Our Vision for the LSU College of Humanities & Social Sciences

We dream big, and big dreams are not achieved alone.

Photo: Image of David and Betty Laxton with scholarship recipient Ayana Brown.

Let's Change Lives

Alumni David and Betty Laxton's gift funds experiences like Ayana Brown's study abroad trip to Paris.Photo: LSU Foundation

The best liberal arts programs are equipped with philanthropic funding to attract and invest in the next generation of outstanding faculty, and to deliver cutting-edge research and teaching that impacts communities worldwide.

We challenge our alumni and friends to give $105 million over the next eight years, investing $80 million in endowed direct student support and $25 million in faculty endowments to grow our college endowment from $25 million to $130 million. Together, we will catalyze our path to becoming a premier, nationally competitive liberal arts program.

Philanthropic support in five core areas will secure our place in the upper echelon of liberal arts programs:

 

 

Graphic: The college's five fundraising priorities are $45 million for student opportunities, $25 million for faculty, $25 million for signature centers and programs, $5 million for an endowed deanship, and $5 million for a fund for the future.

The college's five fundraising priorities are $45 million for student opportunities, $25 million for faculty, $25 million for signature centers and programs, $5 million for an endowed deanship, and $5 million for a fund for the future.

Learn more about how, together, we will change lives by investing in:

  • student opportunities
  • faculty
  • signature centers and programs
  • an endowed deanship
  • a fund for the future

 

 

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