Just as ASU is positioning itself as a model of the New American University, the college is redefining liberal arts education for the 21st century.

Along with such traditional core departments as chemistry, English, physics, political science and psychology, the college has created a number of transdisciplinary schools that facilitate the creation of new knowledge across disciplinary boundaries.

Among these are the schools of Earth and Space Exploration, Human Evolution and Social Change, International Letters and Cultures, Life Sciences, and Social and Family Dynamics.

Each of these new schools—and others like them—draws together exceptional teachers and scholars from varied fields who share a passion and curiosity about a particular issue.