Bachelor of Liberal Arts

Learn how to approach complex topics such as the environment, poverty, governance, peace and conflict and education.

The Bachelor of Liberal Arts (BLA) program at UMass Lowell is an exciting interdisciplinary program that offers students the opportunity to design a personalized program of study in two disciplines from over 18 options.

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Chummeng Soun '19 Asian Studies, Digital Media

Chummeng Soun is documenting the traditional dances of his native Cambodia with support from the Center for Asian American Studies and the Southeast Asian Digital Archive.

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Psychology Professor Wins Grant to Study Traumatic Brain Injury in Children

Psychology Professor Wins Grant to Study Traumatic Brain Injury in Children New

Jiabin Shen's new $713,112 research grant from the National Institutes of Health will help him further his quest to improve the quality of life for children and adolescents suffering brain injuries.

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Student-run Theater Group Takes to Airwaves

Student-run Theater Group Takes to Airwaves

When the stage went dark as the pandemic arrived, UML's student-run theater group, Off-Broadway Players, took up radio theater to interpret plays. They're airing this month on WUML.

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Decision 2020: The Winners, the Losers and When Will We Know?

Decision 2020: The Winners, the Losers and When Will We Know?

Unprecedented. Almost everything about the 2020 presidential election is different than before. UMass Lowell gathered three experts -- including UMass system President and former U.S. Rep. Marty Meehan -- to discuss the campaigns and where we might all end up after Nov. 3.

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Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy Awards First Fellowships

Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy Awards First Fellowships

The Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy has awarded its inaugural fellowships to Asst. Prof. of Economics Kelly Hellman, plastics engineering major Kerry Candlen and chemical engineering major Maria Fonseca-Guzman.

10/28/2020 Featured Story

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