Administrative Staff

Deirdre d’Albertis

As chief academic officer, Dean Deirdre d’Albertis works with the president and the faculty to advance the central academic purpose of Bard College.

Jonathan Becker

Jonathan Becker oversees academic components of Bard’s study-away programs.

Mark Halsey

As Vice President for Institutional Planning and Research, Mark Halsey works to achieve the mission of the College in conjunction with the senior leadership of the College.

Peter Gadsby

As vice president for enrollment management, registrar Gadsby is responsible for institutional analysis and assessment and focuses on the quality of the student academic experience, broadly conceived.

Emily McLaughlin

As Associate Dean of the College, Emily McLaughlin provides support and leadership for professional development, faculty research, and curricular initiatives across the College.
 

Michael Sadowski

As Associate Dean of the College, Michael's focus is on supporting and enhancing inclusive pedagogy and curriculum at Bard. 

Nicholas Alton Lewis
 

In conjunction with the Dean of the College (DoC) and the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development (CFCD), Associate Vice President for Academic Initiatives and Associate Dean of the College Nicholas Lewis develops and oversees group mentoring programs for early career and pre-tenured faculty.

Erin Braselmann

As Dean of Disability Resources and Accessibility, Erin Braselmann works to facilitate access, equity, and inclusion for students with disabilities on Bard's campus. Erin partners with faculty, administrators, and staff to promote and further accessibility initiatives across campus. 

Sue Elvin

Faculty Grants Officer Sue Elvin provides a comprehensive advisory and consultative service for undergraduate faculty in their quest for grants to support individual projects as varied as curricular innovations, academic research, specialist conferences and workshops, public programs, and other professional work.

Philip Pardi

As Director of Writing, Reading, and Curricular Initiatives, Philip Pardi supports individual faculty and academic programs in matters related to pedagogy and curriculum development.

Stephanie Kufner

As Academic Director of the Bard Center for Foreign Languages and Cultures, Stephanie Kufner offers a wide range of tools for foreign language learning and teaching. Working closely with the foreign language faculty, she oversees and trains international student-staff in facilitating new technologies and developing new approaches to teaching language.

Jim Keller 

Jim Keller is a senior faculty associate with the Institute for Writing and Thinking and directs the Bard College Learning Commons, which fields Bard’s writing courses, writing fellows, drop-in writing consultants, and subject-area tutors. 

Brooke Jude

In her role as Director for Matriculation and Student Success, Brooke Jude coordinates the process of welcoming new students into the academic programs of the College. 

Rachel A. Price

Please reach out to Rachel Price with any questions you might have regarding:

• Faculty Evaluation
• Faculty Contracts
• Faculty Research and Travel Funding and Contract Benefits 
• Faculty Sabbaticals and Leaves