As the 2025-2026 school year begins, the College of Arts and Sciences would like to welcome its new and returning department chairs, school directors and institute directors. These college leaders serve as a bridge between their academic unit and the larger college, building connections across disciplines and helping new faculty develop their careers.

Roger Beebe

Interim Chair, Department of Art

Cynthia Colen

Chair, Department of Sociology

Kelly Garrett

Director (reappointment), School of Communication

Ian Howat

Director, School of Earth Sciences

Matthew Kahle

Chair, Department of Mathematics

Laura Kubatko

Interim Chair, Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology

Marcus Kurtz

Chair, Department of Political Science

Scott McGraw

Chair (reappointment), Department of Anthropology

Ila Nagar

Acting Chair, Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures

Sunnie Rucker-Chang

Interim Chair, Department of African American and African Studies

Richard Samuels

Chair, Department of Philosophy

Patricia Sieber

Chair, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures

Ryan Skinner

Director, Humanities Institute