College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Everyone in the UNT College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is grateful for our Day of Giving donors who invested in our Divisional Excellence Funds supporting the humanities, social sciences and media and performance in 2025.
Your gifts made an incredible impact on student and faculty success across our college. Your generosity provided immediate and flexible resources that empowered departments to respond quickly to student needs—funding research opportunities in the Humanities, experiential learning and fieldwork in the humanities, social sciences and media and performance. Your gifts strengthened faculty mentorship and supported innovative, hands-on learning experiences that deepen critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills.
Because of your investment, students are gaining transformative academic and creative experiences that elevate their confidence, amplify their voices, and prepare them to be the leaders of Tomorrow, Now!
-Albert Bimper
Executive Dean of the UNT College of Liberal and Social Sciences
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) Dean's Excellence Fund: This fund provides discretionary resources to students, faculty and staff with impactful and visionary ideas, including championing student success and elevating academic programs, advancing innovative, interdisciplinary research and discovery initiatives and creative works, as well as attracting and retaining elite, world-class faculty.
Humanities Leaders of Tomorrow Fund: This fund supports innovative curriculum and research in the humanities. Your support of programs such as english, history, philosophy and religion, spanish and other world languages will help equip students with the humanistic skills needed to compete in an evolving workplace, contribute solutions to pressing social problems, and live meaningful lives engaged citizens.
Communication, Media and Performance Excellence Fund: This fund supports the creation of new opportunities for students to engage in programs that will enrich their academic experiences and preparation for the demands of today’s work force. Your support will also enhance research and creative work by faculty and students in computer gaming and design, communication, journalism, media arts, dance and theatre and technical communication.
Social Sciences Research Excellence Fund: This fund supports multidisciplinary research initiatives and enriching experiences across the social sciences, including anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology and sociology. This collaborative research with faculty, students and stakeholders aims to create knowledge that drives meaningful impact in communities and trains students to turn their passion into their careers.
| Rank | State | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TX | 43 |
| 2 | GA | 1 |
| 2 | MD | 1 |
