BARNARD
Faculty Newsletter September
Vol. 33 No. 1
September 2, 2009
From the Provost…
Faculty Meeting
The first meeting of the Barnard Faculty will be held at 4:15 pm on Monday, September 14, 2009, in
Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd floor, Barnard Hall. This meeting will be devoted to introducing and welcoming
new members of the faculty and administration. A reception will follow in the James Room.
Congratulations!
Promoted to Associate Professor with tenure:
Dina Merrer, Chemistry
Anupama Rao, History
Paige West, Anthropology
Appointed Associate Professor with tenure
Alexander Alberro, Art History and the Virginia Bloedel Wright ’52 Chair of Art History
Appointed Professor with tenure:
William Worthen, Theatre and the Alice Brady Pels Professor in the Arts
Promoted to full Professor:
John Glendinning, Biological Sciences
Rachel McDermott, Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures
Lisa Tiersten, History
Nancy Worman, Classics
Promoted to Senior Associate:
Jesus Suarez-Garcia, Spanish and Latin American Cultures
FACULTY CHAIR APPOINTMENTS IN 2009-10
The Ann Whitney Olin Foundation Chairs:
Laura Kay, Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Achsah Guibbory, Professor of English
Reminders
NEH SUMMER STIPENDS:
In order to be eligible for nomination for this award, preliminary applications from faculty must be
submitted to Sharon Cauthen, Manager, Institutional Support no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday,
September 4, 2009. For more information, go to: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html
THE CONSORTIUM ON HIGH ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS (CHAS) Faculty Grants:
Faculty are invited to compete for funds that will allow them to undertake a project to promote high
academic achievement among all students with a focus on promoting success and satisfaction among
students of color. Faculty members, teaching in all disciplines, may submit proposals that focus on
pedagogy and enhancing the faculty’s role in promoting student success and engagement. The deadline is
October 23, 2009 and award recipients will be notified in Mid-November. Visit their website for more
information.
FACULTY RESEARCH MINI-GRANTS:
Proposals for internal faculty research grants are due in the Provost’s Office by Thursday, October 15,
2009. For more information, visit the Faculty Guide.
HONOR CODE:
From Faculty Meeting, May 1, 2006:
III. Report, that at the request of Faculty members on the Honor Board, the Committee on Instruction
strongly endorses the recommendation that faculty include information about the Honor Code on their
course syllabi and on specific assignments. This information should indicate how the Honor Code is
applicable to the particular course and its assignments.
Rationale: while students are aware of the Honor Code, seeing this commitment demonstrated by Faculty
in ways that are specific to each course and assignment will ensure that students receive a consistent,
clear message about the importance of the Honor Code throughout their careers at Barnard. This will also
ensure that Columbia College students who take Barnard classes are aware of Barnard’s Honor Code.
RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS:
When planning your syllabi for the 2009-2010 school year, please note religious holidays. The policy on
religious holidays, as well as a list of the major Islamic and Jewish Holidays during the school year, is
available on the Provost’s website and attached to this newsletter.
TERM PAPERS:
The deadline for term papers in a course with a final examination is two weeks before the beginning of
the final examination period. Under no conditions should papers in such courses be accepted during the
examination period. This regulation is intended to relieve the instructor of the necessity of reading
papers while preparing course grades. Undue leniency and other abuses of this regulation place a severe
burden on the student as well as the instructor. If necessary, a student may request an extension of time
for incomplete course work, though such extensions are granted only for compelling reasons. In a course
without a final examination, the deadline for term papers is the last day on which the class meets. For
more information please see the Faculty Guide.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS:
If you have moved over the summer, be sure to change your address on eBear. Visit eBear, click on the
tab that says 'My HR' and then on 'HR forms'. You will see 'Change of Address' on the left bar, be sure to
check off faculty.
KEY REMINDERS FOR HIRING:
All Barnard and Columbia undergraduate students are hired through the office of Career Development.
All other non-faculty hires, including Research Assistants, are handled through Human Resources. All
faculty hires – including new and continuing Part-Time Faculty, Teaching Assistants, Lab
Associates, Graders and Readers – are handled by the Provost’s Office.
Career Development, Human Resources or the Provost’s Office should be notified when positions become
available and before employees begin working; this is essential so that issues regarding titles, salary and
employment eligibility can be confirmed and so that employees are paid on time.
