Chairs of Departments and Interdisciplinary Programs
2012/13 list of Department Chairs, Program Chairs, Division Heads, and Council Chairs.
Academic Departments in the School of Arts and Sciences
| Department | Chair / Director | Administrator | School Council |
| African and Afro-American Studies | Chad Williams | Molly Krakauer | Social Science |
| Anthropology | Javier Urcid |
Laurel Carpenter | Social Science |
| Biochemistry | Dorothee Kern |
Carol MacKenzie | Science |
| Biology | Sacha Nelson | Heather Felton | Science |
| Chemistry | Li Deng |
Lauren Linton | Science |
| Classical Studies | Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow | Heidi McAllister | Humanities |
| Computer Science | Jordan Pollack | Myrna Fox | Science |
| Economics | Kathryn Graddy |
Meredith Robitaille | Social Science |
| English (Creative Writing) | Paul Morrison | Lisa Pannella | Humanities |
| Fine Arts (Art History and Studio Art) | Jonathan Unglaub | Joy Vlachos | Creative Arts |
| German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literature (Chinese and Japanese) | Steve Dowden | Linda Boothroyd | Humanities |
| History | Jane Kamensky | Judy Brown | Social Science |
| Hornstein Program | Jonathan Sarna, Chair, and Ellen Smith, Director | Rise Singer | Social Science |
| Mathematics | Dmitry Kleinbock | Janet Ledda | Science |
| Music | Mark Kagan | Creative Arts | |
| Near Eastern and Judaic Studies | Sylvia Fishman | Joanne Arnish | Humanities |
| Philosophy | Jerry Samet |
Julie Seeger | Humanities |
| Physical Education (Athletics) | Sheryl Sousa | Marni Friedman | |
| Physics | John Wardle | Roland Maher | Science |
| Politics | Bernie Yack | Rosanne Colocouris | Social Science |
| Psychology | Paul DiZio |
Phil Gnatowski | Social Science |
| Romance Studies (French and Francophone Studies, Italian Studies, Hispanic Studies) | Michael Randall | Ellen Rounseville | Humanities |
| Sociology | David Cunningham | Judy Hanley | Social Science |
| Theater Arts | Susan Dibble | Alicia Hyland | Creative Arts |
Interdepartmental Programs
| Program | Chair / Director | Administrator | School Council |
| American Studies | Tom Doherty | Angie Simeone and Melanie Zoltan | Social Science |
| Biological Physics | Jané Kondev | ||
| Business | Ed Bayone | Social Science | |
| Comparative Literature | David Powelstock | Ellen Rounseville | |
| East Asian Studies | Gary Jefferson | Winnie Huie | |
| Education Program | Marya Levenson | Eileen Kell | Social Science |
| Environmental Studies | Brian Donahue | Cheryl Hansen | |
| European Cultural Studies | Steve Dowden | Linda Boothroyd | |
| Film, Television and Interactive Media | Alice Kelikian | Dona Delorenzo | Social Science |
| Genetic Counseling | Judith Tsipis | Missy Goldberg | |
| Health: Science, Society and Policy | Peter Conrad | Kathryn Howell | Social Science |
| Hebrew Language and Literature | Vardit Ringvald | Irina Astashkevich | |
| History of Ideas | Eugene Sheppard | Julie Seeger | |
| International and Global Studies | Chandler Rosenberger | Mangok Bol | Social Science |
| Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies | Joseph Lumbard | Joanne Arnish | |
| Italian Studies | Paola Servino and Jonathan Unglaub |
Ellen Rounseville |
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| Journalism | Maura Farrelly | Melanie Zoltan | |
| Language and Linguistics | James Pustejovsky | Myrna Fox |
Social Science |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | Fernando Rosenberg | Adam Gamwell | Social Science |
| Legal Studies | Richard Gaskins | Nancy Feldman | |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Jonathan Decter | Kathryn Howell | |
| Neuroscience | Art Wingfield |
Heather Felton | |
| Peace, Conflict and Coexistence | Gordon Fellman | Cheryl Hansen | |
| Quantitative Biology | Jeff Gelles, Jané Kondev | Trisha Murray | |
| Religious Studies | Marc Brettler | Kathryn Howell | |
| Social Justice and Social Policy | David Cunningham | Cheryl Hansen | |
| South Asian Studies | Sarah Lamb and Harleen Singh | Laurel Carpenter |
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| Women's and Gender Studies | Elizabeth Brainerd (spring) and Sue Lanser (fall) | Shannon Hunt |
Arts and Sciences School Council Chairs
| School | Council Chair |
| Creative Arts | Jonathan Unglaub, Fine Arts |
| Division of Humanities |
Sue Lanser, Head (English) |
| Division of Sciences | Eve Marder, Head (Biology) |
| Division of Social Sciences | Marya Levenson, Head (Education) |