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Deirdre d'Albertis
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Deirdre d'Albertis

Dean of the College

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

Deirdre d'Albertis

Dean d'Albertis is responsible for faculty affairs and the undergraduate curriculum. She oversees faculty recruitment, evaluation, and promotion. As coordinator of the undergraduate academic program, the dean is attentive to college-wide matters and interdivisional interests. She assists faculty committees in their work on the curriculum and on academic policy. The dean upholds academic standards from admission to graduation. She also assists the divisional chairpersons and the president as they uphold standards of faculty responsibility as established by faculty action. In conjunction with the registrar, the dean maintains academic statistics, conducts studies of academic programs, compiles records of committee and faculty actions, and maintains a faculty handbook describing academic policies and regulations. Dean d'Albertis works with the associate deans and the dean of studies to develop the academic curriculum and student academic life. She is a Professor of Literature.

Emily McLaughlin
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Emily McLaughlin

Associate Dean of the College

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

Emily McLaughlin

She serves as a co-director for the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development (CFCD) with Phil Pardi, Director of College Writing. In this role, she coordinates new faculty orientation and assists faculty at all stages of their academic career in developing innovative pedagogical and research practices. In collaboration with the Office of Institutional Support, the Dean of the College, and the faculty, Associate Dean McLaughlin offers guidance, specifically in the sciences, for individual and institutional funding opportunities. She also serves as an ex officio member of the Curriculum and College Evaluation Committees. She is an Associate Professor of Chemistry.

Jonathan Becker

Jonathan Becker

Vice President for Academic Affairs/Director, Center for Civic Engagement

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

Jonathan Becker

These programs include Bard’s Globalization and International Affairs Program in New York City, the Bard–Central European University Program, and Smolny College in St. Petersburg, Russia. Dean Becker works closely with students who wish to study abroad, or who are interested in expanding the scope of international activities on the Bard campus and he approves study-away programs. He also directs Bard's Global and International Studies academic program; oversees Bard’s Model United Nations Program and Debate Team; coordinates Bard's exchange program with the United States Military Academy at West Point; sponsors lecture series and other programs that focus on contemporary political, social, and economic issues; offers guidance on overseas fellowship and internship opportunities; and works closely with faculty and administrators at the Institute for International Liberal Education. Additional information can be found at: bard.edu/bardabroad.

Mark Halsey

Mark Halsey

Vice President for Institutional Planning and Research 

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.

Mark Halsey

In particular, he coordinates planning and implementation of initiatives in concert with the Office of the Dean of the College, the Office of the CFO, and the Office of the VP for Administration. He has oversight of all institutional research activities and leads the Data Stewardship Council. Working closely with the CIO, he oversees the College’s IT operations. He is the College’s Accreditation Liaison Officer to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and coordinates all external reporting for the College.

Peter Gadsby

Peter Gadsby

Registrar and Vice President for Enrollment Management 

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.

Peter Gadsby

He works with faculty committees and the offices of Admission, Dean of Students, and academic deans to address topics such as the quality of the first- and second-year experience, effectiveness of academic advising and moderation and senior project experience, and cohort survival analysis.

Michael Sadowski

Michael Sadowski

Director of Inclusive Pedagogy and Curriculum

As Director of Inclusive Pedagogy and Curriculum, Michael Sadowski leads various initiatives aimed at enhancing Bard’s academic programs with regard to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Michael Sadowski

Working closely with the Vice President for Academic Inclusive Excellence, the Dean for Inclusive Excellence, the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development, and the Faculty Diversity Committee, Michael coordinates faculty trainings and workshops related to inclusive pedagogy and practice in such areas as syllabus design, assessment, and curriculum; studies the college’s academic offerings with the goal of enhancing the breadth and depth of Bard’s curriculum in areas related to inclusion; assists in work to promote inclusive faculty hiring practices; and helps to organize speaker series and other events intended to bring underrepresented voices to campus. He is also a faculty member in the Master of Arts in Teaching and Human Rights programs, director of Bard’s Hudson Valley-based Early College program, and an author who has written extensively on youth identity development, LGBTQ+ youth issues, issues faced by immigrant students, and inclusive classrooms. 

Brandt Burgess 
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Brandt Burgess 

Faculty Grants Officer 

As the Faculty Grants Officer for the Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing, Brandt Burgess is responsible for supporting the individual grant-seeking endeavors of the undergraduate faculty located on the Annandale campus. 

