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    Our students participate in content creation and production at SFA’s TV and radio stations as well as our digital and printed publications.

Welcome to the College of
Liberal and Applied Arts

The College of Liberal and Applied Arts at SFA provides students with the broad-based skills required to be successful over a lifetime. A combination of humanities and social sciences ensure our students communicate well, think critically, solve problems creatively and value ethics.

College Facts

  • 2
    ACADEMY
    AWARDS

    WON BY ALUMNI
  • 49
    ACADEMIC &
    CREATIVE BOOKS

    PUBLISHED SINCE 2015
  • 3
    GRAMMY
    AWARDS

    WON BY ALUMNI
  • 18
    TEACHING
    AWARDS

    WON BY FACULTY

Applied Skills Internship

The College of Liberal and Applied Arts Applied Skills Internship has a unique format that lets you add an internship to your résumé without having to commit to working off campus.

Transformative Experiences

At SFA, we believe students benefit greatly from hands-on learning in and out of the classroom. Transformative experiences are at the core of our academic philosophy.

Lumberjack Spotlight

  • Jazz History: From Brazil to America

    For his book, "Cuttin’ Up: How Early Jazz Got America’s Ear," SFA faculty member Dr. Court Carney interviewed musicians in Salvador, Brazil, to build upon his research on the intersections of race and music. Dr. Carney’s work incorporating the idea of music, place and memory in Bahia serves as an important addition to his scholarship on these relationships within the United States.

    Dr. Court Carney

    Dr. Court Carney

Working Side-By-Side

  • George Avery

    George Avery

    As director of the anthropology and archaeology lab, Dr. George Avery works closely with students through field excavations and lab research. He is currently overseeing a team that is excavating Freedom Colonies — self-sufficient rural communities where African Americans created a safer place for themselves post-Civil War — in Deep East Texas.

  • Joyce Johnston

    Joyce Johnston

    French professor Dr. Johnston hosts weekly gatherings at a local coffee shop to help students and community members hone their conversational French speaking.

  • Kenneth Untiedt

    Kenneth Untiedt

    SFA English Professor Dr. Kenneth Untiedt is helping to preserve the past through the world-renowned Texas Folklore Society. With its roots dating back to 1909, it’s the longest-existing, state-based folklore organization.

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