Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is the institutional home that comprises faculty from the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences divisions in five different schools within Columbia University.
Recent News
October 23, 2026
Maria Victoria Murillo Is the New Chair of Political Science
The field “provides essential tools for understanding how power operates across society,” she says.
October 20, 2026
Madeleine Dobie Is the New Chair of the French Department
Her plans include helping her colleagues flourish and encouraging undergrads to broaden their thinking about French.
October 12, 2026
Columbia’s Michael Woodford Wins 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Woodford receives Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, along with Robert E. Hall of Stanford University, for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization.