Exploring tomorrow’s questions today
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is home to 1200+ faculty and 50 departments and programs that span the divisions of Humanities, Social Science, and Science, and the School of Engineering & Applied 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.
The mission of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is to preserve, advance, and transmit knowledge through inspiring research, teaching, and art.
Explore the FAS
Deepening understanding; expanding horizons
Can teaching transform how we see the world?
FAS approaches
How can research inform public discourse?
FAS approaches
Professor of History and American Studies
Assistant Professor of Sociology
William C. Brainard Professor of Economics
How does the human mind work?
FAS approaches
Professor of Psychology
Psychology
Sterling Professor of Philosophy
How do friendships help us thrive?
FAS approaches
IBM Professor of Sociology and Professor of Ethnicity, Race, and Migration
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
How do movement and travel shape our lives?
FAS approaches
Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Assistant Professor of Classics
Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences
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
Save the dates: provisional 2022-23 faculty meeting schedule
Fall 2022 hybrid work policy for FAS staff
In-person instruction for 2022-2023
FAS in the News
News about FAS faculty, departments, programs, and more
A new census of supermassive black holes that are growing
Yale astrophysicists have helped assemble an unprecedented census of the most powerful, growing supermassive black holes in the universe.
Celebrating faculty award recipients
The FAS celebrated faculty members for research excellence and leadership in cultivating inclusion and belonging.
Study details U.S. health spending by region
A new study by researchers at Yale, Stanford, and Dartmouth provides the first nationwide, small-area analysis of the variation in spending by the three main funders of health care in the United States: Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers.
Discovery of lonely tortoise doubles known members of Galapagos species
The discovery in 2019 of a lone female tortoise living on one of the most inaccessible islands of the Galapagos archipelago has baffled evolutionary biologists.
Can the field of economics help to achieve greater equality?
Rohini Pande, economist and Director of the Yale Economic Growth Center, believes economists should consider notions of justice, not just efficiency. As part of a large study, she and her colleagues, along with researchers from the Inclusion Economics initiative, are currently surveying over 5,000 Indian women to better understand a major gender disparity in mobile phone use in the country and whether government policies might be needed to correct the imbalance.
What is a Robot?
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio is re-defining what is a robot from the ground up. Working at the intersection of materials, manufacturing, and robotics, she is developing “soft robots” that can adapt their properties, morphology, and behavior for different tasks or environments.
Welcoming new FAS faculty
35 new ladder faculty members will join the FAS during the 2022-2023 academic year. Their expertise and approaches span the academic disciplines.
Celebrating FAS leadership
Leadership by FAS faculty members has a transformative impact at Yale and beyond
Nobel Laureate Glück's latest collection, "Winter Recipes from the Collective," was named a 2021 New York Times Notable Book.
Hammes-Schiffer received the 2020 Bourke Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry, the 2021 ACS National Award in Theoretical Chemistry, and the 2021 Willard Gibbs Award.
In 2021, Spielman was co-recipient of the inaugural Ciprian Foias Prize in Operator Theory and the Michael and Sheila Held Prize, and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Mapping the hidden universe of small molecules
Chemical biologist Jason Crawford reveals how molecules and microbes might hold the keys to protecting human health. Crawford and his lab have advanced our understanding of how microbes alter human physiology, leading to innovative new treatments for disease.
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.