When the NIA was first founded, three out of the four department chairpersons did not even have backgrounds in the given area, but this kind of situation is no longer seen.
國立藝術學院草創時期，「四個系主任有三個不是科班出身」﹘﹘包括政大新聞系畢業的舞蹈系主任林懷民、在銀行界工作卅多年的戲劇系主任姚一葦、心理學者出身的美術系主任劉思量﹘ ﹘的窘狀不再出現。