Brandt Burgess 

He assists faculty with such grant activities as: interpretation of funding announcements and associated requirements, proposal preparation and submission, development of project budgets, and post-award management and reporting. He also serves as the College’s Associate Dean for Regulatory Compliance.
 

Sue Elvin

Sue Elvin

Faculty Grants Officer

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.

Sue Elvin

Members of faculty are encouraged to contact Sue before applying for any grant. She offers support throughout the whole grant life cycle that comprises the following main steps: finding funding prospects, gaining the appropriate institutional approvals to apply, creating and submitting an application, and managing a grant once it has been awarded. She tailors support according to the needs of the individual member of faculty, his or her project, and the grant opportunity itself. Typical examples are a training workshop on a funding program, the creation of information modules and templates, budget creation advice, copy-editing support, the provision of institutional materials, contract analysis and negotiation, and a review of terms and conditions prior to accepting an award. She is also responsible for ensuring that all the appropriate documentation is forwarded to Bard College's Office of Institutional Support, which centrally monitors all grants, and that grant documentation is created and stored to satisfy the requirements of Bard College’s auditors. 

Philip Pardi

Philip Pardi

Director of College Writing and faculty associate of the Institute for Writing and Thinking

As Director of College Writing and faculty associate of the Institute for Writing and Thinking, Philip Pardi focuses on matters related to the teaching of writing at the College.

Philip Pardi

He collaborates with individual academic programs and faculty to foster greater attention to writing in the core curriculum, and he oversees the Writing Intensive Initiative to develop the teaching of writing in sophomore and junior level courses. Under the auspices of the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development, he leads workshops, meets with individual faculty members, and offers pedagogical support to both new and veteran faculty.

Stephanie Kufner

Stephanie Kufner

Academic Director of the Bard Center for Foreign Languages and Cultures

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.

Stephanie Kufner

She establishes connections for subject-related internships in Germany, runs workshops, organizes foreign language related initiatives, and teaches cross-disciplinary tutorials integrating language, culture, and technology. She also teaches German language and literature classes as a member of the German program. Additional information can be found at: flcl.bard.edu.

Jim Keller 
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Jim Keller 

Director of Bard Learning Commons

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. 

Jim Keller 

The Learning Commons is home to Bard’s writing center, study rooms, multilingual learner resources, academic strategies workshops, quantitative literacy services, and an 8-course curriculum. Jim teaches courses in twentieth century philosophy, and his book, Writing Plural Worlds (Palgrave/MacMillan 2009) provides a study of philosophical pluralism in multiethnic U.S. writing. Additional information can be found at bard.edu/learningcommons.
 

Special Program Directors

*Emily McLaughlin & Eric Trudel, Codirectors of the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development
*Christian Crouch & Justin Dainer-Best, Faculty Fellows for the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development 
*Mary Krembs, Director of Citizen Science
*Marina van Zuylen, Director of the Clemente Course in the Humanities
*Omar Cheta, Lauren Curtis, and Daniel Mendelsohn Codirectors of First-Year Seminar
*Roger Berkowitz, Academic Director of The Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities
*Thomas Keenan, Director of the Human Rights Project
*Stephen Tremaine '07, Vice President for Early College Policies and Programs
*William Dixon, Director of the Language and Thinking Program
*Max Kenner, Director of the Bard Prison Initiative

Contact Us

General office inquiries: doc@bard.edu 

Location:
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Office Hours: 8:30am – 5pm
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Rachel A. Price 
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Phone: 845-758-7421
Fax: 845-758-7046

Sherry Gildersleeve 
Assistant to the Dean
Phone: 845-758-7439
Fax: 845-758-7046

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  • Academic Calendar
    • Monday, May 3, 2021 – Tuesday, May 4, 2021
      Advising Days No classes are held on advising days
    • Wednesday, May 5, 2021
      Last Day to Withdraw from a Class
    • Wednesday, May 5, 2021
      Senior Projects Due (5:00 p.m.)
    • Thursday, May 13, 2021
      Registration for Fall Classes Opens at 8 a.m.
    • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 – Tuesday, May 25, 2021
      Completion Days—Regular Classes and Final ExamsAll students and faculty remain on campus
  • Faculty Meeting Schedule
    *Please note for the spring 2021 semester, all faculty meetings will begin at 12:00 p.m., due to the change in class schedule. Agenda and Zoom links to be shared prior to each meeting. 

    Spring 2021:
    Wednesday, February 3, 2021
    Wednesday, March 17, 2021
    Wednesday, April 14, 2021 (faculty-led)
    Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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