 She co-founded (along with Soerjanto Poespowardojo) the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Arts at [UI] and served as a lecturer.She also remained the chairperson of both the Department of Philosophy and the post-graduate program for Philosophy Studies.Heraty also served as dean of the Lembaga Pendidikan Kesenian, "Jakarta Institute of the Arts", and as acting professor at the Faculty of Arts at UI in 1994.