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The Board of Governors is an international body appointed by Bard College to guide and support the work of the university. Responsibilities of the Board of Governors include advice and guidance, financial support and fundraising, assistance in achieving visibility and linkages, and other general oversight and support activities in keeping with the Articles of Association. The members of the Board of Governors are:

Members of the Bard College Berlin Board of Governors

  • Jens Reich Honorary Chair
    Jens Reich 
    Honorary Chair

  • Kimberly Marteau Emerson Chair
    Kimberly Marteau Emerson 
    Chair

  • Christine Wallich First Vice Chair
    Christine Wallich 
    First Vice Chair

  • Susan H. Gillespie Second Vice Chair
    Susan H. Gillespie 
    Second Vice Chair

  • Roland J. Augustine
    Roland J. Augustine
  • Florian Becker
    Florian Becker

    Ex Officio
    Managing Director of Bard College Berlin
  • Leon Botstein
    Leon Botstein

    Ex Officio
    President of Bard College
    Leon Levy Professor in the Arts and Humanities, Bard College
  • Ronald A. Crutcher
    Ronald A. Crutcher
  • Monika Grütters
    Monika Grütters
  • Mea Hoffmann
    Mea Hoffmann
  • Josef Joffe
    Josef Joffe
  • Markus Klimmer
    Markus Klimmer
  • Ben Koerner
  • Alexander Papachristou
    Alexander Papachristou
  • Ken Roth
    Ken Roth
  • Jacques Séguin
    Jacques Séguin
  • Michael Steinberg
    Michael Steinberg
  • Catherine Toal
    Catherine Toal

    Ex Officio
    Dean of Bard College Berlin
  • Taun N. Toay
    Taun N. Toay

    Ex Officio
    Annandale-based Managing Director of Bard College Berlin
  • Marylea van Daalen 

    Member Emerita
  • Christiane von Hardenberg
    Christiane von Hardenberg

Academic Advisory Board


The Academic Advisory Board of Bard College Berlin gGmbH is appointed by Bard College and serves at the decision of Bard's president. Its primary role is to give academic guidance. Its responsibilities include electing and advising the dean and assisting in the arrangement of financing for Bard College Berlin. The members of the Academic Advisory Board are:

  • Leon Botstein
  • Jonathan Becker
  • Deirdre d'Albertis
  • Greg Moynahan
  • Jennifer Murray
  • Jens Reich
  • David Shein

Bard College Board of Trustees


As a subsidiary of Bard College, Bard College Berlin is overseen by Bard College's Board of Trustees, which is registered with the Board of Regents of the State of New York and operates under U.S. and New York State law. The Board of Trustees bears fiduciary responsibility for Bard College Berlin.

Leadership


Academic Leadership

  • Catherine Toal, Dean of the College
  • Dorothea von Hantelmann, Associate Dean of the College
  • Bard College Berlin Academic Senate
Administrative Leadership
  • Florian Becker, Managing Director, Bard College Berlin
  • Taun N. Toay, Managing Director, Bard College Berlin

Ombudsperson

Bard College Berlin is committed to upholding the highest standards of research best practices. The ombudsperson appointed by the academic senate in 2021 to ensure implementation of its research guidelines is Boris Vormann.

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Mailing Address: Bard College Berlin, Platanenstrasse 24 , 13156 Berlin Germany
Email: [email protected] • Phone: +49 30 43733 0 • Fax: +49 30 43733 100

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Bard College Berlin, A Liberal Arts University gGmbH

Mailing address: Platanenstrasse 24, 13156 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 30 43733 0
Fax: +49 30 43733 100
Email: [email protected] 
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Bard College Berlin is institutionally accredited at the national level in Germany by the Wissenschaftsrat.

In the United States, Bard College Berlin is accredited through
Bard College by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Qualifying students receive both a German BA and an American BA. 
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