Check Request forms (the multi-part green forms) should not be used to pay employees. Instead, new
hires, including temporary employees, should be handled by the appropriate office above.
A more complete set of hiring procedures is available on eBear at MyHR.
From the Office of Institutional Support…
Welcome to returning faculty and a special welcome to new faculty. We look forward to working with
you this coming year. For more information about our office and what we do, please visit us in Milbank
224 and or our website.
UPDATES:
The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced that the deadline for the 2009 Summer
Stipend Award is October 1, 2009. In order to be eligible for nomination for this award, preliminary
applications from faculty should be submitted to Sarbani Hazra no later than 5:00 P.M. on Friday,
September 4, 2009. The maximum number of nominations from an institution is two, one of which
should be a junior faculty member. For more information please visit the NEH website.
INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD:
IRB applications should be submitted to Institutional Support (224 Milbank, shazra@barnard.edu) no
later than Thursday, September 24th, 2009. For more information see the Human Subjects web page.
ARTICLES OF INTEREST & ITEMS OF INTEREST:
“NSF Considers Limiting Costs Paid by Universities”:
http://chronicle.com/article/NSF-Considers-Limiting-Cost/48238/
“NSF Defers to Universities on Ethical Standards”:
http://chronicle.com/article/NSF-Defers-to-Universities-/48095/
“New NIH Director Says He Worries About Federal Support and Encouraging Young Researchers”:
http://chronicle.com/article/New-NIH-Director-Worries-Ab/48020/
“How Your Grant Proposal Compares”:
http://chronicle.com/article/How-Your-Grant-Proposal-Com/47471/
UPCOMING FACULTY GRANT DEADLINES:
General Interest
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION HEALTH & SOCIETY SCHOLARS
Deadline: October 2, 2009
Website
Humanities
NEH SUMMER STIPENDS
Deadline: Barnard: September 24, 2009/ NEH: October 1, 2009
Website
Sciences
NSF JOINT DMS/NIGMS INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF MATHEMATICAL
BIOLOGY (DMS/NIGMS)
Deadline: October 1, 2009
Website
For more new grant opportunities, please see Upcoming Grants Deadlines on the Faculty Grants website.
For more information about our office and what we do, please visit us in Milbank 224 and or our website.
Upcoming Events
Barnard Block Party
Tuesday, September 8, 5pm – 7pm
Lehman Lawn, Rain Location: LeFrak Gymnasium
The Choir of Exeter College, Oxford - A Program of Traditional English Anthems
Friday, September 11, 8pm – 9pm
Union Theological Seminary, 120th Street and Broadway
The New Reality Of Mexico-U.S. Migration - A lecture with Douglas S. Massey
Tuesday, September 15, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Floor Barnard Hall
New Feminist Activism - A panel discussion with Mia Herndon, Ai-jen Poo, and Rinku Sen
Wednesday, September 16, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
James Room, 4th Floor Barnard Hall
Barnard Activities Fair
Thursday, September 17, 11am – 3pm
Lehman Lawn
Nora - A film screening and discussion with Nora Chipaumire, Alla Kovgan, and Deidre
Towers
Monday, September 21, 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Julius S. Held Auditorium, 304 Barnard Hall
The Ballets Russes
Friday, September 25, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
City Center, Studio 5 130 West 56th Street, New York, NY
Corporations Gone Good: A Manifesto for 21st Century Leadership - A lecture with Rosabeth
Kanter, introduction by Debora Spar
Wednesday, September 30, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Julius S. Held Auditorium, 304 Barnard Hall
Renationalizing Membership Politics - A lecture with Saskia Sassen
Wednesday, September 30, 7pm – 8pm
Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Floor Barnard Hall
Women, Philosophy & History - Conference in Celebration of Eileen O’Neill ’75
Friday, October 2, 9am – Saturday, October 3, 6pm
Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Floor Barnard Hall
History (Mis-)Translated: US History According to Foreign Textbooks - A talk by Dana
Lindaman
Monday, October 5, 6pm – 8pm
Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Floor Barnard Hall
Los Demonios Del Edén: Gender, Violence and Activism in Mexico - A film screening and
conversation with Lydia Cacho
Monday, October 5, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Julius Held Auditorium, 304 Barnard Hall
The Place Of Contemporary Art - A lecture with Alexander Alberro
Thursday, October 8, 12pm – 1pm
101 Barnard Hall
Newsbriefs
Policy for NEWSBRIEFS
Faculty Newsbriefs announcing the publications, awards, appearances, and other scholarly achievements
of Barnard faculty members will begin with the October issue. Newsbrief items should be submitted
electronically AFTER the events occur. They should refer to completed accomplishments, e.g., notices of
a book or article should appear at the time of publication, rather than when a manuscript is accepted.
