College Merger Information

On July 1, 2022 the College of Arts and Humanities and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences join together as one college—the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.


Founding Dean

Chris Brown profile imageMinnesota State Mankato Names Christopher Brown Founding Dean of College of Humanities and Social Sciences as of July 1. Read more >>

 


Academic Programs

All academic programs will continue to be offered, but programs that were previously in the College of Arts and Humanities or the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences are now housed in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences.


Advising

There will be a new advising office for the college beginning Fall 2022, once the merger is complete. Please utilize the advising offices of the College of Arts & Humanities or the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences in the meantime. The HSS Academic Advising Center page provides a list of majors that each college currently supports.

Advising Center


Giving

We are working to set up giving programs for the new college general fund. In the meantime, if you'd like to support the new college you can give to either the College of Arts & Humanities or the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences to support general needs. Alternatively, you can give to specific program scholarships to support students academically.

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