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NEW CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION REFLECTS OUR ACADEMIC STRENGTH & GROWTH

Fairfield University has moved into the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education’s Doctoral Universities category. Fairfield was formerly classified among regional master’s institutions. The new classification was made official at the end of January 2022. The Carnegie Classification is the most widely accepted classification system in higher education.

THE COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES WELCOMED 16 NEW FACULTY MEMBERS

The College welcomed 16 new, topin-their-fields, tenure-track and visiting professors for the 2021-22 academic year.

EGAN’S KANAREK CENTER SELECTED FOR 2021 JOSEPHINE A. DOLAN AWARD

Last October, the Kanarek Center for Palliative Care Nursing Education — part of the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies — was presented with the 2021 Josephine A. Dolan Award for Outstanding Contributions to Nursing Education, at the Connecticut Nurses Award Celebration.

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES NEW GUARANTEE FELLOWSHIPS

Beginning with the Class of 2026, the Arts & Sciences Guarantee is a fellowship that will be open to all current College of Arts & Sciences undergraduates, and will provide funding of up to $2,500 to support approved unpaid internships, research, or fieldwork experiences.