
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- College of Arts and Sciences Tenure, Promotion and Awards
  
  May 22, 2018
  The mission of the College of Arts and Sciences and the University could not be accomplished without the dedication and support of our faculty members. It is their pursuit of excellence in teaching, research and scholarship that reinforces our position as a modern liberal arts college, and enhances our University’s reputation as a world-class research institution.
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- 5 Things to Know About the Drexel Writing Festival
  
  May 18, 2018
  Think the Drexel Writing Festival is only for English majors? Not true. Here’s why you should come to the festivities on May 21 – 23, 2018.
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April
- Jad Abumrad Shares Creative Mantras With Drexel Audience Through Lecture
  
  April 30, 2018
  The “Radiolab” creator and co-host described what he learned about himself and the world during his time away from radio as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ annual Distinguished Lecture Series.
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- Writing Together: How a Student-Professor Bond Turned Into a Book
  
  April 18, 2018
  Associate Professor of English Scott Warnock and his student, Diana Gasiewski, noticed that the student voice was missing from the pedagogy for online writing instruction, so they decided to do something about it.
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- Humanities and Social Sciences Lab Open House Fosters Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  
  April 03, 2018
  
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- Summer Courses
  
  April 01, 2018
  Explore conservative political philosophies, gender in Hollywood, and modern Hindu and Buddhist thought in these new summer courses.
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March
- Home Away From Home at Drexel’s New Writers Room
  
  March 09, 2018
  Drexel student ends quest of finding a place to call home on campus with new Writers Room located on first floor of MacAlister Hall.
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February
- Spring Courses
  
  February 01, 2018
  Gain the skills to ace your first co-op, find out what it takes to become the next big blogger, and learn how Hollywood has affected the environmental movement in these new spring courses.
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January
- Lights, Camera, Medicine
  
  January 18, 2018
  
  Fifteen Drexel students stood bright-eyed and eager to entertain in front of cameras rolling at a local hospital. Part of a Drexel community-based learning course dubbed Story Medicine, the students were there to engage sick and disabled children through live broadcast programming, using skits to infuse laughter with a little education.
  
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- Spring Courses
  
  January 09, 2018
  How can writing be a mode of healing for veterans? What can fantasy tell us about what it means to be human? Explore these questions and more with these new courses for the spring quarter.
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