Also, please note that announcements of new publications should contain complete bibliographical
information, cited in standard format. Send newsbriefs by e-mail to the Provost’s Office:
provost@barnard.edu.
Policy Statement for Barnard College Newsletter
The Barnard Newsletter is a Barnard College publication issued by the Office of the Provost. Its purpose
is to facilitate regular communications among the faculty and the administration and to disseminate
announcements of policy and procedures, summaries of reports, invitations to meetings and events, and
other statements pertaining to the purposes and operations of the College.
The deadline for Newsletter submissions is 4:00pm on the Wednesday before the publication
date. The Board of Trustees and its committees submit items through the President; Committee chairs
and other faculty members submit items through the Provost; Vice Presidents and other administrative
officers reporting directly to the President submit items to the Provost's Office; other administrative
officers submit items through the Vice President to whom they report.
Links & Attachments
Office of Disability Services
2009-2010 Academic Calendar
Schedule of Meeting Dates
New Barnard Faculty
Faculty on Leave ’09-10
Department Chairs
Department Assistants & Administrators
Major Religious Holidays
Media Equipped Classrooms
Emergency Response Information
Classes during Snow & Weather Emergencies
Frequently Asked Questions (especially helpful to new faculty)
2009-2010 MEETING SCHEDULE
Faculty Meetings:
4:15-6:00pm, James Room
Fall 09
Sept. 14
(Sulzberger Parlor)
Oct. 5
Nov. 9
Spring 10
Feb. 1
Mar. 1
Apr. 12
May 3
COI
4:10-6:00pm, 306 Milbank
Fall 09
Sept. 21
Oct. 19, 26
Nov. 16, 23
Dept. Chairs
12:00-2:00pm, Sulzberger Parlor
Fall 09
Sept. 30
Nov. 4
Dec. 2
Spring 10
Jan. 27
Feb. 24
Mar. 31
Apr. 28
FBPC
12:00-2:00pm, 101 Barnard
Fall 09
Sept. 16, 23
Oct. 14, 28
Nov. 11, 25
Dec. 16
Spring 10
Feb. 10
Mar. 3, 10
Apr. 14, 21
May 5
BLAIS
9:30-11:00am, 201 Lehman
Fall 09
Oct. 14
Nov. 4
Dec. 16
Spring 10
Jan. 26
Feb. 9, 23
Mar. 9, 23
Apr. 13, 27
Spring 10
Feb. 10
Mar. 3
Apr. 14
ATP
12:00-2:00pm, 108 Milbank
Fall 09
Sept. 17, 24
Oct. 8, 22, 29
Nov. 5, 12
Dec. 3, 10, 17
FGP
12:00-1:30pm, 514 Altschul
Fall 09
Sept. 15, 22
Oct. 6, 20
Nov. 10, 24
Dec. 8, 15
Spring 10
Jan. 25
Feb. 8, 22
Mar. 8, 22
Apr. 19, 26
May 10
Spring 10
Jan. 21, 28
Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25
Mar. 4, 11, 25
Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
May 6, 13
CPAS
12:00-2:00pm, 306 Milbank
Fall 09
Sept. 9, 17
Oct. 1, 15, 29
Nov. 12
Dec. 3, 17
Spring 10
TBA
New Barnard Faculty Bios, 2009-2010
ANTHROPOLOGY
Kathryn Fewster, Term Assistant Professor in Anthropology, received her B.A. in Archaeology from the
University of Sheffield (1986), M.A. in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge (1987), M.A. in
Economic Development Studies from the University of Manchester (1990), and her Ph.D. in Archaeology from
the University of Sheffield (1996). Her recent awards include a British Academy Research Grant and a grant
from the Pantyfedwen Fund, UWL for ethnoarchaeological fieldwork in Botswana. She recently published “The
role of agency and material culture in remembering and forgetting: An ethnoarchaeological case study from
central Spain” in the Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology 20(1) 89-114 (2007) and “The potential of analogy
in post-processual archaeologies: A case study from Basimane ward Serowe” in Journal of the Royal
Anthropological Institute 12(1) 61-87 (2006). She has taught at the University of Durham, England, and the
University of Wales, Lampeter. At Barnard she will be teaching The Origins of Human Society, HunterGatherers: Pasts, Presents and Possible Futures, The Prehistory of Europe, and Ethnoarchaeology.
