This message announces that Ken Scheve will step down from his role as FAS Dean of Social Science at the end of this academic year to become Dean of the College of Arts & Letters at the University of Notre Dame. Alan Gerber will serve as Acting FAS Dean of Social Science through the fall 2025 semester. We celebrate Ken’s achievements as Dean, thank Alan for agreeing to serve in a temporary capacity, and we look forward to engaging with the FAS community in seeking the next FAS Dean of Social Science.

The FAS will begin a strategic planning process in Fall 2025. Dean Wilkinson invites suggestions of questions for the strategic planning committees to consider and welcomes nominations for the committees. You may submit suggestions using the webform linked below.

This message provides information for FAS ladder faculty supported by the Science Development Fund (SDF) regarding bridge funding.

This message offers guidance on the FAS ladder faculty search request process for the 2025-26 academic year.

This message outlines the responsibilities that all faculty members and Teaching Fellows (TFs), now part of the Local 33-UNITE HERE union, are expected to fulfill when they collaborate to teach. This memo contains new information as of January 2025; please read through the materials below so you are aware of current policies. You will find details on (1) in-person instruction, (2) responsibility for instruction, (3) course materials, (4) grading and examinations, and (5) professional development for TFs; there is also information about (6) part-time acting instructors.

[Summary: FAS and SEAS faculty are invited to submit proposals for cross-divisional, co-taught courses that bridge the humanities and sciences, broadly defined. Courses must be taught by teams of two ladder faculty members, each from a different academic division of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences or the School of Engineering & Applied Science. Courses are to take place during the Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 academic terms. The deadline for proposals is January 20, 2025.]

This message provides links to information on the membership of FAS, Yale College, and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences committees, along with links to lists of department and program chairs, DUSs, and DGSs.

This message reminds all teaching faculty that the academic calendars for Yale College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences courses differ.

Summary: This message outlines the Faculty Activity Report submission process for FAS instructional faculty for 2024.

Summary: This message outlines the Faculty Activity Report (FAR) submission process for FAS ladder faculty for 2024.