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Welcome to the College of Social Sciences

Recognized for excellence

By choosing the College of Social Sciences, you’ll not only choose from a diverse group of programs such as Mass Communication, Nursing, and Pastoral Studies, and disciplines such as Counseling, Criminal Justice, Liberal StudiesPolitical Science, and Sociology, but you’ll also be choosing a college touted as a leader, singled out for excellence as one of the Great Schools for Communications Majors and Great Schools for Journalism Majors by the Princeton Review in 2008.

In addition, the College of Social Sciences is home to several centers and institutes that serve as important resources as Loyola teaches students to think critically and act justly: Center for Environmental Communication, Jesuit Social Research Institute, Shawn M. Donnelley Center for Nonprofit Communication, and the Twomey Center for Peace Through Justice.

Student Successes

Student wins Best Advocate Award for mock trial competition hosted by John Marshall Law School

In August 2010 political science major, Alexander Tan, won Best Advocate Award for a mock trial competition hosted by John Marshall Law School in Chicago, IL. Alex was selected as one of twenty four students from across the country to attend this program.

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Faculty Successes

Loyola going Fleur Delirious

Loyola University New Orleans is asking a very simple question to all Saints fans across the Gulf South: “Are you ready for some football???”

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Alumni Successes

Rubicon Studios appoints alumna Director of Development

Marlene Sharp, A '92 , was named the the new Director of Development for Rubicon Studios.

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