Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Exploring tomorrow’s questions today
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is home to 1000+ faculty and 40 departments and programs that span the divisions of Humanities, Social Science, and Science. Our work transforms the lives of our students and leads to fundamental discoveries that change understandings of the past and shape experiences of the future. Below, you will find news and stories of the impact of the FAS along with resources for FAS faculty and staff.
Explore the FAS
Deepening understanding; expanding horizons
What makes people move?
FAS approaches
Barton M. Biggs Professor of History and Professor of Law
Kalsi Family Professor of Political Science
Assistant Professor of Sociology
How will we transform in light of climate change?
FAS approaches
Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese
Associate Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences
Sterling Professor of Economics and Professor of Forestry and Environmental Studies
How do the spaces we inhabit shape us?
FAS approaches
Elias W. Leavenworth Professor of German and Film Studies
Assistant Professor of Psychology
What can we learn from ancient lives?
FAS approaches
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Associate Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences and Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology and Vertebrate Zoology
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
What makes us human?
FAS approaches
Ritvo-Slifka Writer-in-Residence and Lecturer in English
Sterling Professor of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology and Professor of Chemistry
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Resources for FAS Faculty and Staff
Information on tenure and promotion, faculty development, searches, and other FAS processes and policies.
Resources for FAS Faculty
- Yale Faculty Handbook (University-wide) Policies and procedures for all Yale faculty
- FAS Scholars as Leaders; Scholars as Learners program (SAL2) FAS faculty development programs
FAS Ladder and Professorial Appointments, Promotions, and Searches
FAS Procedures and Policies
FAS Instructional Faculty Appointments
Connect with the FAS Dean's Office
FAS Announcements for Faculty and Staff
FAS in the News
News about FAS faculty, departments, programs, and more
Nonprofit wins $50 million XPRIZE for carbon dioxide removal tech based on FAS professor's research
A non-profit organization building on research from Yale’s Noah Planavsky has won the $50 million grand prize from the XPRIZE Carbon Removal international competition.
Two FAS faculty receive 2025 ACLS Fellowships
Laura Nasrallah and Leslie Gross-Wyrtzen received fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies to recognize their excellence in humanities and social science research.
Yale mathematician and six physicists win prestigious Breakthrough Prizes
Sam Raskin, James E. English Professor of Mathematics, was awarded a 2025 New Horizons in Mathematics prize from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. Six Yale physicists were also honored for their work on international scientific experiments.
Political scientist Milan Svolik awarded 2025 Carnegie Fellowship
Svolik, Elizabeth S. & A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science, is one of 26 scholars who will receive the $200,000 fellowship to support work on political polarization.
Welcoming new FAS faculty
We are thrilled to welcome new faculty members who are joining the FAS during the 2024-25 academic year. Their expertise and approaches span the academic disciplines.
Celebrating FAS faculty leadership
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Three FAS faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and SciencesSusan Baserga, William H. Fleming, M.D. Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry; Anna Christina Nobre, Wu Tsai Professor of Psychology; Hee Oh, Abraham Robinson Professor of Mathematics
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Two FAS faculty members elected to the National Academy of Sciences Sterling Professor of Social and Natural ScienceNicholas Christakis, Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science; James Mayer, Charlotte Fitch Roberts Professor of Chemistry
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Six FAS faculty members named Guggenheim FellowsNed Blackhawk, Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American Studies; Marta Figlerowicz, associate professor of comparative literature and English; Elizabeth Hinton, professor of history and African American studies; Tavia Nyong’o, William Lampson Professor of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, and American studies; Douglas Rogers, professor of anthropology; Travis Zadeh, professor of religious studies
New Yale faculty members, in their own words
In a video, new faculty members discuss their scholarship, their passion for teaching, and why they decided to come to Yale.
Where can curiosity lead us?
Many of the greatest scientific leaps in history were the result of curiosity-driven research. This video highlights researchers in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Help the FAS Advance
The FAS collaborates across disciplines, pursuing breakthroughs that improve the world today and for future generations. You can help this work advance by taking part in the Yale Campaign.