The Office of the Dean of the College is the academic administrative office of the college.

Ludlow Willink Hall, 2nd floor
PO Box 5000
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
Phone: 845-758-7421
Fax: 845-758-7046
E-mail: doc@bard.edu
Office hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Vice President and Dean of the College
Michèle Dominy
As chief academic officer, Dean Michèle Dominy works with the president to advance the central academic purpose of Bard College. Dean Dominy is responsible for faculty and student academic affairs and the undergraduate curriculum. She oversees faculty recruitment, appointment 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 curricular goals, and with the establishment of 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 Dominy works with the associate deans and the dean of studies to develop the academic curriculum and student academic life. She is Professor of Anthropology.

Associate Dean of the College
Associate Dean of the College Mark Halsey facilitates the Science Initiative and the Bard Rockefeller Science Semester and is a member of the building team for the Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation. He works with the dean of the college in short-term and long-term management of academic space on campus, oversees the assignment of faculty office and research space, and serves on the Campus Facilities Council. He also serves on the Information Resources Council, addresses faculty technology requests and coordinates NITLE events. He works on institutional research and assessment, especially overseeing support from the Teagle Foundation and Center for Liberal Inquiry, special pedagogical and assessment initiatives including the Teagle Writing Assessment, and various workshops sponsored by the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development (CFCD). A member of the mathematics faculty, he serves as the dean's liaison to the Division of Science, Mathematics and Computing and the Division of Social Studies; applicants for external grants and awards are encouraged to coordinate their projects through him in conjunction with the Office of Program Development.

Associate Dean of the College/Dean of International Studies
Associate Dean of the College and Dean of International Studies Jonathan Becker oversees academic components of Bard’s study-away programs, including 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: http://www.bard.edu/globalstudy

Dean of Studies
Dean of Studies John Pruitt concentrates on student academic life with a focus on Upper College advising, and advising students in academic difficulty. He works with Dean Shein to help students apply for institutionally-endorsed fellowships as well as for junior fellowships, Delavan Seniors Grants, and Seniors to Seniors project grants. Dean Pruitt coordinates the Senior Salon Series with the dean of students and monitors the submission of Senior Projects.

Assistant Dean of the College/Associate Dean of Student Affairs
David Shein focuses on academic advising and student academic life for first-year, second-year, and transfer students. He coordinates orientation events and activities that introduce students to academics at Bard; monitors the academic performance of un-Moderated students; advises students who are returning to the College after time away or whose faculty advisers are on leave; and works with faculty advisors to ensure that student needs are met. As he works with students to help bridge the academic and social life of the College, he collaborates with the dean of studies to support students who are having academic difficulty and with the dean of students to support students who are having personal difficulty. Dean Shein serves as the College's ADA coordinator and supports the dean of the college by working on special projects and initiatives. He convenes the Fellowship Committee and guides the selection process for institutionally endorsed fellowships (Watson, Marshall, Jack Kent Cooke, Mitchell, and Rhodes) outlined in the Fellowship Guide. Dean Shein is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy.

Program Directors associated with the Office of the Dean of the College include:

Director of the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP)
The Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program is a New York state-based, grant-funded program that serves to ensure that individuals from under-served and under-represented populations are afforded the opportunity to pursue an equitable, high quality education. As director of the program, Akima Briggs oversees an array of support services for in-state residents who demonstrate academic and financial need. Akima collaborates associate director Jennifer Triplett and a diverse team of administrators, faculty, staff, and students. She oversees the two-week college preparatory program for first-year HEOP Scholars during the summer as well as HEOP recruitment efforts during the academic year. She works very closely with the offices of financial aid, dean of students, and academic services. Additionally she serves on the HEOP Advisory Taskforce--a subcommittee of the faculty diversity committee.
Additional information can be found at: http://inside.bard.edu/heop/ Additional information can be found at: http://inside.bard.edu/heop/

Academic Director of the Bard Center for Foreign Languages and Cultures
Under the auspices of Academic Director of the Bard Center for Foreign Languages and Cultures, Visiting Assistant Professor of German 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 an international student-staff in facilitating new technologies and developing new approaches to teaching language. 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. Assistant Professor Kufner also teaches German language and literature classes as a member of the German Program. Additional information can be found at: http://inside.bard.edu/cflc/

Director of the Bard Prison Initiative
Max Kenner. Additional information can be found at: http://www.bard.edu/bpi/

Director of Career Development
Director of Career Development April Kinser helps students translate a liberal arts education into a professional career. She provides one-on-one career counseling, fosters career management skills, and supervises the management of a website (www.collegecentral.com/bard) that posts jobs and internships; connects students with alumni/ae, mentors, and employers; and hosts an online calendar of upcoming career events and deadlines. The career development office (CDO) provides students with pertinent information on graduate and professional schools, fellowships and scholarships, and writing résumés and conducting job and internship searches. Additional information can be found at: http://inside.bard.edu/career/

Director of the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development (CFCD)
Associate Professor of English Deirdre d'Albertis facilitates faculty support and development. Under the auspices of the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development (CFCD), she works with faculty at different stages in their careers to integrate teaching with research and scholarship. Beginning with orientation seminars through various stages of the evaluation process, she is a resource for junior faculty in particular. Work/life, diversity, and gender equity policy initiatives fall under her purview, as well as mid-career and senior faculty career enhancement programs. Additional information can be found at: http://inside.bard.edu/cfcd/

Codirectors of First-Year Seminar
Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing Susan Rogers and Professor of Physics Matthew Deady serve as co-directors of First-Year Seminar. They develope the common reading list for both semesters of the course, in consultation with the course's instructors and other faculty, and they oversee the operation of the course for its faculty and students. During each semester, they facilitate activities including faculty workshops and student-led discussions. They also supervise the weekly FYSem Symposia, which present lectures, films, and performances for all First-Year Seminar students and for the wider Bard Community. Additional information can be found at: http://inside.bard.edu/firstyear/

Director of the Human Rights Project
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature Thomas Keenan. Additional information can be found at: http://www.bard.edu/hrp

Director of Quantitative Literacy
Director of Quantitative Literacy and Director of the Academic Resources Center Jan Rizzuti ensures that students taking quantitative courses are mathematically prepared to succeed in those classes. She prepares and administers the qualifying exam required for taking quantitative course, coordinates and trains the peer tutors for all courses with a strong quantitative component, and provides supplemental instruction in mathematics. She also maintains an on-line tutorial site to provide students with preparatory materials and practice tests. She works with faculty across the divisions to enhance empirical literacy. Additional information can be found at: http://inside.bard.edu/academicresources/

Director of the Workshop in Language and Thinking
Poet and critic Joan Retallack is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Humanities, a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Writing and Thinking, and the director of the Workshop in Language and Thinking, the three-week intensive reading and writing program for all incoming first year students. She teaches in Bard’s Division of Languages and Literature and the Integrated Arts Program. Additional information can be found at: http://inside.bard.edu/landt/