The current Dean of the Faculty is Feng Sheng Hu, the Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor in Arts and Sciences.

[1] Arts and Sciences students have a strong track record in national and international fellowship competitions.

[6] Undergraduates in the other schools meet general education requirements by taking courses in the College of Arts and Sciences.

It aims to help students map out their academic path through emphasis on “Core Skills”, such as writing, numeracy, and social thought, as well as the traditional liberal arts, including: the humanities, natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and language and cultural diversity.

Some of its many notable programs include Political Science, Creative Writing, Psychology, American and English Literature, Theater and Performance Studies, and the interdisciplinary degree in Philosophy-Neurosciences-Psychology.