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News from Dean Hershock
Happy Spring to you all! I hope this message finds you all healthy and well. With the pandemic starting to loosen its grip on us, the university is beginning to take its first tentative steps toward normalcy. Nothing epitomizes this more than our recent live Commencement ceremonies to honor both the graduating classes of 2020 and 2021. 

Read more of Dean Hershock's blog: "A Semblance of Normalcy."
Spring 2021 Commencement Highlights
Thousands safely gathered on campus to celebrate the UM-Dearborn Class of 2020 and Spring Class of 2021 through 12 smaller ceremonies that took place April 29 through May 4.
James Carzon Islam Jaffal
James Carzon (left) and Islam Jaffal were recognized as CASL's two Chancellor's Medallion recipients. Faculty choose recipients based on academic records, quality of character, vitality, intellect and integrity. 
Commencement speaker was Lena Hakim, a CASL graduate in English. Below you can listen to her words of inspiration for her fellow graduates.
Congratulations to four CASL faculty members receiving promotion and tenure!
Francine Banner
Francine Banner, Professor of Sociology, with tenure.
Gengxin Li
Gengxin Li,  Associate professor of statistics, with tenure.
Keshav Pokhrel
Keshav Pokhrel,  Associate professor of statistics, with tenure.
Harmony Reppond
Harmony Reppond,  Associate professor of psychology, with tenure.
CASL faculty, students and alumni are involved in a variety of
classes, research, activities and philanthropy,
and are making an impact locally, regionally and nationally.
Please enjoy the following stories.
Bella Martincic research video
CASL
Academic Departments and Programs
Behavioral Sciences
Language, Culture, & Communication
Literature, Philosophy, & the Arts
Mathematics and Statistics
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Graduate Programs
College-wide Programs
Congratulations to Econ Prof. Pat Smith on her retirement after serving at UM-Dearborn for more than 30 years!
Prof. Pat Smith
certificate programs
CASL introduces three new certificate programs that highlight diversity of thought in biochemistry, literature and language.
These programs are designed so professionals can come to campus as a guest student with the goal of earning a certificate.
Check out CASL's 18 Certificate Programs!
Updates from the Office of Alumni Engagement
Alumni Speaker Series
Join us the second week of each month as we feature a UM-Dearborn alumnus or faculty presentation in our Alumni Engagement Speaker Series. The series highlights Wolverine thought leaders sharing career advice, innovative ideas, leadership lessons, and more.
EIC bird watching
The Sights and Sounds of Spring
If you want to enjoy the sights and sounds of colorful songbirds, this is the week they stop at the Environmental Interpretive Center’s 300-acre Natural Areas to relax and fuel up before continuing on their migration journey north.
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"A View from the CASL" is a quarterly e-newsletter for CASL alumni.

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Your Gifts to CASL Foster Student Success
Your gifts to the CASL Annual Fund make it possible for CASL students to participate in activities such as internships and research that enhance their education and success. These experiences are being delivered virtually and remotely until it is safe for students to return to campus or internship sites, and also prepare students to learn and work in whatever ways the future requires. Thank you for being an everyday hero for CASL students by supporting the CASL Annual Fund! 

Here is a quote from a CASL student who was able to participate in an internship with support and inspiration from people like you:
"I am extremely honored to be a recipient of the Dearborn based Internship Scholarship. I thank you for your generosity which has allowed me to stay motivated, complete my studies in Communications and further expand my knowledge through my internship. As a first-generation college student I found it difficult to stay focused as I worried about how I would be able to make my family proud without feeling burdened about my financial situation. 
"Without your kind donation, I would not be able to make my dreams become reality. I thank you again for your generous donation to the CASL team for the Dearborn based internships."
Make a gift to the CASL Annual Fund today!
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