Welcome to Fairfield University
The Modern Jesuit Catholic University
We are a Jesuit University, rooted in one of the world’s oldest intellectual and spiritual traditions, with more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students from the U.S. and across the globe enrolled in the University’s five schools. Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values. Fairfield is located in the heart of a region where the future takes shape, on a stunning campus on the Connecticut coast just an hour from New York City.
Fairfield University prepares students for success. With an emphasis on innovative, experiential learning and a focus on developing the whole person, we produce graduates who are future ready.
At Fairfield University, we encourage you to let curiosity get the best of you — to let your mind wander, and then follow it.
Get the tools you need to succeed — whether it’s career advancement, personal enrichment or gaining greater proficiency in your field.
Explore part-time, flexible options for bachelor’s degrees, credit courses and certificates to achieve many personal and professional goals.
Join us Wednesday, April 14 at 6 p.m for Egan graduate and accelerated degree programs virtual information sessions. We can answer your questions one-on-one, give you an opportunity to meet our faculty, and introduce you to the Fairfield University community and experience.
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Baseball vs. Rider
@ 12:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.
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Softball vs. Rider
@ 12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.
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Men's Lacrosse vs. Towson
@ 12:00 p.m.
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Women's Lacrosse vs. Siena
@ 1:00 p.m.
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Field Hockey vs. Merrimack
@ 1:00 p.m.
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Ignatian Virtual Retreat ft. Marcy Haley/Donna Andrade
@ 1:00 p.m.
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The Rise and Destruction of the Jewish Fashion Industry. Berlin 1836-1939
@ 7:30 p.m.
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Living Theology Workshop: "A Better Kind of Peace"
@ 4:30 a.m.
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Personal Journeys w/ Fr. Tom Regan, S.J. and Fr. Gerry Blaszczak, S.J.
@ 7:00 p.m.
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"The Political Future of the American Jewish Community" ft. David Axelrod
@ 7:30 p.m.
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Jessica Lamont
“Sickness and Health in Ancient Greece”
@ 5:00 p.m.
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Erin Boggs, Esq
"Understanding History and Solutions to Generate a More Equitable Connecticut"
@ 3:00 p.m.
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CT Dance Now! | Trinity College
@ 6:00 p.m.
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Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso
Kay Cosgrove ’07, PhD
@ 7:30 p.m.
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Virtual Family Day: Color and Pattern in the Islamic World
@ All Day
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Virtual Lecture: Rara avis: John James Audubon: Artist, Naturalist, & Earl Conservationist
@ 5:00 p.m.
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Art in Focus: Diptych: Scenes from the Life of Christ and the Virgin
@ 5:00 p.m.
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Virtual Lecture: Women, Status, and the Family Code in Morocco
@ 5:00 p.m.
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Undergraduate Majors
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Years of History
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Graduate Programs
