Arts & Sciences

Last Giving Day, the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) raised $386,655 from 1,014 donors. This year, we’re aiming even higher to expand experiential learning, research, and student support across more than 50 departments, centers, and institutes.

CAS is the heart of Boston University—where creativity, discovery, and critical thinking come together. Our students and faculty are advancing knowledge in everything from neuroscience and climate science to the humanities, social sciences, and the arts.

Your Giving Day gift helps power this work: from hands-on research experiences through programs like BU URBAN, to transformative student support such as the George J. Sapiro Fund for Social Justice and the CAS Experiential Learning Connector Fund. Every gift strengthens the liberal arts foundation that prepares students to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges.

Arts & Sciences Department Challenge
Bonus funds are on the table for the top four Arts & Sciences departments with the most donors and dollars raised during Giving Day, with top prizes of $20,000! Give to your favorite department and help them climb the leaderboard—and take home the trophy.

Challenge Winners

Dollars Raised

• 1st Place ($20K): CAS Experiential Learning Connector
• 2nd Place ($10K): Economics Department
• 3rd Place(7.5K): Playwrights' Theatre
• 4th Place ($2.5): Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program

Donors

• 1st Place ($20K): Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program
• 2nd Place ($10K): Playwrights' Theatre
• 3rd Place(7.5K): Core Curriculum
• 4th Place ($2.5): College of Arts & Sciences Classics Department

CAS Dean's Fund Matching Challenge

Gifts to the CAS Dean's Fund will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Dean's Fund Matching Challenge
Gifts to the GRS Dean's Fund will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $45,000.

Choose the CAS fund that speaks to you—every gift on this page counts toward Arts & Sciences Giving Day totals.

Thanks to you, CAS students are going further.
On last year’s Giving Day, gifts to CAS supported 51 different funds across the college—fueling everything from undergraduate research and fieldwork to scholarships and community-engaged learning. This year, your support will help even more students take their education beyond the classroom.

Throughout the day, CAS programs will vie for challenge grants and matching gifts that unlock extra funds for stipends, travel, research, and hands-on learning. Your support empowers the programs you care about, enriching the CAS experience. With over 50 departments, centers, and institutes, CAS delivers dynamic, multidisciplinary education that drives innovation and societal impact. Whether shaping economic policy, preserving cultural heritage, or fueling public discourse, our students are making a difference.

At CAS, we’re not just Arts & Sciences—we’re Arts × Sciences: a multiplier of knowledge, opportunity, and impact. Join us this Giving Day and help shape a future driven by curiosity, collaboration, and purpose.

Giving Day at CAS is sponsored by a group of generous donors.