The Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Dartmouth’s largest academic unit, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences encompasses over 40 academic departments, programs, and centers spanning the arts and humanities, interdisciplinary studies, sciences, and social sciences.
Dartmouth Co-Leads Federal Project to Make Childbirth Safer in Real Time
Professor Tam Vu will direct the development of a wearable, AI-driven multi-sensor system to monitor mother and baby during labor.
Roopika Risam’s book on the relationship between data and power was named to former President Barack Obama’s 2026 summer reading list.
Mary Lou Guerinot Wins Lifetime Achievement Award for Plant Biology
The molecular geneticist has spent more than four decades illuminating how plants absorb metals from the soil.
The Prison Next Door to Shakespeare’s Theater
Professor Matthew Ritger investigates the archives of London’s first house of correction to trace how humanist ideals and coercive realities were bound together from the start.
No two people take in a new scene quite the same way, a new Dartmouth study finds, using AI to map where we look.
Arts and Sciences Faculty Receive Tenure and Promotions
Fourteen faculty were promoted to full professor this year, and 14 were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure.
Scholars Who Love to Teach
Our outstanding faculty challenge students to engage in a range of disciplines.
Faculty Bookshelf
Faculty in the Arts and Sciences at Dartmouth regularly author books that push traditional boundaries and provide new knowledge.
“Our faculty exemplify scholarly and teaching excellence—and empower students to think critically, communicate compellingly, and lead with integrity.”
John Carey, Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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School of Arts and Sciences
Dartmouth’s School of Arts and Sciences encompasses the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Division of Undergraduate Education, and the Division of Undergraduate Student Affairs.