The 103rd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities
Building Public Trust in the Promise of
Liberal Education and Inclusive Excellence
January 25-28, 2017, San Francisco, California
Early College Faculty
as a New Pathway
for PhD Graduates
• 5 Bard High School Early Colleges
• A.A. degree granting, all students on A.A. track
• 4 grades
• High school: 9th grade & 10th grade
• College: Year 1 & Year 2
• Unified early college & high school faculty
• Partnered with public district schools
Bard Early Colleges:
Our Network of Schools
•5 Bard High School Early Colleges
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BHSEC Manhattan (NY), founded 2001
BHSEC Queens (NY), founded 2008
BHSEC Newark (NJ), founded 2011
BHSEC Cleveland (OH), founded 2014
BHSEC Baltimore (MD), founded 2015
Bard Early Colleges:
Our Network of Schools
• 3 Bard Early College Centers
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College credit granting, 24-32 credits
For selected students who attend other high schools
College courses only, taught by Bard Early College faculty
Partnered with public charter and district schools
Bard Early College New Orleans (LA), founded 2008
Bard Early College Center at Harlem Children’s Zone (NY),
Promise Academy, founded 2013
• Bard Early College – Hudson (NY) Initiative, founded 2016
Bard Early Colleges:
Our Network of Schools
Race/Ethnicity
African-American
Hispanic
White
Asian/Pacific Islander
3%
15%
40%
26%
16%
Bard Early Colleges
Student Demographics
Other
Race/Ethnicity
African-American
Hispanic
White
Asian/Pacific Islander
3% 3%
23%
71%
BHSEC Newark
Student Demographics
• Active and accomplished experts in their fields of study,
embodying a depth of intellectual engagement that inspires
younger scholars.
• Selected on the basis of both strength of collegiate academic
work and interest in working with younger students.
• 70% of full-time faculty hold a PhD or other terminal degree in
their field of study and have prior college teaching experience.
• In the BHSEC model, faculty teach both high school and
college courses.
• All full-time faculty become certified to teach in high school by
local departments of education.
Bard Early Colleges:
Our Faculty
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11-15 years
30
6-10 years
20
4-5 years
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Number of Faculty
by number of years teaching at that campus
Includes both full-time and part-time faculty (202 total)
2-3 years
1 year
John B. Weinstein, Ph.D.
Dean of the Early Colleges, Bard College
Principal, Bard High School Early College – Newark
Faculty in Chinese & Theater, Bard High School Early College – Newark
Faculty in Chinese & Asian Studies, Bard College at Simon’s Rock (on leave)
Former Faculty at Bard High School Early College– Manhattan
[email protected]
The Panelists:
Our Professional Journies
Ena A. Harris, Ph.D.
Faculty in English, Bard High School Early College – Newark
Former Faculty at Bard High School Early College – Manhattan
[email protected]
The Panelists:
Our Professional Journies
John Lewis Adams, Ph.D.
Faculty in History, Bard High School Early College – Cleveland
[email protected]
The Panelists:
Our Professional Journies
William H. Hinrichs, Ph.D.
Associate Dean Studies, Bard High School Early College – Manhattan
Faculty in Spanish, Bard High School Early College – Manhattan
Former Faculty at Bard High School Early College – Queens
[email protected]
The Panelists:
Our Professional Journies
• Hannah Arendt Conference at Bard -- Annandale
• Bard Globalization and International Affairs
Program Off Campus Classes
• Dean's Hour Performance and Lecture Series
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Panel led by New York Times Opinions Editor Aaron Retica and colleagues on
presidential election for whole community
Lecture by world-renowned Woolf scholar and Pace University Professor Mark Hussey
on To the Lighthouse for Sophomore Seminar Students
Lecture by Metropolitan Museum of Art Curator Melanie Holcolmb on her recent
exhibit, “Jerusalem 1000-1400: Every People Under Heaven” for whole community
Lecture and discussion on Kafka by Bard College Professor Franz Kempf for First Year
Seminar students
Examples of Collegiate Culture
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Divisional Meetings at Hub Campus in Annandale
Faculty Development Fund
Faculty Notes
Matriculation Ceremony
Partnership with Historical Society of the New York
Courts (HSNYC)
• Rotating Visiting Professors
Examples of Collegiate Culture
Recruiting and Hiring
John B. Weinstein [email protected]
Ena A. Harris [email protected]
John Lewis Adams [email protected]
William (Bill) H. Hinrichs [email protected]
Website: www.bard.edu/bhsec
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