Nicole D. Peterson, Term Assistant Professor in Anthropology, received her B.A. in Biochemistry from Rice
University (1997), and her M.A. (1999) and Ph.D. (2005) in Anthropology from the University of California,
San Diego. She was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Center for US-Mexican Studies at UCSD in 2004, and
since 2005, she has been a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions at
Columbia University. Her recent publications include “Climate and Weather Discourse in Anthropology: From
Determinism to Uncertain Futures” in Anthropology and Climate Change: From Encounters to Actions with K.
Broad. Edited by S. Crate and M. Nuttall, Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press, 2009, and has two forthcoming
articles: "Options, and Constraints: Decisions in Natural Resource Management" in the journal Human
Organization, and "Excluding to include: (Non)participation in Mexican natural resource management" in
Agriculture and Human Values. She has taught at University of California, San Diego, Barnard College, and
Columbia University. At Barnard she will be teaching Introduction to Environmental Anthropology,
Environment and Development, Political Ecology, and Anthropology and the Politics of Climate Change.
ASIAN & MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES
Hossein Kamaly, Fanny Brett de Bary Term Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures,
received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University (2004). His primary interest is in Islamic intellectual
history. His forthcoming book is Giving Voice to Scripture: The Imami Shia Tradition of Tafsir. He has taught
at Hunter College, Brooklyn College, and Columbia University. His courses have been on Middle East
History,Islam and Islamic Societies, Governance and Democracy in Islam, Middle East Fiction, Literature
Humanities, and Classical Persian Literature. At Barnard he will be teaching Topics in Asian and Middle
Eastern Studies, Asian Humanities, Reform & Radicalism in Islam, Quranic Studies, etc.
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Krista McGuire, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, received her B.S. in Biology from Muhlenberg
College (2000) and her Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
(2007). She recently received a Kearney Foundation grant for research in California ecosystems (2008), was
awarded Rackham Graduate School Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award (2007), and a National
Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (2005). Her recent publications include “The
common ectomycorrhizal net may maintain monodominance in a tropical rain forest” (2007) in Ecology 88:567574 and “Recruitment dynamics and ectomycorrihizal colonization of Dicymbe corymbosa, a monodominant
tree in the Guiana Shield” (2007) in the Journal of Tropical Ecology 23:297-207. She has taught at the
University of Michigan and in Bluefields, Nicaragua. At Barnard she will be teaching course on Microbiology.
CHEMISTRY
Marisa C. Buzzeo, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, received her B.A. in Chemistry from Barnard College
(2001) and her D.Phil. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Oxford, St. John’s College (2005). She was
awarded an Analytical Division Studentship from the Royal Society of Chemistry and a CASE studentship
sponsored by Alphasense Ltd. during her graduate studies. From 2006 to 2008, Marisa was a postdoctoral
scholar in the group of Jacqueline K. Barton (BC ‘74) in the Chemistry Department at the California Institute of
Technology; she spent the past year in Columbia’s NSF Center for Electron Transport in Molecular
Nanostructures as an independent research scientist. She most recently published “Redmond Red as a redox
probe for the DNA-mediated detection of abasic sites” with Jacqueline K. Barton in Bioconjugate Chemistry
(2008) 19: 2110-2112 and a review, “DNA-mediated electrochemistry” with Alon A. Gorodetsky and
Jacqueline K. Barton, also in Bioconjugate Chemistry (2008) 19: 2285-2296. Her research involves the
application of physical methods to biological problems with particular focus on membrane transport, drugmembrane binding, and DNA sensing. At Barnard she will be teaching the Integrated Chemistry Laboratory
course in the Fall and the Thermodynamics and Kinetics lecture and Quantitative and Instrumental Techniques
Laboratory course in the Spring.
MATHEMATICS
Daniela De Silva, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, received her B.A. in Mathematics from the University of
Naples “Federico II” in 1997, and her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
2005. She held a doctoral fellowship at the University of Naples “Federico II”, from 1998-2000 and an
I.N.d.A.M. fellowship at the University of Naples “Federico II” in 1998. In the fall of 2005, she was a
postdoctoral fellow at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley. Her publications include,
Some remarks on nonlinear elliptic equations and applications to Hamilton-Jacobi equations, (with C.
