Welcome to the University of Hawaii’s College of Arts & Humanities

The college is dedicated to the principle that a liberal arts education is central to the university mission of meeting the challenges of life and society. The college, because of the geographical location of our university, is especially conscious of the present and future importance of Asian and Pacific regions and offers unique opportunities for the study of the histories, arts, philosophies, religions, cultures and peoples of these areas.

The College of Arts and Humanities, one of the four colleges of arts and sciences, serves over 11,000 students each semester in core, elective and major courses. About 1,500 students are majors seeking bachelor, master and doctoral degrees within 27 degree programs in eight departments. The college has 150 faculty, 50 lecturers, 80 graduate assistants, and over 40 support staff.

William Wayne Farris, the Sen Sooshitsu Distinguished Professor of Traditional Japanese Culture and History, awarded Fulbright Fellowship for 2010-2011

Dr. Farris, who teaches a course entitled "The Way of Tea," will be researching Japanese green tea as both an agricultural product and traded commodity between 1200 and 1800.

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