Faculty Committees

All members of the Barnard Faculty are expected to participate in the governance of the College through service on its faculty and College committees.

College faculty committees are divided into two categories, those whose members are appointed by the Faculty Governance and Procedures Committee (FGP) and those whose members are elected by the faculty. Tripartite committees are composed of faculty members, administrators, and students designated by the Student Government Association.

Elections to fill vacancies on Elective Committees are held every spring. View directly below for more information.

Committees are organized as follows: Elective Committees, Standing Appointive Committees, and Special and Ad Hoc Committees. View the links on the left-hand side for more information.

All members of the Barnard Faculty are expected to participate in the governance of the College through service on its faculty and College committees. Tripartite committees are composed of faculty members, administrators, and students designated by the Student Government Association.

Elections to fill vacancies on Elective Committees are held every spring.

Voting Membership

The Faculty consists of the President of the College, the Provost/Dean of the Faculty, the Dean of the College, the Dean of Studies, and all Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Lecturers, Associates, and full-time Instructors whose appointment is primarily at Barnard College. Visiting appointments generally do not carry with them voting membership in the Faculty. Other administrative officers may be made members of the Faculty by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the Faculty.

Faculty Groups

The members of the principle Faculty Committees are elected by the faculty. To assure comprehensive representation, elections (as well as some appointments) to committees are normally grouped into one of four Faculty Divisions (listed below ).

To assure comprehensive representations, elections and some appointments to committees are organized by the following divisions:

I. Architecture, Art History, Dance, English, Music, Theatre.

II. Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physical Education, Physics & Astronomy, Psychology.

III. American Studies, Anthropology, Economics, Education, History, Political Science, Sociology, Urban Studies.

IV. Africana Studies, Asian & Middle Eastern Cultures, Classics, French, German, Italian, Philosophy, Religion, Slavic, Spanish and Latin American Cultures, Women’s Studies.

Chair: Provost and Dean of Faculty

Term length: 3-year term

Meeting time: Weekly; Thursdays from 12-2 PM

Committee charge: To advise the President and Provost/Dean of the Faculty on academic qualifications of individuals for purposes of appointment, tenure, promotion and other matters relating to faculty evaluation, recognition and development.

Membership eligibility: Limited to tenured Full Professors, and to tenured Associate Professors who have held tenured status for at least two years.  There will be five members, one from each of the four faculty divisions plus one at-large; all are elected by the full faculty.  Elections or appointments to the committee must result in the presence of at least three tenured Full Professors among the five members.

There must be a break of service of at least one year before a faculty member may be elected again to a three year term; faculty appointed to fill a partial term vacancy are exempt from the break in service provision and may be elected to a full three year term immediately following their partial term of service.

Regular Members:

Alternate Members:   

Chair: Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Curriculum

Term length: 2-year term

Meeting times:  Tuesdays, 12:00 – 2:00 PM 

Committee charge: The COI represents the Faculty and recommends action to the full Faculty on matters relating to the curriculum.  The COI is the College’s principal formulator of educational policy and oversees its implementation. The COI evaluates assessment activities associated with the learning goals of college wide curricular requirements and the College’s Mission Statement.  

Membership eligibility: One tenured and one non-tenured faculty member from each of the four voting divisions, all of whom are elected by the full faculty.

Faculty Members:

Staff Members & Student Representatives:

2020-2021 COI dates:

Chair: Provost and Dean of Faculty

Term length: 3-year term

Meeting time: Wednesdays from 12 to 2 PM

Committee charge: To advise the President and Provost on staffing in the College’s academic program.  Its focus is on the size and composition of divisions, departments, and programs.  The FBPC appoints two faculty representatives of different divisions from among its members, in addition to the Faculty Dean for Diversity and Development, to work collaboratively with the President’s Council during budget discussions.

Membership eligibility: One tenured faculty from each of the four divisions, elected by that division; one Professor of Professional Practice (PoPP) elected by the PoPP faculty; and two tenured faculty from different divisions elected at-large.

