 the college of arts and sciences (abbreviated to a&s or cas) is a division of cornell university. it has been part of the university since its founding, although its name has changed over time. it grants bachelors degrees, and masters and doctorates through affiliation with the cornell university graduate school. its major academic buildings are located on the arts quad and include some of the university's oldest buildings. the college offers courses in many fields of study, and is the largest college at cornell by undergraduate enrollment. ==history== originally, the university's faculty was undifferentiated, but with the founding of the cornell law school in 1886 and the concomitant self-segregation of the school's lawyers, different departments and colleges formed. initially, the division that would become the college of arts and sciences was known as the academic department, but it was formally renamed in 1903. the college endowed the first professorships in american history, musicology, and american literature. currently, the college teaches 4,100 undergraduates, with 600 full-time faculty members (and an unspecified number of lecturers) teaching 2,200 courses.college of arts and sciences at cornell university ==the arts quadrangle== thumb|250px|right|the arts quad in 1919 the arts quad is the site of cornell's original academic buildings and is home to many of the college's programs. on the western side of the quad, at the top of libe slope, are morrill hall (completed in 1866), mcgraw hall (1872) and white hall (1868). these simple but elegant buildings, built with native cayuga bluestone, reflect ezra cornell's utilitarianism and are known as stone row. his statue, dating back to 1919, stands between morrill and mcgraw halls. across from this statue, in front of goldwin smith hall, sits the statue of andrew dickson white, cornell's other co-founder and its first president. lincoln hall (1888) also stands on the eastern face of the quad next to goldwin smith hall. on the northern face are the domed sibley hall and tjaden hall (1883). just off of the quad on the slope, next to tjaden, stands the herbert f. johnson museum of art, designed by i. m. pei. stimson hall (1902), [[cornell university librar
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