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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‘Joyful Cities’ Project Aims to Make Public Spaces More Welcoming for People of Color

‘Joyful Cities’ Project Aims to Make Public Spaces More Welcoming for People of Color New

Sociology Asst. Prof. Teresa Gonzales is studying how people of color use public parks and other urban spaces for leisure – and to assert their cultures. Her “Joyful Cities” project, supported by a Ford Foundation fellowship, is teaching students about ethnographic research.

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Portuguese Photographer Documents Lowell’s Luso-American Community

Portuguese Photographer Documents Lowell’s Luso-American Community

Visiting Prof. Pedro Letria, a Portuguese photographer and writer, is teaching photography and documenting the Portuguese American community in Lowell for the university’s Portuguese American Digital Archive. His wife, journalist Cláudia Lobo, is also gathering oral histories for the archive.

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New ADVANCE Office for Faculty Equity Aims to Improve Campus Culture

New ADVANCE Office for Faculty Equity Aims to Improve Campus Culture

The new ADVANCE Office for Faculty Equity aims to change the culture across campus for faculty from underrepresented and marginalized groups. It builds on the programs and research of the five-year, National Science Foundation-funded Making WAVES program.

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Good COP, Bad COP: UML Delegates Reflect on U.N. Climate Summit

Good COP, Bad COP: UML Delegates Reflect on U.N. Climate Summit

An interdisciplinary group of faculty members from UMass Lowell’s Climate Change Initiative attended the recent United Nations global climate summit, aka COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, where they observed progress being made — but also missed opportunities.

11/24/2021 Featured Story

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