Members:

2019-2020 FBPC dates:

Chair: One of the elected faculty members, to be elected by the faculty members of the committee

Term length: 2-year term

Meeting time: Tuesdays, 12:00 - 2:00 PM

Committee charge: Responsible for issues of faculty governance and procedures including organizing and operating faculty meetings, including the preparation of the agenda and review of the minutes for the use of the Provost in chairing the faculty meeting; conducting elections of faculty to various elective committees and other elective positions; appointing faculty to non-elective committees and standing tripartite committees; advising, upon request of the President or the Provost/Dean of the Faculty, on the appointment of faculty members to special or ad hoc committees; reviewing periodically the structure, charge and composition of faculty committees and election procedures; serving in grievance proceedings as provided in the Code of Academic Freedom and Tenure; and serving as a forum for discussion of issues concerning faculty governance and procedures and referring issues as it deems appropriate to faculty committees and meetings for discussion and action.

Membership eligibility: One tenured and one non-tenured faculty member from each of the four voting divisions, elected by the members of that division for two-year staggered terms.

Members:

2019-2020 FGP dates:

Term length: 2-year term

Meeting times: Once a month, Fridays

Committee charge: Represent Barnard Faculty at monthly Friday meetings of Columbia University Senate and give reports at monthly Barnard Faculty Meetings. 

Membership eligibility: Two faculty, one tenured and one non-tenured, elected by the full faculty

Members:

Faculty Representatives to the Board of Trustees

Term length: 3-year term

Meeting times: Bi-monthly Board of Trustees meetings

Committee charge: Attend meetings of the Board of Trustees and the Trustees’ Committee on Academic Affairs; report to faculty at monthly Faculty Meetings.

Membership eligibility: Two faculty, with at least one being a tenured faculty member, both elected by the full faculty

Members:

Chair: One of the elected faculty members, to be elected by the faculty members of the committee

Term length: 3-year term

Meeting times: Seasonally, based on members’ availability

Committee charge: Articulates and defends the Faculty’s interests in the budgetary process.  Participates in discussions with the administration on salary scales, fringe benefits, other forms of remuneration, and working conditions.

Membership eligibility: Membership includes one tenured, one non-tenured and one off-ladder member of the faculty, each elected by that group, and a fourth who is elected at-large by the full faculty.

Members:                                                        

Chair: Vice Provost

Term length: 2-year term

Meeting time: Tuesdays, 2:30 - 4pm

Committee charge: Makes recommendations to the President for the Presidential Research Awards. Reviews applications for Faculty Research Grants and Special Assistant Professor Leave (SAPL) Supplements. Reviews and makes recommendations for theTow Award for Innovative  and Outstanding Pedagogy, Gildersleeve Professorship, and Fund for Innovation in Teaching.

Membership eligibility: Four tenured faculty members, one from each of the four faculty divisions, plus two full time faculty of any rank or division, on or off ladder, all elected by the full faculty.

Members:

2020-2021 Grants Committee meeting dates:

Chair: One of the elected faculty members, to be elected by the faculty members of the committee

Term length: 3-year term

Meeting time:  Once a semester and additionally as needed

Committee charge: Advises the Provost on matters pertaining to College faculty who have off-ladder titles as defined by the Code of Academic Freedom and Tenure.  Membership is limited to full-time off-ladder faculty who hold titles that are part of the department’s planning profile and who are eligible for promotion and renewal without limit (renewable/promotable faculty).  Those with the following off-ladder titles are eligible to serve:  Professor of Professional Practice series; Associates and Lecturers whose appointment make them eligible for promotion to senior status; Senior Associates and Senior Lecturers.  Members include three faculty representing voting divisions 1, 2, and 3 plus 4, elected by the renewable/promotable faculty in their own division, plus two renewable/promotable faculty at-large who are elected by all the full-time off-ladder faculty.

Members:               

Chair:  Dean for Academic Assistance

Term length: 2-year term
Committee charge: Advises on the structure and function of various programs that provide academic support and enrichment to Barnard students, and to middle-school, high-school and community college students enrolled in special programs offered by the College.
Membership eligibility: 6 faculty members, including the Director of the Writing Program, Director of the Inter-Collegiate Partnership (ICP), and Faculty Coordinator for the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program, and the remaining three faculty members to be appointed by the FGP; 1 representative from the Admissions Office. 