Trombetti), C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris, t. 333, Serie I, p. 91-96, 2001. Estimates for the gradient of solutions of
elliptic equations in Orlicz-Sobolev spaces, Ricerche di Matematica, vol. LI, issue 1, p. 25-47, 2002, and
submitted Symmetry of global solutions to a class of fully nonlinear elliptic equations in 2D, (with O. Savin)
Preprint, 2007. She has taught at John Hopkins, MIT, and the University of Naples “Federico II”. She has been
a Term Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Barnard since 2007. In the Fall she will be teaching Calculus II.
PHILOSOPHY
John Morrison, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, received his B.A. in Philosophy and Mathematics
from Williams College (2001) and his M.A. (2008) and Ph.D. (2009) in Philosophy from New York University.
His research is primarily focused on the philosophy of mind and the history of modern philosophy. He was
awarded the Frankel Fellowship from New York
University (2008-2009), which is awarded to one graduate student in philosophy each year. At Barnard he will
be teaching courses on the philosophy of psychology, the history of modern philosophy, and logic.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Elise Giuliano, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, received her B.A. in Russian Studies from the
University of Pennsylvania (1990), her M.A. (1992) in International Relations and her Ph.D. (2000) in Political
Science from the from the University of Chicago. She specializes in the study of ethnic politics, nationalist
secession, and Russian politics. Her book, Constructing Ethnic Grievance: The Rise and Decline of Ethnic
Nationalism in Russia, is forthcoming from Cornell University Press. Other recent publications include,
“Secessionism from the Bottom-Up: Democratization, Nationalism, and Local Accountability in the Russian
Transition”, in World Politics 58, January 2006 and “Islamic Identity and Political Mobilization in Russia:
Chechnya and Dagestan Compared”, in Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 11.2, Summer 2005. She has taught at
the University of Chicago, University of Miami, New York University, and Columbia University. At Barnard
she will be teaching International Politics, Russia and the West, and a Senior Seminar in International Relations.
PSYCHOLOGY
Koleen McCrink, Assistant Professor of Psychology, received her B.A. from Douglass College, Rutgers
University (2000), Her M.A. (2003), M.Ph. (2004), and Ph.D. (2007) in Psychology from Yale University.
Since 2007 she has held a postdoctoral research position at Harvard University. Her recent awards include the
James Grossman Prize for Best Dissertation in Psychology (2007), a Graduate Research Fellowship from the
National Science Foundation (2004-07), and a Yale Graduate School Fellowship (2002-04). She published
“Mathematical Reasoning” with K. Wynn in Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development, edited
by M. Haith & J. Benson Vol. 2 280-289, 2008. She also published “Ratio abstraction by 6-month old infants”
with K. Wynn in Psychological Science 18, 740-746, 2007. She has taught at Rutgers University, Yale
University, and Harvard University. At Barnard she will be teaching Developmental Psychology and
Introductory Psychology.
Joshua New, Assistant Professor of Psychology, received his B.A. (1998) and Ph.D. (2006) in Psychology from
University of California, Santa Barbara. Since 2006 he has been a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Perception and
Cognition Laboratory at Yale University. He received a National Research Service Award from the National
Institute of Mental Health (2006), the Lancaster Award for Best Dissertation in Social Sciences in 2004-2006
and the President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship (2004) from the Graduate Division of U.C. Santa Barbara. He
published “’Perceptual scotomas’: A functional account of motion-induced blindness.” with B. Scholl in
Psychological Science, 19, 653-659, 2008, and “Category-specific attention for animals reflects ancestral
priorities not expertise.” with L. Cosmides & J. Tooby in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
104, 16598-16603, 2007. He has taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara. At Barnard he will be
teaching Introduction to Psychology and courses on Cognitive Psychology.
THEATRE
Sandra Goldmark, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Theatre, received her B.A. in American
History and Literature from Harvard University in 1997 and her M.F.A. in Design from Yale School of Drama
in 2004. She has designed scenery and/or costumes for numerous productions in New York and regionally. She
is resident set designer with the award-winning company Transport Group, with designs ranging from
reinterpretations of American classics like Bury the Dead, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs and All theWay
Home to new musicals including Crossing Brooklyn. Other favorite designs include the New York premiere of
Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue, the regional premiere of The Pillowman, and new plays with a wide range of New
York-based theatre companies. At Barnard College, she has designed sets and costumes for numerous
productions, including Proof and As Five Years Pass. She has been a Lecturer in Theatre at Barnard since 2006.
