{"id":64867,"date":"2022-11-28T14:08:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T19:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/?post_type=r_cas_magazine&#038;p=64867"},"modified":"2022-12-05T11:46:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:46:27","slug":"arts-sciences-today","status":"publish","type":"r_cas_magazine","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/arts-sciences\/fall-2022\/arts-sciences-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts &#038; Sciences Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\" bu-callout aligncenter\">The CAS strategic plan, finalized in 2021, is chock-full of goals, priorities, and initiatives. But at its heart are four guiding themes:<\/p>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cas\/files\/2022\/11\/planet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35\" height=\"35\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-64500\" style=\"width: 35px; margin-left: 0; float: left; margin-right: 15px;\" \/>One Planet\u2014One Health<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cas\/files\/2022\/11\/justice.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35\" height=\"35\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-64504\" style=\"width: 35px; margin-left: 0; float: left; margin-right: 15px;\" \/>Social Justice &amp; Ethics<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cas\/files\/2022\/11\/data.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35\" height=\"35\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-64503\" style=\"width: 35px; margin-left: 0; float: left; margin-right: 15px;\" \/>Computation, Data and Arts &amp; Sciences\u2014Forefront of Data Science<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cas\/files\/2022\/11\/human.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35\" height=\"35\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-64505\" style=\"width: 35px; margin-left: 0; float: left; margin-right: 15px;\" \/>The Human Dimension<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cas\/files\/2022\/11\/cas-anniversary-present.png\" alt=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences, 150 years, 1873-2023\" width=\"200\" height=\"220\" class=\"alignright wp-image-64626\" style=\"width: 200px; max-width: 100%;\" \/>While the broader strategic plan lays out all of the specifics, these themes provide a vision for an interdisciplinary approach to addressing global challenges. Two years into the decade-long plan, the college can already celebrate a number of early accomplishments inspired by these ideals. Here\u2019s an introduction to some of the new faculty, scholars, centers, and programs shaping CAS today.<\/p>\n<p>Read the CAS strategic plan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/about\/strategic-plan\/arts-sciences\/\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<article>\n<h2>Math and Computer Science on the Move<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"intro\">Two CAS departments have a new home in the much-anticipated BU Center for Computing &amp; Data Sciences<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/arts-sciences\/article\/math-and-computer-science-on-the-move\/\" class=\"button-primary\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h2>Equity and Justice in the Climate Change Fight<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"intro\">The new director of the Institute for Global Sustainability and professor of Earth and environment wants to help the world make an equitable transition to sustainable energy<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/arts-sciences\/article\/equity-and-justice-in-the-climate-change-fight\/\" class=\"button-primary\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h2>Taking Action<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"intro\">Doctoral student Karina Sembe helps guide the CAS Diversity and Inclusion Action Team<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/arts-sciences\/article\/taking-action\/\" class=\"button-primary\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h2>A Road Map to CAS<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"intro\">Arts &amp; Sciences in Action helps undergrads make the most of their studies<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/arts-sciences\/article\/a-road-map-to-cas\/\" class=\"button-primary\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h2>Supporting Tomorrow\u2019s Professors Today<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"intro\">Five postdoctoral scholars enter the new Society of Fellows<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/arts-sciences\/article\/supporting-tomorrows-professors-today\/\" class=\"button-primary\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h2>3 Questions with Loretta Lees<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"intro\">Incoming sociology professor to direct BU Initiative on Cities<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/arts-sciences\/article\/3-questions-with-loretta-lees\/\" class=\"button-primary\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h2>A Social Science Research Hub<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"intro\">New Center for Innovation in Social Science aims to foster creativity through collaboration<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/arts-sciences\/article\/a-social-science-research-hub\/\" class=\"button-primary\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New faculty, programs, and centers reflect CAS\u2019 renewed focus on the environment, equity, data, and the humanities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":64517,"template":"","department":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine-articles\/64867"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine-articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/r_cas_magazine"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine-articles\/64867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64869,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine-articles\/64867\/revisions\/64869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"r_cas_department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department?post=64867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}