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.
Jorge Quintana Navarrete Named New Directions Fellow
The prestigious fellowship will enable the Spanish professor to expand his interdisciplinary study of 19th-century Mexico.
How Black Holes Could Nurture Life
A new study co-led by Dartmouth alumni and professor Ryan Hickox shows how radiation from black holes could nurture life.
Three Faculty Members Named 2025 Guggenheim Fellows
Carolyn Dever, Paul Christesen ’88, and Cecilia Gaposchkin are among 198 honored.
Scholars Who Love to Teach
Our outstanding faculty challenge students to engage in a range of disciplines.
Featured Events
Humanities Work Institute: AI and the Humanities
100 Days Speaker Series: Are Tariffs Good for America?
Karen E. Wetterhahn Science Symposium
Faculty Bookshelf
Faculty in the Arts and Sciences at Dartmouth regularly author books that push traditional boundaries and provide new knowledge.
Fostering Dialogue Across Differences
The Dialogue Project equips students, faculty, and staff with essential collaborative dialogue skills.
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“Our diverse curriculum hones students’ ability to reason logically, critically, and quantitatively, to communicate persuasively and accurately, and to act ethically.”
Elizabeth F. Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Faculty Recruitment
Faculty Handbook
Arts and Sciences Committees