Chair: President for Administration and Capital Planning

Term length: Faculty and alumnae members 3-year term, staggered; Student members 2-year term.

Committee charge: The Board of Trustees authorizes the president to designate an Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing for the purpose of advising the Trustees on the social implications of Barnard's institutional investment program and to advise the Board's Committee on Investments on social and ethical issues that arise in the management of the College's endowment. 

Membership eligibility: 2 faculty members.  The Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing shall consist of six voting members drawn in equal numbers from students, faculty and alumnae.  Additionally, the President of the College shall appoint one administrator who is familiar with the College's investments to sit as a non-voting member of the Committee.  Initially terms shall be staggered to ensure continuity in the membership of the Committee and familiarity with investment issues.  Representatives shall be nominated by the Student Governing Association (SGA), the Faculty Governance and Procedures Committee (FGP) and the Associated Alumnae of Barnard College (AABC) through each body's standard processes of selection.  At least one of the faculty representatives to the Committee shall be tenured.  The President of the College shall approve nominations to the Committee and designate a chair to serve during the Committee's first year.  Thereafter, the members shall elect one of their own as chair annually.

Chair: Director of Public Safety

Term length: Faculty and alumnae members 3-year term, staggered; Student members 2-year term.

Meeting time: Monthly 

Committee charge: The mission of the BEMC is to develop and coordinate preparation, planning, response, business continuity and restoration for the College in the event of an emergency.  

Membership eligibility: 2 faculty members, Associate Director of Public Safety, Emergency Management/Fire Safety Supervisor, Vice President for Communications, Vice President for Campus Services, Vice President for Information Technology, Director of IT Infrastructure, Director of IT Security, Dean of Residential Life,  Director of Academic Services, Director of Health Services, Director of Facilities, Director of Counseling, Director of Purchasing, Director of Human Resources, Director of Media Relations, Associate Director of Media Relations, Dean of Student Life, Medical Director, and Senior Director of Dining Services. 

Members

At Large: Laura Kay '22

At Large: Sharon Harrison ‘21

Chair: Dean of the Barnard Library & Academic Information Services

Term length: 2-year term 

Meeting time: Monthly 

Committee charge: A tripartite committee to assist in the planning of issues relating to the Library, academic computing, and information technology. 

Membership eligibility: 1 faculty member from each of the four divisions, 2 students, Vice-President of Information Technology, Dean of the College or designee, Associate Provost, Director of Institutional Support or designee, Director from BCIT, Director of Instructional Media and Technology Services, and Director of Research and Instruction. 

Members

Division I: Meredith Benjamin '22

Division II: JJ Miranda ‘21

Division III: Kim Marten'22

Division IV: Celia Naylor'22

At-Large: Manu Karuka ‘21

Chair: Associate Director of Career Services

Term length: 2-year term 

Commitee charge: A tripartite committee on matters pertaining to Career Services programming, including recruitment, internships and student enterprises. Meets semi-monthly.

Membership eligibility: 1 faculty member. 

Chair: Columbia University Dean of the College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education

Meeting time: Weekly

Committee charge: The committee's responsibilities include oversight of the College’s curriculum as well as the regulations and policies governing it. The Vice Provost serves as a nonvoting member of the committee. 

Membership eligibility: Vice Provost, Saskia Hamilton

Chair: Dean of the College

Term length: 2-year term

Meeting time: 1 Friday per semester, with subcommittee meetings, as needed

Committee charge:  Acts as the advisory committee for the University President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education on policies governing the intercollegiate athletics program consistent with the rules of the Ivy League Conference, NCAA, and the policies of the University and University Trustees.  The Committee periodically apprises the faculty, staff, and student consituenciy organizations of the status of the intercollegiate athletics programs at the University. 

Membership eligibility: The Committee consists of members of the faculties of Columbia University, Barnard College, and Teacher's College, with additional representation from alumni, the intercollegiate athletics program, and University administration. 

