History of the School of Humanities and Sciences
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1941
The School of Humanities is established.
1942
The Graphic Arts Department moves back from the Education Division.
The Creative Writing Program is founded by Wallace Stegner.
1947
The Department of Music is established.
1948
The Schools of Biological Sciences, Humanities, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences are merged, and the School of Humanities and Sciences is formally established.
1948
Professor of English Clarence Faust is appointed as the first Dean of H&S.
Statistics becomes a department.
1949
Biological Sciences becomes a department.
1950
The Art Department is renamed Art and Architecture.
1951
Douglas Whitaker, a biologist, is named Dean. One year later, he becomes Stanford's first Provost.
1952
Ray Faulkner, former chair of Art and Architecture and director of the Art Gallery and Museum, is appointed Dean.
Physics Professor Felix Bloch becomes Stanford's first Nobel Laureate.
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Founding H&S Dean Clarence Faust was described as "quiet, friendly, unassuming . . . and a bass fisherman of some distinction." |
1956
Professor of Philosophy Philip Rhinelander becomes Dean and presides
over H&S during its early emergence to national and international prominence.
Anthropology gains departmental status.
1957
Sociology becomes an independent department.
1958
The Modern European Languages Division is created and includes French and Italian, German, and Spanish and Portuguese.
1960
Asian Languages becomes a department.
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1961 to 1970
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1921-1940 
