[3] Prior to the completion of Hall of Languages in 1873, classes were held in a rental property in downtown Syracuse.

[1] In 2008, the University’s largest academic construction project — the $107 million, 200,000-square-foot Life Sciences Complex — was completed and, for the first time, combined the departments of biology and chemistry under the same roof.

[1][7] Following the tenure of George M. Langford,[1] Karin Ruhlandt, chair of the department of chemistry, was named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in January 2015.

[2] The college is organized into the following major academic departments in the natural sciences, mathematics, and the humanities.

Departments in the social sciences are housed within the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.