The Provost and Dean of the Faculty is the College’s chief academic officer and oversees the library, and all the academic departments, programs, and centers of the college. The Provost's Office supports and administers all instructional programs, academic activities and policies of the College.
The Office is committed to realizing the College's mission to "diversity in its student body, faculty and staff, Barnard prepares its graduates to flourish in different cultural surroundings in an increasingly inter-connected world" (Barnard College Mission Statement). To this end the Provost has established a Dean and Committee for Faculty Diversity and Development and an Office of International Programs.
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Diversity
The Dean and Committee for Faculty Diversity and Development contribute to this valued aspect of the College’s mission by promoting efforts to increase faculty diversity and provide an open and welcoming campus climate for all faculty. The Committee for Faculty Diversity and Development also promotes faculty development in research, teaching and engagement with various communities in the academy and the broader public.
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Internationalization
The Office of International Programs works to broaden the College’s reach globally through providing faculty with opportunities to further develop connections, courses, and expertise abroad in support of the College’s internationalization efforts on and off campus; to encourage discussion among faculty, staff and students on the international focus and character of the College; and to lead discussion on curricular innovation related to global themes.
