Office of the Provost
The Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty is committed to providing administrative leadership and support for the academic programs of Barnard College and to ensuring that the liberal arts education offered to its undergraduates meets the highest standards of quality. To these ends, members of the Provost's Office enable the Barnard faculty to excel in teaching and scholarship, and facilitate the work of the faculty in service and governance.
Goals
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Support the faculty, chairs, and directors of academic departments and programs, and academic administrative staff so that collectively they may further Barnard's educational mission and goals
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Oversee, implement, and assess both the policies and programs related to the recruitment, review, tenure, and promotion of faculty, and the structure and offering of the Barnard curriculum
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Work with counterparts at Columbia University to ensure program quality and promote efficiency of operation
Provost Linda A. Bell
![Headshot of Linda Bell](/sites/default/files/2021-04/linda-bell-headshot-squared.jpg)
Provost & Dean of the Faculty
Claire Tow Professor of Economics
Visit Provost Bell's biography for more information.
Office of the Provost Staff
![Edward Barnaby Headshot](/sites/default/files/2023-02/8%20-%20EdwardBarnaby_mja4f_202109-1193SQ.jpg)
Edward Barnaby
Executive Vice Provost
101 Milbank Hall
212-853-3794
ebarnaby@mediagate-egy.net
Laura Maloney
Chief of Staff to the Provost
110 Milbank Hall
212-851-9556
lmaloney@mediagate-egy.net
Lauren Mulholland
Executive Assistant to the Provost
110 Milbank Hall
212-853-7819
lmulholl@mediagate-egy.net
Academic Affairs
![Laurie Postlewate](/sites/default/files/2023-08/Postlewate_Laurie_1.jpg)
Laurie Postlewate
Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Curriculum
Senior Lecturer, French and Medieval & Renaissance Studies
lpostlew@mediagate-egy.net
Laura Yow
Senior Associate Director, Curriculum and Academic Systems
lyow@mediagate-egy.net
Julianna Poupard
Program Manager, Curriculum Implementation
201-739-0135
jpoupard@mediagate-egy.net
![Sarah Greene](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Sarah%20Greene%2Cjpeg.jpeg)
Sarah Greene
Program Manager, Barnard Engages NY
101 Milbank Hall
212-853-0169
sgreene@mediagate-egy.net
Faculty Affairs
![Debra Minkoff headshot](/sites/default/files/2023-07/Debra%20Minkoff%20headshot%202.jpeg)
Debra Minkoff
Dean for Faculty Diversity and Development
Miriam Scharfman Zadek Family Professor of Sociology
332D Milbank Hall
dminkoff@mediagate-egy.net
![Chris Barthel](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Chris%20Barthel.jpeg)
Christopher Barthel
Associate Provost, Faculty Affairs
110 Milbank Hall
212-854-8365
cbarthel@mediagate-egy.net
![LaShawn Keyser](/sites/default/files/2023-06/LaShawn%20Keyser%20headshot.jpeg)
LaShawn Keyser
Senior Associate Director, Contingent Faculty Administration
101 Milbank Hall
212-854-9556
lkeyser@mediagate-egy.net
Kristine Puffer
Program Manager, Faculty Affairs
101 Milbank Hall
kpuffer@mediagate-egy.net
Research
![Headshot of Alexander Cooley](/sites/default/files/2022-01/headshot_Alexander%20Cooley_ccexpress_0.jpeg)
Alexander Cooley
Vice Provost for Research, Libraries and Academic Centers
Claire Tow Professor of Political Science
1214 IAB, 420 West 118th Street
212-854-9544
acooley@mediagate-egy.net
![Dina Merrer](/sites/default/files/DCM_0717.jpg)
Dina Merrer
Dean for Science Education and Infrastructure
Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Chemistry
212-854-9631
dmerrer@mediagate-egy.net
International Initiatives
![Headshot of Giorgio DiMauro](/sites/default/files/2021-10/DiMauro_Giorgio_0.jpg)
Giorgio DiMauro
Associate Provost, International Initiatives and Special Projects
280 LeFrak, Barnard Hall
212-854-7430
gdimauro@mediagate-egy.net
![Krista Rockholt](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Krista%20Rockholt%20headshot.jpeg)
Emma Pradarelli
Program Manager, Study Abroad
epradare@mediagate-egy.net
Administration
![Elizabeth McKee](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Liz%20McFee%20headshot.jpeg)
Elizabeth McKee
Provost Office Administrator
101 Milbank Hall
212-853-0425
emckee@mediagate-egy.net
Victoria Toro
Senior Associate Director, Post-Award Administration and Compliance Officer
101 Milbank Hall
212-853-8602
vtoro@mediagate-egy.net
Angie Tse
Director of Laboratory Building Operations
101 Milbank Hall
212-853-4832
atse@mediagate-egy.net
Anastatia Curley
Associate Director of Academic Communications
101 Milbank Hall
acurley@mediagate-egy.net
Budget
Jane Holmes
Senior Director, Academic Budget
101 Milbank Hall
212-854-2297
jholmes@mediagate-egy.net
![Robert O'Rourke](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Robert%20O%27Rourke%20headshot.jpeg)
Robert O'Rourke
Director of Academic Budget and Administrative Support
101 Milbank Hall
212-854-9551
rorourke@mediagate-egy.net
Ushani Hansraj
Academic Planning and Budget Analyst
uhansraj@mediagate-egy.net
Tina Simpson
Academic Planning and Budget Analyst
tsimpson@mediagate-egy.net
Institutional Effectiveness
John Cornwell
Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
jcornwel@mediagate-egy.net
Madeline Miley
Assessment Specialist
mmiley@mediagate-egy.net
Fahimeh Bahrami
Institutional Research Specialist
fbahrami@mediagate-egy.net
![headshot of Josh Rotbert](/sites/default/files/2024-02/JoshRotbert_headshot.jpg)
Josh Rotbert
Data Warehouse Manager
430 Interchurch Center
212-853-8180
jrotbert@mediagate-egy.net