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
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

Why don’t we remember being a baby? New study provides clues
Infants can encode specific memories, a new Yale study shows, suggesting “infantile amnesia” might be a memory retrieval problem.
Finding the ‘universal’: How Chinese aesthetics shaped the Russian modernists
In a new book, FAS assistant professor Jinyi Chu shows how Russian modernists turned to Chinese art forms to expand their understanding of the universal.
Yale physicist to help lead American Physical Society’s nuclear physics division
Helen Caines, Horace D. Taft Professor of Physics and a member of Yale’s Wright Lab, was recently elected the Vice-Chair of the 2025 Executive Committee for the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics.
Zoom bias: The social costs of having a ‘tinny’ sound during video conferences
A new study shows that poor audio quality in videoconferencing negatively affects listeners’ judgments of the people speaking.

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
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.
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.