Ann Huff Stevens


  • Just Like Football

    Why we should think about liberal arts education as drilling students for the game of life


  • Dean’s Message

    As Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, I can’t wave a magic wand and make our teachers charismatic and our students passionately curious. Fortunately, I don’t have to. They’re already that. What I can do is help nurture the conditions that allow them to flourish.


  • Dean’s Message

    A liberal arts education is both a practical preparation for a flourishing career and an immersion in the big questions of life and the world. It’s the right answer to a host of questions.


  • Dean’s Message

    We’re back. Life & Letters is back in print after two years of digital-only issues. More importantly, our students, faculty, and staff were able to spend most of the academic year on campus. It was wonderful to see our community come back to life. The magazine’s return to print is a symbol of that rebirth.…


  • Let’s Talk About the Liberal Arts

    Dean Ann Huff Stevens discusses the strengths and benefits that come with a degree in Liberal Arts.