In addition to designing departmental productions at Barnard and advising student design work, she teaches
Scene Design, Costume Design, Problems in Design, Senior Thesis, and Rehearsal & Performance.
BARNARD FACULTY ON LEAVE 2009-10 (as of 9/2/09)
Anthropology
Nadia Abu El-Haj – Fall
Severin Fowles –Year
Paige West - Year
Art History
John Miller – Fall
Jonathan Reynolds – Year
A.M.E.C.
Wiebke Denecke – Year
Biological Sciences
Elizabeth Bauer - Fall
Hilary Callahan – Year
John Glendinning – Spring
Jennifer Mansfield – Year
Classics
Kristina Milnor – Fall
Dance
Paul Scolieri – Spring
Economics
Mariana Colacelli – Year
Randall Reback – Fall
English
Kim Hall – Spring
Ross Hamilton – Spring
Saskia Hamilton – Spring
Jennie Kassanoff – Year
Monica Miller - Fall
Environmental Science
Brian Mailloux – Spring
Stephanie Pfirman – Fall
French
Peter Connor – Spring
Caroline Weber – Year
History
Deborah Coen – Year
Joel Kaye – Spring
Mathematics
Dusa McDuff – Spring
Philosophy
Fred Neuhouser – Fall
Physics & Astronomy
Laura Kay – Spring
Political Science
Alexander Cooley – Year
Mona El-Ghobashy – Year
Xiaobo Lu – Year
Kimberly Marten – Year
Psychology
Eshkol Rafaeli – Year
Rae Silver – Fall
Steven Stroessner – Fall
Religion
John Hawley – Fall
Spanish & Latin American Cultures
Wadda Rios-Font – Fall
Theatre
Shawn Garrett – Year
Women’s Studies
Natalie Kampen – Year
DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, FALL 2009:
DEPARTMENT
NAME
TEL. EXT. /OFFICE
ANTHROPOLOGY
Brian Larkin
x45402/ 411D Milbank
Rachel McDermott
x45416/ 321B Milbank
ARCHITECTURE
ART HISTORY
ASIAN & ME CULTURES
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CHEMISTRY
CLASSICS
DANCE
ECONOMICS
ENGLISH
ENV. SCIENCE
FRENCH
HISTORY
MATHEMATICS
PHILOSOPHY
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGY
RELIGION
SLAVIC
SOCIOLOGY
SPANISH & LA CULTURES
THEATRE
WOMEN'S STUDIES
Karen Fairbanks
Keith Moxey
Brian Morton
Christian Rojas
Helene Foley
Mary Cochran
Alan Dye
Peter Platt
Martin Stute
Peter Connor
Herbert Sloan
David Bayer
Taylor Carman
Luciana Rosalia
Reshmi Mukherjee
Sheri Berman
Larry Heuer
Elizabeth Castelli
Catharine Nepomnyashchy
Debra Minkoff
Alfred MacAdam
William Worthen
Neferti Tadiar
PROGRAM CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS:
AFRICANA STUDIES
AMERICAN STUDIES
BARNARD LEADERSHIP
INITIATIVE
CENTENNIAL SCHOLARS
GERMAN
HUMAN RIGHTS
FORUM ON MIGRATION
ITALIAN
x45039 / 313 Barnard
x45454 / 1204 Altschul
x45480 / 702 Altschul
x42852 / 216 Milbank
x49769/ 204 Barnard Annex
x43868 / 9B Lehman
x42112 / 421 Barnard
x48110 / 404F Altschul
x45539 / 304 Milbank
x43504/ 409 Lehman
x42643 / 426 Math
x42065 / 326C Milbank
x46940/ 206B Barnard
x45101 / 506 Altschul
x42158 / 411 Lehman
x47507 / 415K Milbank
x48291/ 201 Milbank
X42059 / 226B Milbank
x42279 / 332D Milbank
x48805 / 206 Milbank
x42757/ 506 Milbank
x42108 / 201B Barnard
Kim F.Hall
Randall Balmer
x40729 / 411 Barnard
x43292 / 218 Milbank
Elizabeth Castelli
x48291/ 201 Milbank
Alan Dye
Timothy Halpin-Healy
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE Nancy Worman
EDUCATION
FILM STUDIES
FIRST-YEAR SEMINARS
x48431 / 314 Barnard
Lee Anne Bell
Ross Hamilton
Lisa Gordis
Erk Grimm
J. Paul Martin
Jose Moya
Nelson Moe
x 43868 / 9B Lehman
x45102/ 504 Altshul
x43001/ 217 Milbank
x49237 / 335A Milbank
