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Studying the liberal arts at Saint Anselm, you will gain valuable insight into how the world works and how you could make it work better.
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Experiences in the arts and Humanities are designed to be transformative—stimulating a passion for discovery, sharpening perspectives and values, and gaining valuable insight into what it means to be human in our shared world.
Internships
Get hands-on, real-world experience and bolster your resume with a paid or for-credit internship. Recent internships include Disney College Program, Entertainment 2 Affect Change, New Hampshire Historical Society, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, and Putnam Investments.
Careers in Secondary Education
If you’re interested in a teaching career, you may double major in English, Spanish, French, History, Studio Art, or Music and in Secondary Education while completing requirements to earn a license.
Study Abroad Opportunities
Spend a semester abroad or take a course with a week-long international component - courses that travel abroad include:
• The Cold War in Cuba • Music and Culture in Vienna, Austria • Medieval Philosophy in the Netherlands • Normandy Through the Ages • Advanced Spanish Immersion and Internship in Mendoza, Argentina
Saint Anselm in Tuscania
Experience a semester of cultural immersion and community engagement in the small town of Tuscania, Italy. You can leave a lasting impact through meaningful service projects and mission-based activities as part of our signature study abroad program.
A Faculty Advisor in your corner
Strong academic advising can be critical to your success. So, our faculty, the people who know the curriculum best, advise you on which courses to take and when. Every student is assigned a faculty advisor in their declared major. Your advisor will become your best champion, the one who helps you find research opportunities or internships, teaches your favorite course, and writes your recommendations long after you’ve graduated.
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Arts & Humanities Events
Music Faculty and Student Common Hour Concert: A Celebration of African American music in the Koonz Theatre in the Dana Center.
Sponsored by the Fine Arts Department & Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion
Presenter: Professor Katherine Bentz, Fine Arts Department
Kate Bentz is Professor of Art History at Saint Anselm College and the Academic Director of Saint Anselm’s study abroad program in Tuscania, Italy. Her research focuses on urbanism and landscape history in sixteenth-century Italy, and she has published her work in scholarly journals such as Sixteenth-Century Journal and The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, and has received fellowships and grants from institutions such as the National Endowment for the Humanities, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collections, Villa I Tatti-The Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, and The Getty Research Institute.
We invite you to participate in the upcoming Thomas Sowell Colloquium, hosted by the Center for Ethics in Society and facilitated by Philosophy Professor Tom Larson and Br. Thomas Lacourse. This event promises a weekend of thoughtful study, reflection, and engaging conversations about Sowell’s research regarding the economy and social philosophy. Students will read nearly 150 pages of selected Thomas Sowell writings in preparation for this colloquium.
Applications are due by February 5th
. When: February 21-22, 2025
Time: February 21: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
February 22: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute
- Session 1 (Feb. 21 at 6:30pm over dinner) Biographical Sketches & Social Issues
- Session 2 (Feb. 22 at 9:00 AM): Economics
- Session 3 (Feb. 22 at 10:30am): Political Issues, Legal Issues, & Race and Ethnicity
- Session 4 (Feb. 22 at 12:00 pm over lunch): Race and Ethnicity & Educational Issues
👉 Register Here 👈
We invite you to participate in the upcoming Thomas Sowell Colloquium, hosted by the Center for Ethics in Society and facilitated by Philosophy Professor Tom Larson and Br. Thomas Lacourse. This event promises a weekend of thoughtful study, reflection, and engaging conversations about Sowell’s research regarding the economy and social philosophy. Students will read nearly 150 pages of selected Thomas Sowell writings in preparation for this colloquium.
Applications are due by February 5th
. When: February 21-22, 2025
Time: February 21: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
February 22: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute
- Session 1 (Feb. 21 at 6:30pm over dinner) Biographical Sketches & Social Issues
- Session 2 (Feb. 22 at 9:00 AM): Economics
- Session 3 (Feb. 22 at 10:30am): Political Issues, Legal Issues, & Race and Ethnicity
- Session 4 (Feb. 22 at 12:00 pm over lunch): Race and Ethnicity & Educational Issues
👉 Register Here 👈