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.png)  The Battelle-Thompkins Building, the location of the College of Arts and Sciences onAmerican University's campus | |
Other name | CAS |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1893 |
| Dean | Linda Aldoory |
Academic staff | 212 (full-time)[1] |
| Students | 1,650 (undergraduate)/ 1,050 (graduate) |
| Location | ,, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.american.edu/cas/ |
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TheCollege of Arts and Sciences is the oldest and largest academic unit atAmerican University in terms of student enrollment and faculty lines. It was established in 1893. It offers more than 50 masters, doctoral, and certificate programs. The College of Arts and Sciences faculty includes nationally and internationally noted artists, scholars, and teachers, as well as students from all 50 states and 150 countries. It also administers theKatzen Arts Center and theGreenberg Theatre.
The "College of Liberal Arts," as it was originally known, was first housed at Hurst Hall. The official name of the college changed several times in the mid-twentieth century:
DuringWorld War II, theAmerican Red Cross' training program, Overseas and Domestic Workers School, was also housed in Hurst Hall.
The Dean's Office of the College of Arts and Sciences moved into the Asbury Building in 1960, where it remained until 1966. Gray Hall was home to the College of Arts and Sciences until the fall of 2001. It is currently housed in Battelle-Tompkins.[2]
TheHarold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre was opened in 2003 and theKatzen Arts Center was opened in 2006.
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