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 secrets can we unearth?
FAS approaches
G. Evelyn Hutchinson Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences
William M. Laffan Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
What can we learn from looking within?
FAS approaches
Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences
Senior Lecturer in English, Director of Creative Writing
Assistant Professor of Physics
How do we understand beauty?
FAS approaches
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Professor and Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
How can curiosity improve our health?
FAS approaches
Sterling Professor of Humanities and Film and Media Studies
Sterling Professor of Chemistry
How can we broaden understandings of the world?
FAS approaches
Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American Studies
The American Sign Language program
Resources for FAS Faculty and Staff
Information on tenure and promotion, faculty development, searches, and other FAS processes and policies.
Resources for FAS Faculty
- Faculty Handbook (University-wide) Policies and procedures for all Yale faculty
- FAS Scholars as Leaders; Scholars as Learners program (SAL2) FAS faculty development and enrichment programs
- Additional resources for FAS faculty
FAS Ladder Faculty 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
Celebrating FAS Award Winners
Congratulations to FAS Guggenheim Fellows
Celebrating FAS faculty achievements
FAS in the News
News about FAS faculty, departments, programs, and more
Yale playwright Jacobs-Jenkins wins first Tony for ‘Appropriate’ revival
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a professor in the practice at Yale, was honored for the best revival of a play during the annual Tony Awards ceremony on Sunday.
‘Choreography of conquest’: How routine violence shaped European empires
In a new book, Yale historian Lauren Benton explores the rampant — and seemingly incessant — small wars that shaped imperial power between 1400 and 1900.
Giant clams may hold the answers to making solar energy more efficient
In a new study, Yale researcher Alison Sweeney found that giant clams in the Western Pacific may be the most efficient solar energy system on the planet.
Meet the FAS faculty: Jacob McNulty
Jacob McNulty, Assistant Professor of Philosophy in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, is searching for answers to life’s biggest questions.
Exploring silenced histories
In Awakening the Ashes, Marlene L. Daut charts an intellectual history that situates the Haitian Revolution within the global history of ideas.
A brilliant and innovative novel of memory
FAS faculty member Cynthia Zarin's new book explores a love story that shapes its characters' lives
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.