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.
Earth Scientist Sarah Slotznick Wins Early Career Award
The assistant professor uses magnetic signals in ancient rocks to learn how early life and the planet evolved.
Roopika Risam’s book on the relationship between data and power was named to former President Barack Obama’s 2026 summer reading list.
A 70-Year Love Affair With Chemistry
Gordon Gribble continues the search for cancer-fighting compounds he began with the late Michael Sporn.
A House Professor’s Case for Slowing Down
Geography professor Abigail Neely cultivates care as a form of resistance, both in her scholarship and her role as a house professor.
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.
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.