Early College Faculty

as a New Pathway

for PhD Graduates

The 103rd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities

Building Public Trust in the Promise of

Liberal Education and Inclusive ExcellenceJanuary 25-28, 2017, San Francisco, California

Bard Early Colleges:

Our Network of Schools

• 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

• 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

• 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

Student Demographics

40%

16%

26%

15%

3%

Race/Ethnicity

African-American Hispanic White Asian/Pacific Islander Other

BHSEC Newark

Student Demographics

71%

23%

3% 3%

Race/Ethnicity

African-American Hispanic White Asian/Pacific Islander

Bard Early Colleges:

Our Faculty

• 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.

Number of Faculty by number of years teaching at that campusIncludes both full-time and part-time faculty (202 total)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

11-15 years

6-10 years

4-5 years

2-3 years

1 year

The Panelists:Our Professional Journies

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

jweinstein@bhsec.bard.edu

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

eharris@bhsec.bard.edu

The Panelists:Our Professional Journies

John Lewis Adams, Ph.D.Faculty in History, Bard High School Early College – Cleveland

jadams@bhsec.bard.edu

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

whinrichs@bhsec.bard.edu

Examples of Collegiate Culture

• Hannah Arendt Conference at Bard -- Annandale

• Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program Off Campus Classes

• Dean's Hour Performance and Lecture Series• 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

• 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

Recruiting and Hiring

Contact Us!

John B. Weinstein jweinstein@bhsec.bard.edu

Ena A. Harris eharris@bhsec.bard.edu

John Lewis Adams jadams@bhsec.bard.edu

William (Bill) H. Hinrichs whinrichs@bhsec.bard.edu

Website: www.bard.edu/bhsec