In 2008, the departments of history, philosophy and religious studies joined together to create the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies (SHPRS), an academic unit of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. As the largest humanities-based trans-disciplinary research and teaching school at ASU, SHPRS produces innovative and distinguished research on subjects such as morality, rationality and ethics; race, citizenship and immigration; and the role of religion in public life. Faculty educate thousands of students every year and share knowledge with millions of people beyond the university through accessible media. The school enables students and the public to make sense of complex issues that are of critical importance to Arizona, the United States and the world. Under the leadership of Richard Amesbury the current director of the school, SHPRS continues to advance the university’s goals of excellence, access and impact.