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What is the FAS?

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The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is the historic heart of Harvard University. It is the home of Harvard’s undergraduate program (Harvard College, founded in 1636), as well as all of Harvard’s Ph.D. programs (the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1872). The 40 academic departments and 30+ centers of the FAS support a community unparalleled in its academic excellence across the broadest range of liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Together, the FAS seeks to foster an environment of ambition, curiosity, and shared commitment to knowledge and truth—one that elicits excellence from all members of our community and prepares the next generation of leaders through a transformative educational experience.

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is at the vital center of an ecosystem that’s awe-inspiring and energizingly diverse.

Hopi Hoekstra Edgerley

Edgerley Family Dean of the FAS, C.Y. Chan Professor of Arts and Sciences, Xiaomeng Tong and Yu Chen Professor of Life Science

Meet the Dean

Dean Hopi Hoekstra

Hopi Hoekstra, a pathbreaking scholar of the life sciences, leads the FAS as the Edgerley Family Dean.

About Dean Hoekstra

FAS Leadership

The leadership team consists of academic and administrative leaders who oversee the core units and functions of the FAS.

FAS Leadership

Schools, Divisions, and Units

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