Members

At Large: Laura Masone '22

At Large: Matthen Lacombe '21

Other Barnard Members:

Dean of the College

Lisa Northrop

Faculty Athletics Fellows:

Patricia Denison, Women's Tennis

Karen Fairbanks, Softball

Kimberley Johnson, Women's Basketball

Robert McCaughey, Rowing

David Weiman, Men's Tennis

Meeting time: Monthly on Wednesdays from 12:00-2:00 PM

Committee charge: Chairs and program directors meet once a month with the Provost to discuss matters of mutual interest. The meetings provide a forum for Chairs and directors to discuss with each other and with administrators information or concerns related to departmental practices and policies.

Members

See current list of department chairs and program directors.

Chair: Dean of Studies

Term length: 2-year term

Meeting time: Select Fridays 

Committee charge: Reviews applications and interviews applicants and nominees for international, national, and College fellowships.  Selects recipients of College fellowships.  

Membership eligibility: 5 faculty members.  

Division I: Rachel Eisendrath '21

Division II: Alison Pischeda '21

Division III: Michael Miller '22

Division IV: Javier Perez Zapatero '21

At Large: Gale Kenny '22

Chair: Dean of Studies

Term length: 2-year term

Meeting time: Weekly, Thursdays from 12:00 - 2:00

Committee charge: Reviews educational policy in matters of student programs, credit and academic standing; acts on student petitions for exceptions to academic policy.

Membership eligibility: 6 faculty members, including 1 from each of the four faculty divisions and 2 at-large. 

Members

Chair: Dean of Studies, Christina Kuan Tsu

Division I: Gail Archer '21

Division II: Anne Senghas 21

Division III: Alan Dye '21

Division IV: Nick Bartlett '21

Chair: Associate Provost for International initiatives and Special Projects, Giorgio DiMauro

Term length: 2-year term

Meeting time: Weekly, Thursdays from 12:00 - 2:00

Committee charge: 

Membership eligibility: 6 faculty members, including 1 from each of the four faculty divisions and 2 at-large. 

Members

Division I: Colleen Thomas-Young '21

Division II: Martin Stute '21

Division III: Belinda Archibong '22

Division IV: Javier Perez-Zapatero '21

At Large:   Anne Boyman '21

At Large: Manijeh Moradian '22

Chair: Dean for Faculty Diversity and Development

Term length: 3-year term, staggered

Meeting time: Alternating Mondays from 11:30-1:00 PM

Committee charge: Works to help the College fulfill its mission to increase and maintain diversity among the faculty and to expand the College’s support for faculty throughout their careers. The Committee assists departments and programs in ensuring that faculty searches are fair and open, organizes new faculty orientation and mentoring, and provides support to departments and chairs in preparing reappointment and tenure cases.  The Committee is also available to work with departments and programs in identifying their diversity goals and the strategies they choose to achieve them.  The Committee supports programs that increase faculty diversity and development to promote an open and inclusive campus climate for all faculty. 

Membership eligibility: Up to 8 faculty members in addition to the Chair, with at least 4 senior members, at least 1 representative of each faculty division, and at least 1 off-ladder member. Members are appointed by the FGP in consultation with the FDD Dean. The Dean is appointed by the Provost early in the semester prior to the end of the current Dean’s term, after soliciting nominations and self-nominations. The appointment will be made in consultation with the FDD Committee, the FGP and the ATP. Candidate selection will consider the applicant’s vision for and commitment to diversity.  

Members

Chair: Monica L. Miller, Dean for Faculty Diversity and Development  

At Large: Deborah Becher ‘22

At Large: Severin Fowles ‘22

At Large: Nancy Worman ‘22

At Large: Seth Williams '21

At Large: Jue Guo '21

At Large: Jessica Goldstein '21

At Large: 

At Large: 

Term length: 1-year term

Committee charge: Announces the results of fall and spring faculty elections at Faculty Meetings.

