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Call For Art

2009 Teaching Conference Keynote Slides


College of Humanities and Social Sciences Building

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences ranks #5 in the nation in Social Sciences for specialized research universities.

-Academic Analytics, LLC

 

Texas Poet Laureate

Paul Ruffin, a Texas State University System Regents’ Professor and Distinguished Professor of English at Sam Houston State University, has been named the Texas Poet Laureate for 2009. Ruffin was recognized by the Texas Legislature in Austin. Dr. Ruffin is the author of six acclaimed books of poetry as well as several volumes of fiction and nonfiction. He has published poems in hundreds of journals and anthologies, is the founder and editor of The Texas Review and the director of Texas Review Press.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) provides an essential component to a liberal arts education: understanding human beings in their diversity as expressed in their literatures, histories, ideas, values, oral and written expressions, and behavior. By promoting analytic, interpretive, interpersonal, and communication skills, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences facilitates personal growth, competent professionalism, and responsible citizenship.


 
 
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