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College Units

Many faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates in the College of Arts & Letters conduct interdisciplinary research projects with a variety of institutes, centers, and special programs that advance scholarship across the College, the University, and the world. Academic support units offer students and faculty a wide variety of resources and funding opportunities.

Departments

  1. Department of Africana Studies

    Department Chair
    Mark Sanders

  2. Department of American Studies

    Department Chair
    Annie Coleman

  3. Department of Anthropology

    Department Chair
    Lee Gettler

  4. Department of Art, Art History, and Design

    Department Chair
    Jim Collins

  5. Department of Classics

    Department Chair
    Luca Grillo

  6. Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

    Department Chair
    Xiaoshan Yang

  7. Department of Economics

    Department Chair
    Eric Sims

  8. Department of English

    Department Chair
    Joyelle McSweeney

  9. Department of Film, Television, and Theatre

    Department Chair
    Anne Garcia-Romero

  10. Department of German, Slavic, and Eurasian Studies

    Acting Department Chair
    Bill Donahue

  11. Department of History

    Department Chair
    Darren Dochuk

  12. Department of Music

    Department Chair
    John Liberatore

  13. Department of Philosophy

    Department Chair
    Samuel Newlands

  14. Department of Political Science

    Department Chair
    Emilia Justyna Powell

  15. Department of Psychology

    Department Chair
    Ying ‘Alison’ Cheng

  16. Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

    Department Chair
    Marisel Moreno

  17. Department of Sociology

    Department Chair
    Terry McDonnell

  18. Department of Theology

    Department Chair
    William C. Mattison

  19. Program of Liberal Studies

    Department Chair
    Chris Chowrimootoo

Institutes

  1. Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good

    Director
    Kate Marshall

  2. Institute for Latino Studies

    Director
    Jason Ruiz

  3. Medieval Institute

    Robert M. Conway Director
    C.J. Jones

  4. Rooney Democracy Institute

    Director
    Matthew E.K. Hall

  5. Veldman Family Psychology Clinic

    Director
    Kristin Valentino

Centers

  1. Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government

    Director
    Vincent Phillip Muñoz

  2. Center for Italian Studies

    Albert J. and Helen M. Ravarino Family Director of Italian and Dante Studies
    Theodore J. Cachey, Jr.

  3. Center for Philosophy of Religion

    Co-directors
    Michael Rea & Laura Callahan

  4. Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures

    Director
    Eun-Young ‘Julia’ Kim

  5. Center for the Study of Religion and Society

    Director
    Kraig Beyerlein

  6. Center for the Study of Social Movements & Social Change

    Director
    Rory McVeigh

  7. Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism

    Co-directors
    Darren Dochuk and David Lantigua

  8. de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture

    Director
    Jennifer Martin

  9. Devers Program in Dante Studies

    Albert J. and Helen M. Ravarino Family Director of Italian and Dante Studies
    Theodore J. Cachey, Jr.

  10. Human Neuroimaging Center

    Director
    Aron Barbey

  11. Initiative on Race and Resilience

    Director
    Dionne Bremyer

  12. Maritain Center

    Director
    Therese Cory

  13. O’Brien Notre Dame International Security Center

    Brian and Jeannelle Brady Family Director of the O’Brien Notre Dame International Security Center
    Michael Desch

  14. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values

    Director
    Robert Goulding

  15. William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families

    Director
    Laura Miller-Graff

  16. Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)

    Michael L. Smith Managing Director
    Heather Reynolds

Special Programs

  1. Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies

    Program Director
    Hussein Abdulsater

  2. Arts & Letters Pre-Health

    Director of Undergraduate Studies
    Maureen Dawson

  3. Creative Computing Group

    Director
    William Donaruma

  4. Gender Studies Program

    Director
    Perin Gürel

  5. History of Philosophy Forum

    Interim Director
    Gretchen Reydams-Schils

  6. Irish Language Initiatives

    Director
    Brian O'Conchubhair

  7. Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

    Director of Postdoctoral Studies
    Katie Bugyis

  8. Sacred Music at Notre Dame

    Interim Director
    Kola Owolabi

  9. Shakespeare at Notre Dame

    Mary Irene Ryan Family Executive Director
    Scott Jackson

  10. Technology and Digital Studies Program

    Director
    John Behrens

  11. University Writing Program

    Francis O'Malley Program Director
    Patrick Clauss

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Undergraduate Advising

The Office of Undergraduate Studies provides a range of student support services including orientation, advising, and discernment guidance.

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