This message announces the expansion of the Instructional Faculty Conference Travel Grants program initially launched in 2016.

This message announces the members of the advisory committee to identify candidates for the role of FAS Dean of Humanities; explains the timetable and process; and describes the role’s responsibilities.

This message outlines the responsibilities that all faculty members and graduate students are expected to fulfill when they collaborate to teach. Below you will find details on faculty responsibilities, teaching fellow responsibilities, and shared responsibilities; there is also information about part-time acting instructors.

FAS faculty are advised to be wary of invitations from international entities for “tutorial” work.

This message encourages faculty to review the university-wide Faculty Standards of Conduct.

This message announces the launch of the university-wide Faculty Search Reporting Process (FSRP), which replaces the Interview Approval Form and Faculty Search Questionnaire for all ladder and multi-year instructional faculty searches in the FAS. Training sessions for department staff will be led by the Office of Faculty Administrative Services.

This message outlines current campus COVID guidance, including accommodations for students who may need to be absent; resources on flexibility in course design; expectations for teaching fellows; the processes by which faculty may request workplace accommodations or make short-term remote arrangements; and current campus guidance on masking, COVID testing, and isolation. Up-to-date information about campus policies can be found at the University’s COVID-19 website.

This message asks relevant FAS and SEAS faculty to hold certain Thursday afternoons from 4-6 for possible Yale College Faculty Meetings, FAS and/or SEAS Faculty Meetings, and meetings of Joint Board of Permanent Officers for the 2023-24 academic year, and reminds faculty of dates that are being held for meetings of the FAS/SEAS Faculty Senate.

This message announces that Kathryn Lofton will return to full-time teaching and research in the FAS on July 1, 2024, when her current term as FAS Dean of Humanities concludes. In the coming weeks, a faculty committee will be appointed to advise on appointing a successor to Katie as the FAS Dean of Humanities.

This message lists the FAS department and program chairs for 2023-2024 and provides links to additional information about these colleagues.