x43453 / 419 Barnard
x42114 / 408D Barnard
X45415 / 320B Milbank
x45420 / 226D Milbank
x45097 / 413 Lehman
X45418 / 320D Milbank
JEWISH STUDIES
MED. & RENAISSANCE
MUSIC
NEUROSCIENCE &
BEHAVIOR
URBAN STUDIES
Alan Segal
Joel Kaye
Gail Archer
Peter Balsam
x45419 / 219C Milbank
x44350/ 422B Lehman
x45096 / 319 Milbank
x45312 / 415H Milbank
WRITING PROGRAM
Pam Cobrin
x42724 / 411B Barnard
David Weiman
CU DEPARTMENTS IN BARNARD CATALOGUE:
COMPUTER SCIENCE
STATISTICS
Updated: 6/18/09
Shree K. Nayar
Adam Cannon
Daniel Rabinowitz
x45755 / 5A Lehman
939 7092 / 450 CS
939 7000 / 450 CS
x12141 / 1014 SSW
FACULTY DEPARTMENT ASSISTANTS AND ADMINISTRATORS, FALL 2009:
DEPARTMENT
NAME
AFRICANA STUDIES
Theresa Breen
ASIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN Mary Missirian
CULTURES
AMERICAN STUDIES
Sully Rios
ANTHROPOLOGY
ARCHITECTURE
ART HISTORY
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CENTENNIAL SCHOLARS
CHEMISTRY
CLASSICS
Khia Fulton
Raleigh-Elizabeth Smith
Elisabeth Sher
Lorrin Johnson
Kathryn McLean
Molly Gill
Erika Hawthorne
Tynisha Rue
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE Tomara Aldrich
DANCE
ECONOMICS
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FORUM ON MIGRATION
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HUMAN RIGHTS
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MUSIC
NEUROSCIENCE AND
BEHAVIOR
PHILOSOPHY
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGY
REACTING TO THE PAST
RELIGION
SLAVIC
SOCIOLOGY
SPANISH
THEATRE
URBAN STUDIES
WOMEN'S STUDIES
Sandra Velasquez
Robert O’Connor
Myles Nugent
Lucy Coolidge
Sarah Pasadino
Catherine Cook
Kathryn McLean
Susan Campbell
Tomara Aldrich
Tomara Aldrich
Sully Rios
Mary Missirian
Tomara Aldrich
Susan Campbell
Mary Missirian
Lorrin Johnson
Theresa Breen
Nancy Ferro
Molly Gill
Nell Dillon-Ermers
Megan Wacha
Susan Campbell
Tynisha Rue
Mary Missirian
Susan Campbell
Tynisha Rue
Jessica Brater
Mike Placito
Mike Placito
Sierra (Riya) Ortiz
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Policy on Religious Holidays
It is the policy of Barnard College to respect its members; religious beliefs. In compliance with New York State
law, each student who is absent from school because of her religious beliefs will be given an equivalent
opportunity to register for classes or make up any examination, study, or work requirements that she may have
missed because of such absence on any particular day or days. No student will be penalized for absence due to
religious beliefs, and alternative means will be sought for satisfying the academic requirements involved.
Those responsible for scheduling of academic activities or essential services are expected to avoid conflict with
religious holidays as much as possible. If a suitable arrangement cannot be worked out between the student and
the instructor involved, the instructor should consult the Associate Provost. If an additional appeal is needed, it
may be taken to the Provost.
A list of all religious holidays can be found on the interfaith calendar at http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/
For your information in planning your syllabus the major Islamic and Jewish Holidays during the school year
are listed below. Please note these holidays begin on sundown of the preceding day.
