Interdepartmental Programs

In addition to its 23 academic departments, the School of Arts and Sciences comprises 29 interdepartmental programs. Each program is administered by a council in one of the school's four academic divisions.

Division of Creative Arts

Program Chair/Director Administrator
Creativity, the Arts and Social Transformation Toni Shapiro Phim Armine Avetisyan

Division of Humanities

Program Chair/Director Administrator
Comparative Literature and Culture Pu Wang Katie Dickinson
East Asian Studies Xing Hang and Matthew Fraleigh Winnie Huie
European Cultural Studies Stephen Dowden Alyssa Rider
Film, Television and Interactive Media Alice Kelikian Bessie Rubinstein
History of Ideas David Katz Julie Seeger
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Yehuda Mirsky Karen Spira
Italian Studies Paola Servino and Ramie Targoff Katie Dickinson
Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies Elizabeth Ferry
Mangok Bol
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Jonathan Unglaub Cheryl Sweeney
Religious Studies Kristen Lucken Cheryl Sweeney
South Asian Studies Ulka Anjaria
Alyssa Rider
University Writing Program James Mandrell Doug Kirshen

Division of Science

Program Chair/Director Administrator
Biological Physics Ben Rogers Laura Woolf
Genetic Counseling Gretchen Schneider Roberta Brock
Neuroscience Sacha Nelson Daniel Bellow

Division of Social Sciences

Program Chair/Director Administrator
American Studies Maura Farrelly Cheryl Sweeney
Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Yuri Doolan
Alexandra Brandon
Business Dan Bergstresser Karen Muise
Education Leah Gordon Eileen Kell
Environmental Studies Colleen Hitchcock Jasmine Dottin
Health: Science, Society and Policy Darren Zinner Kathryn Howell
Hornstein Program Shirley Idelson Marla Olsberg
International and Global Studies Elanah Uretsky Jasmine Dottin
Journalism Neil Swidey Cheryl Sweeney
Legal Studies Rosalind Kabrhel Melissa McKenna
Linguistics and Computational Linguistics James Pustejovsky Michael Golitsyn
Peace, Conflict and Coexistence Studies Melissa Stimell Lauren Jordahl
Social Justice and Social Policy Melissa Stimell Lauren Jordahl