The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is the home of Harvard’s undergraduate program (Harvard College, founded in 1636) as well as all of Harvard’s PhD. programs (the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1872). The 40 academic departments and more than 30 centers of the FAS support a community unparalleled in its academic excellence across the broadest range of liberal arts and sciences disciplines.
Dean Hopi Hoekstra
Hopi Hoekstra, a pathbreaking scholar of the life sciences leads the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as the Edgerley Family Dean.
FAS Leadership
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences leadership team consists of academic and administrative leaders, who oversee the core units and functions of the FAS.
Visual Culture
Whether in a physical or online environment, visual culture can foster a sense of pride and belonging within a community. On a university campus like the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, it shapes the experiences of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and visitors by honoring the past and signaling the ideals and values deemed important to the academic community in the present.
Support the FAS
Harvard remains a place of unlimited possibility because of our dedicated community. Alumni, parents, and friends make it possible for the FAS to invest in talented students and faculty and to ensure they have what they need to do their best work.
FAS Communications
FAS Communications advances the vision and priorities of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences through strategic planning, storytelling, media relations, and digital/social media engagement. All media requests should be directed to the communications team.