Our people are extraordinary.

Arts & Sciences has over 1,000 faculty and staff who utilize their diverse expertise in the pursuit of research breakthroughs, gaining a deeper understanding of the world's most pressing issues and serving as mentors of the next generation.

select honors from our faculty

9 Elected Members of the National Academy of Sciences
18 Guggenheim Fellowship recipients
18 elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Silvia Ledesma Ortiz

Romance Languages and Literatures

​Ji-Eun Lee

East Asian Languages and Cultures

Carole Lemire-Bowman

Music

William Lenihan

Music

Diane Wei ​ Lewis

Film and Media Studies

Huiyun Liang

Music

Romance Languages and Literatures

Joe Loewenstein

English

Jen Logan Meyer

College Writing Program

Kyle Lombard

Music

Kenneth Ludmerer

History

Germanic Languages and LiteraturesMax Kade Center for Contemporary German Literature

Recent Faculty Grants & Awards

Kevin Moeller, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, recently received a nearly $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The award will support Moeller’s work with the collaborative Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry.

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