Faculty of Arts and Sciences

About the FAS Dean’s Office

Welcome to the website of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. To learn more about the Dean—and for a directory of office staff and contact information—click on the FAS Dean’s Office tab above. Also above you will find links to a listing of all FAS departments and programs; selected resources for FAS faculty including the Yale Faculty Handbook; and information on recent news and upcoming events.

New FAS Faculty (2017-2018)

We are excited to announce the new FAS ladder faculty that will be joining us for the 2017-2018 year. View the poster with photographs HERE along with a list of faculty biographies for those members who are joining us in 2017.

New FAS Faculty (2016-2017)

We are excited to announce the new FAS ladder faculty that will be joining us for the 2016-2017 year. View the poster with photographs HERE for those members who are joining us in 2016.

Information Concerning Activism and Advocacy

In response to Yale community members’ inquiries regarding how they may engage in activism and advocacy on current issues within the context of their Yale affiliation, the University has posted information on the relevant policies and guidelines HERE.

News

A schematic drawing of a superconducting qubit coupled to phonons inside a sapphire crystal. Inset shows the energy spectrum of phonons measured using the qubit.

Quantum data takes a ride on sound waves

September 21, 2017

Yale scientists have created a device that uses sound waves to store quantum information and convert it from one form to another, inside a single chip.

Four new faculty members in the History Department

History department welcomes new faculty members

September 20, 2017

Meet the four new full-time faculty members: Deborah Coen, Samuel Moyn, Sergei Antonov, and Carolyn Roberts.

Is the Milky Way an ‘outlier’ galaxy? Studying its ‘siblings’ for clues

September 20, 2017

New research indicates that the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies are much more tranquil than other systems of comparable luminosity and environment.

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Welcome to the FAS Dean's Office

The Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences oversees the 53 departments and programs that compose the FAS, including the ladder and non-ladder faculty who teach in those departments and programs and all other academic appointees in those units. The Dean serves as the chair for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Steering Committee, the FAS Faculty Resource Committee, and all FAS tenure and promotion committees.

The FAS Dean’s Office approves and supports FAS faculty recruitment and hiring, as well as appointment and reappointment policies and procedures for all of its academic ranks. In addition, the Dean oversees the activities and decisions that shape the quality of the faculty and the stature of the FAS departments, including faculty promotions, retentions, and compensation. The Dean works closely with the academic deans, divisional directors, and administrative staff on all issues of resource allocation, faculty development, and academic policy within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.