Our Departments and Programs

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Our Departments and Programs

The Departments and Programs in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences are organized into three divisions: Humanities, Social Science, and Science.

The School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) was previously part of the FAS. Effective July 1, 2022, SEAS is a standalone unit. Information on SEAS departments is available on the SEAS website.

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Department or Program

Chair

Division

A
1. American Studies (Program)
  
  Chair
  
  Laura Barraclough
  
  Division
  Cross-divisional
  
  Division of Humanities
  
  Division of Social Science
2. Anthropology
  
  Chair
  
  Douglas Rogers
  
  Division
  
  Division of Social Science
3. Astronomy
  
  Chair
  
  Priyamvada Natarajan
  
  Division
  
  Division of Science
B
1. Black Studies
  
  Chair
  
  Erica Edwards
  
  Division
  Cross-divisional
  
  Division of Humanities
  
  Division of Social Science
C
1. Chemistry
  
  Chair
  
  Nilay Hazari
  
  Division
  
  Division of Science
2. Classics
  
  Chair
  
  Noel Lenski
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
3. Cognitive Science (program)
  
  Chair
  
  Joshua Knobe
  
  Division
  Cross-divisional
  
  Division of Humanities
  
  Division of Social Science
4. Comparative Literature
  
  Chair
  
  Jing Tsu
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
E
1. Early Modern Studies (program)
  
  Chair
  
  Marisa Bass
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
2. Earth and Planetary Sciences
  
  Chair
  
  Maureen Long
  
  Division
  
  Division of Science
3. East Asian Languages and Literatures
  
  Chair
  
  Tina Lu
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
4. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  
  Chair
  
  David Vasseur
  
  Division
  
  Division of Science
5. Economics
  
  Chair
  
  Samuel Kortum
  
  Division
  
  Division of Social Science
6. English
  
  Chair
  
  Caleb Smith
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
7. Ethnicity, Race, and Migration (Program)
  
  Chair
  
  Fatima el-Tayeb
  
  Division
  Cross-divisional
  
  Division of Humanities
  
  Division of Social Science
F
1. Film and Media Studies (Program)
  
  Chair
  
  Fatima Naqvi
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
2. French
  
  Chair
  
  Maurice Samuels On Leave Spring 2026
  
  Pierre Saint-Amand Acting Chair Spring 2026
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
G
1. Germanic Languages and Literatures
  
  Chair
  
  Kirk Wetters
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
H
1. History
  
  Chair
  
  Regina Kunzel On Leave Spring 2026
  
  Alan Mikhail Acting Chair Spring 2026
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
2. History of Art
  
  Chair
  
  Milette Gaifman
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
3. History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health (program)
  
  Chair
  
  Bill Rankin On Leave Spring 2026
  
  Paola Bertucci Acting Chair Spring 2026
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
4. Humanities (Program)
  
  Chair
  
  Pauline LeVen On Leave AY 2025-26
  
  Shawkat Toorawa Acting Chair Fall 2025
  
  Marijeta Bozovic Acting Chair Spring 2026
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
I
1. Italian Studies
  
  Chair
  
  Jane Tylus
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
J
1. Jewish Studies (program)
  
  Chair
  
  Eliyahu Stern
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
L
1. Linguistics
  
  Chair
  
  Veneeta Dayal
  
  Division
  
  Division of Social Science
M
1. Mathematics
  
  Chair
  
  Wilhelm Schlag
  
  Division
  
  Division of Science
2. Medieval Studies (program)
  
  Chair
  
  Emily Thornbury
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
3. Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
  
  Chair
  
  Ronald Breaker
  
  Division
  
  Division of Science
4. Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
  
  Chair
  
  Scott Holley
  
  Division
  
  Division of Science
5. Music
  
  Chair
  
  Gundula Kreuzer On Leave Fall 2025
  
  Ian Quinn Acting Chair Fall 2025
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
N
1. Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
  
  Chair
  
  Nadine Moeller
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
P
1. Philosophy
  
  Chair
  
  Paul Franks
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
2. Physics
  
  Chair
  
  Sarah Demers
  
  Division
  
  Division of Science
3. Political Science
  
  Chair
  
  Gerard Padró i Miquel
  
  Division
  
  Division of Social Science
4. Psychology
  
  Chair
  
  Jutta Joormann
  
  Division
  
  Division of Social Science
R
1. Religious Studies
  
  Chair
  
  Travis Zadeh
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
S
1. Slavic Languages and Literatures
  
  Chair
  
  Edyta Bojanowska On Leave Fall 2025
  
  John MacKay Acting Chair Fall 2025
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
2. Sociology
  
  Chair
  
  Emily Erikson
  
  Division
  
  Division of Social Science
3. Spanish and Portuguese
  
  Chair
  
  R Howard Bloch Acting Chair AY 2025-26
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
4. Statistics and Data Science
  
  Chair
  
  Yihong Wu
  
  Division
  
  Division of Social Science
T
1. Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (Program)
  
  Chair
  
  Shane Vogel
  
  Division
  
  Division of Humanities
W
1. Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Program)
  
  Chair
  
  Roderick Ferguson
  
  Division
  Cross-divisional
  
  Division of Humanities
  
  Division of Social Science