Membership eligibility: First-year members

Members

TBD '20

TBD  '20

Chair: Senior Associate Director, Health Professions 

Term length: 3-year term

Meeting time:  2x per month, fall; approximately 1x/week, spring

Committee charge: Committee members will gain in-depth knowledge of the health professional schools' admission standards and application process. In support of students applying to medical and dental schools, committee members will participate in the design and production of Committee Letters of Evaluation. Members will also serve to select recipients for the college's pre-medical honors/awards. Lastly, members will discuss and address any topics, issues and/or concerns related to the pre-health student population. 

Membership eligibility: 1 designated seat for a faculty member from the departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Psychology, Physics and Environmental Science. 1 faculty member from each of the four divisions. 

Members

Faculty Members:

Biology: John Glendenning '21

Chemistry: Christian Rojas '20

Psychology: Kara Pham '21

Physics: Janna Levin '20

Environmental Science: Sedelia Rodriguez '21

Division I: VACANT SEAT ‘22

Division II: VACANT SEAT ‘22

Division III: VACANT SEAT '22

Division IV: Taylor Carman '21

Administrative Members:

Amanda Dye (Chair)

Natalie Friedman

Chair: Student, selected by student members of Honor Board

Adviser: Associate Dean for Equity

Term length: 2-year term

Meeting time: Monthly 

Committee charge: A tripartite committee which meets to discuss matters of academic integrity at the College and also as needed to hear cases involving allegations of Honor Code violations. 

Membership eligibility: 3 faculty members.  

Members

At large: Elizabeth Bauer '22

At large: Pam Cobrin '22

At large: Wendy Schor-Haim '22

Chair: One of the appointed faculty members

Term length: 2-year term, staggered

Meeting time: As needed.

Committee charge: The committee oversees and recommends policies on the sharing of data among campus constituencies, with a particular emphasis on data usage by the faculty. The committee advises the Director of Institutional Research and Assessment as needed and addresses the following issues: development and dissemination of policies and procedures for appropriate access to and sharing of institutional and departmental data; extension of role-based security (RBS) to the faculty, including individual faculty, department chairs, program directors, committees, and department assistants; coordination of survey calendars to assure that campus constituencies are not “over-surveyed” or surveyed about information that is already available through other sources; advising about priorities for data gathering and reporting as needed; determination of processes to address constituency concerns about the usage and privacy of campus data; advising regarding training programs and information sessions for end-users of data, particularly faculty and key administrative departments; and monitoring of the work of the Committee relative to the goals of improving access and utilization of campus data.

Membership eligibility: 3 full-time faculty members: one from Division II, one from Division III, and one from Division I or Division IV.

Members

David Weiman (Chair AY '19-'20)

Daniela De Silva '20

Wendy Schor- Haim '19 

Ellen Morris '20

Chair: Senior Faculty Member from the Committee

Term length: 3-year term

Meeting time: Monthly, to discuss proposals, as needed.

Committee charge: The committee reviews all research proposals from Barnard College faculty, staff, and students who plan to conduct research involving human subjects. Forms can be found: http://barnard.edu/provost/research-professional-development/irb

Membership eligibility: 3-4 faculty members, and at least 1 community representative. 

Members

Robert Remez  (Chair AY '18-'19)

Sharon Harrison '19

Karen Lewis '20

Koleen McCrink '19

Jonathan Slon, Community Representative

Chair: 

Term length:  

Meeting time: 

Committee charge: 

Membership eligibility: 

Members

Brian Mailloux 

Laura Kay

ALL FFRC Members

Chair: An Administrator

Term length: 2-year term

Meeting time: Fridays, as needed.

Committee charge: A tripartite committee which meets when needed to deal with matters of student misconduct or violations of College rules by students that are not appropriately dealt with by other disciplinary procedures. Committee to be reconstituted when necessary.

Membership eligibility: 6 faculty members, 1 from each of the four faculty divisions, plus 2 alternates.  

Chair: President Sian Beilock

Term length: One year 

Meeting time: Fridays, as needed

Committee charge: Develops list for Trustees of potential nominees to receive Barnard Medal of Distinction at Commencement.

Membership eligibility: 4 faculty members, including 1 from each of the four faculty divisions. 

Members

Division I: TBD
Division II: TBD
Division III: TBD
Division IV: TBD

To be reconstituted when necessary.