Major Islamic and Jewish Holidays
Academic Years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010
Holiday
2008-2009
2009-2010
Jewish holy days and the week Sabbath begin at sunset on the day preceding the given date
ROSH HASHANAH
RAMADAN*
YOM KIPPUR
SUKKOT
SHEMINI ATZERET
EID AL FITR
EID AL ADHA
PASSOVER
PASSOVER-LAST 2 DAYS
TUES-WED: 9/30-10/1
TUE SEP 2
THU OCT 9
TUES-WED 10/14-10/15
TUE-WED OCT 21-22
WED OCT 1
MON DEC 8
THUR-FRI APR 9-10
WED-THUR APR 15-16
SAT-SUN 19-20
SAT AUG 21
MON SEP 28
SAT-SUN 3-4
SAT OCT 10
SAT SEPT 19
FRI NOV 27
MON-TUE MAR 29-30
MON-TUE APR 5-6
SAFETY AND SECURITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TREE
For ALL medical emergencies that occur on campus
Injured or First Responder(s) should:
Call Barnard Security Emergency at 88 (campus phone) or 212-854-3362 (cell phone).
Please do not call either 911 or Barnard Health Service directly -- the delay may
adversely affect the outcome.
Classes during Snow & Weather Emergencies
The general rule is that the College remains open and classes are held as usual. If an individual
faculty member cannot get to campus, that particular class may be cancelled. If a student is
unable to get to campus, it will be considered an excused absence, and the student should be
permitted to make up the work.
On those rare occasions where it seems prudent to close the College due to weather emergencies,
classes will be cancelled.
However, specific departments or faculty members who wish to hold classes may do so if they
inform students in writing, at the beginning of each semester (preferably in the syllabus for the
class) and provide students with clear instructions on notification (e.g. via e-mail). In addition, if
there is advance notice of a weather alert, faculty who intend to hold classes should remind
students in the class before the weather event. No student who is unable to get to campus for the
class may be penalized and it is the instructor’s responsibility to enable a student who could not
attend to make up the missed class.
Frequently Asked Questions
*Your Department Assistant or Administrator is available to help you with any questions or concerns you may have, including
questions about your appointment status.
Columbia UNI: To obtain your Columbia UNI, log onto the Columbia web page and type in your name in
the Search box. You will be taken to the Columbia Directory which lists your Columbia UNI.
I.D.: After you have your Columbia UNI, you must activate it by logging onto the Columbia webpage,
MyUNI, at http://uni.columbia.edu/. After activating you UNI, take your appointment form and cover
memo to Security, Barnard Hall, 1st floor. You will then be sent to Room 204 Kent at Columbia for your
picture I.D. For more information, including hours of operation see: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/id/
Payroll: Faculty are paid monthly, on the next to the last working day of the month. Speak to your
department assistant about check distribution. Direct Deposit is available for fulltime faculty only and
takes 2 months to process once you have completed your paperwork. Forms can be obtained in the
Provost's Office. Questions on deductions or requests for direct deposit go to Pam Khan, Controller's
Office, 15 Milbank, x47630.
E-mail accounts: After you have filled out your personnel forms with the Provost’s Office, you will be
given your e-mail and network log-in ID and password. Change of Address: To change your home
address visit ebear, http://ebear.barnard.edu/, click on the tab that says 'My HR' and then on 'HR forms'.
You will see 'Change of Address' on the left bar.
Academic Calendar: http://www.barnard.edu/registrar/acalendar.htm
Religious Holidays: http://www.barnard.edu/provost/holidays.html
Reserve readings and books for my classes? Fill out a reserve reading form or email your list of
required readings as early as possible. Call x45127 to obtain forms or if you have questions. Email lists to
resbar@barnard.edu. For more information link to: http://www.barnard.edu/library/aboutinf.htm Book
orders can be done on the web at http://www.columbiabookstore.com or
http://www.labyrinthbooks.com (Labyrinth located at 536 W.112th Street).
How do I show a video or film? Call Media Services, x45427, well in advance.
Classroom size, location, condition, etc.? Email Mary Beth Kemm mkemm@barnard.edu if assigned
room does not meet your class needs. Call Facilities, x48990, if you need repairs, more chairs, etc.
Nexus: For information about the Nexus Project including construction logistics see:
http://www.barnard.edu/nexus/index.html
Getting on campus during construction: Swipe access is available at 120th Street, Milbank Hall and 40
Claremont Avenue, Lehman Hall. To obtain access go the the Security office during their regular business
hours.
Campus Map:http://www.barnard.edu/visitors/barnard.html
For more information: www.barnard.edu/provost/ and www.barnard.edu