Duke University - Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Academic community of scholars

Arts & Sciences comprises approximately 2,600 faculty, staff, and nonfaculty researchers who provide outstanding education and professional training for undergraduate and graduate students.

The more than 600 Arts & Sciences faculty scholars align in the common goals to share knowledge and mentor students, providing opportunities to stimulate intellectual curiosity, broaden cultural awareness, and nurture leadership capabilities.

Arts & Sciences staff carry out the important mission of maintaining the operational support for the high quality standards of one of the nation's premier universities.

    • Mary Boatwright

Mary "Tolly" Boatwright, professor of Ancient History, meets with PhD candidate Bart Huelsendbeck in von der Heyden Pavillion.

Faculty in Residence Program

There are now thirteen faculty members participating in this program, which is sponsored jointly by the Office of Undergraduate Education and the Division of Student Affairs. These scholars represent a wide range of disciplines, backgrounds, and interests, but they all share a common desire to contribute in a direct and personal way to the ongoing effort to strengthen and enhance the quality of the Duke residential experience.

  •  Click here to see a list of current Faculty-in-Residence.
  • Check out the expectations of Faculty-in-Residence and their participation in the program.
  • If you are a faculty member interested in becoming a FIR, click here for more information, including the benefits and requirements of being a FIR.

Teaching Resources