Term length: 1-year term

Committee charge: Phi Beta Kappa Society is a national organization that celebrates outstanding undergraduate scholarship in the liberal arts. In both the fall and spring semesters, the Barnard Chapter oversees the election and initiation of seniors to Phi Beta Kappa.

Membership eligibility: Four faculty members, all members of Phi Beta Kappa, to serve as officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer). Officers are elected by Faculty members, who are members of the Society. 

Members

Officers, Barnard Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa

Richard Pious, President

Rachel Fell McDermott, Vice-President

Dina Merrer, Secretary

Ani Bournoutian, Treasurer

Chair: Senior Class Dean

Term length: 2-year term

Meeting time: Twice a Month

Committee charge: A tripartite committee which advises the President on all matters related to commencement planning.

Membership eligibility: 1 faculty member.

Member

Homa Zarghamee '21

Chair: Dean of the College

Term length: 2-year term

Meeting time: 

Committee charge: A tripartite Committee which considers questions affecting quality of life and well being for students, including, but not limited to residential life, dining services, health and counseling services, and college activities. 

Membership eligibility: 2 faculty members, 3 administrators to be designated by the Dean of the College, and 4 students. 1 student shall be a member of the SGA executive board and the other 3 students shall be appointed by the SGA appointments committee and will include representation of at least two classes other than the senior class. The faculty members of this committee shall also serve as the faculty members on the Board of Trustees Committee on Student Life.

Members

At large: Terrynne Maenza-Gmelch '22

At large: Paige Johnson '22

Chair: Rob Goldberg, COO, Co- Chair and Sandra Goldmark, Director of Sustainability and Environment, Co- Chair 

Term length: 2-year 

Meeting time: Monthly

Committee charge: This tripartite committee involves students, faculty, and administrative staff in promoting sustainable practices campus-wide, and reducing the campus’ collective environmental footprint.

Membership eligibility: Two faculty members, two students to be appointed by the SGA, the Director of Facilities, and the Director of Campus Services Administration 

Members

Ralph Ghoche '19

Jon Snow '19

Committee charge: Advises the President and the Board, at its request, with respect to issues of concern to the faculty and the academic affairs of the College, and may, as it deems appropriate, report and make recommendations to the Board with respect to such issues.

Members

Faculty Representatives to the Board of Trustees

Committee charge: Advises the President and the Board, at its request, with respect to issues of concern to students and other members of the Barnard College community, and may, as it deems appropriate, report and make recommendations to the Board with respect to such issues.

Members

Faculty Representatives to the Board of Trustees

Additional committees are periodically formed by the President, the Provost, or a vote of the Faculty to address pressing substantive matters of the college. Service on Special and Ad Hoc Committees carries the same weight and is governed by the same policies as standing elective and appointive committees.

This implementation committee will spend one year overseeing the crucial processes of identifying courses to fulfill each requirement, developing learning outcomes for the Modes of Thinking, and articulating clear policies and procedures. Students admitted for Fall 2016 will be the first to engage with Foundations.

The objective of this new Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion is to coordinate, evaluate, and establish campus-wide diversity initiatives that, by 2020, will aim to increase the representation of students, faculty, and staff from historically underrepresented and socially distinctive backgrounds; ensure the equitable treatment of, and respect for, all members of the Barnard community; and create a campus-wide culture and commitment that values diversity in promoting academic excellence. The task force, which will include representatives from the Barnard administration, Board of Trustees, faculty, students and staff, meets once or twice a semester, with more frequent subcommittee meetings as needed.

The purpose of the Task Force to Examine Divestment is to enable the Investment Committee and, subsequently, the full Board of Trustees to make an informed decision about whether to seek divestment from companies that extract, process, distribute, and sell fossil fuels. The Task Force on Divestment will also seek to facilitate broader discussions on sustainability between the Board and other campus leaders/organizations including the previously established Tri-Partite Committee on Sustainability and the Sustainable Initiatives Consulting Board that can provide more in depth work on both micro approaches to sustainability on campus in addition to the macro approach of divestment.