Dear Members of the Barnard Community,

I am very happy to announce that Dr. Akilah Rosado, currently our Vice President for Inclusion and Belonging, will take on the additional role of Interim Dean of the College for the next academic year.

Since joining Barnard last August, Dr. Rosado has demonstrated a gift for building trust across differences, facilitating difficult conversations, and addressing institutional challenges with clarity and cultural attentiveness. The Dean of the College role requires these same qualities, and I am thrilled that Dr. Rosado has agreed to partner with Vice Deans Nikki Youngblood Giles and Holly Tedder to lead the entire Campus Life and Student Experience team for the next year. I am extremely grateful to Vice Deans Youngblood Giles and Tedder, who served as Interim Co-Deans of the College with great care and dedication over this past year. Their leadership has been invaluable, and they will continue to work with Dr. Rosado to ensure that all students thrive at Barnard.

Dr. Rosado brings to this role more than fifteen years of senior leadership in higher education, as well as a distinguished track record of scholarship on equity-centered leadership and institutional change. In her expanded capacity, Dr. Rosado will work with Vice Deans Youngblood Giles and Tedder to strengthen and better integrate many of our initiatives designed to support students, including the Dean’s Office of Advising and Support, Student Experience and Engagement, the Athena Center, Access Barnard, CARDS, Residential Life and Housing, and Student Intervention and Success. In addition, our Primary Care Health Services and Furman Counseling Center teams will also join the Campus Life and Student Experience team.

All of these areas are central to our goal of cultivating a vibrant and welcoming campus community, and Dr. Rosado will also continue to lead the Office of Inclusion and Belonging in furthering that goal for the entire Barnard community.

Please join me in thanking Vice Deans Youngblood Giles and Tedder and congratulating Dr. Rosado on this appointment.

Warmly,

Laura Ann Rosenbury

President