About Arts & Science is the founding school and academic heart of New York University. It is NYU’s largest academic unit, com ... prising the College of Arts & Science, Liberal Studies, and the Graduate School of Arts & Science. The faculty of Arts & Science are highly accomplished global scholars within the academic divisions of Science, Social Sciences and Humanities. Over 1,100 full-time faculty teach across the Arts & Science community and NYU, offering students a universe of discovery through 57 departments, 33 research centers and institutes, and seven international houses. Vision We are a vibrant community of scholars, educators, learners, thinkers and producers. We transcend divisions, units and programs in our quest to tackle humanity’s great challenges, because in the world of ideas, there are no boundaries. We acknowledge and learn from our past as we create a future of lasting and positive impact. We build and reinforce structures that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, knowing that our best and brightest community is one that is demographically representative. We push the frontiers of knowledge and translate that knowledge into action as we boldly aspire to imagine, discover, and create a world where we all thrive. We Are Arts & Science. read more