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Dean of the Faculty

Vassar College

Demetrius Eudell

Dean of Faculty and Professor of History

(845) 437-5300
(845) 437-5302
Email deansoffice@vassar.edu to schedule a meeting.

The Dean of the Faculty is the chief academic officer of the College and is charged with general supervision over the departments of instruction and consulting with the President on appointments to the departments of instruction.

Chris Bjork

Associate Dean of the Faculty 

(845) 437-7841
(845) 437-5306
Email: chbjork@vassar.edu

  • General faculty and chair/director mentoring and support
  • New Faculty Orientation and Faculty Mentorship Program 
  • Offers for non-Tenure Track hires (visiting, adjunct, post-doc positions) 
  • Intensives funding 
  • Academic lectures 
  • Pedagogy in Action Workshops; Learning, Teaching and Research Center.
  • College Courses 

Kelli Duncan

Associate Dean of the Faculty and Academic Resources 

(845) 437-5300
Email: keduncan@vassar.edu

  • General faculty and chair/director mentoring and support
  • Classrooms, offices, and buildings
  • Summer Programs
  • Science Equipment funding
  • NAGPRA

Candice Lowe Swift

Faculty Director of Teaching Development 

(845) 437-7724
Email: caswift@vassar.edu

Support and consultations about teaching development 

Melissa Naitza 

Assistant Dean for Academic Administration 

(845) 437-5301
Email: menaitza@vassar.edu 

  • Faculty Reviews 
  • Hiring policies and procedures
  • Salary and contract related questions 
  • Faculty visa and immigration support
  • Department/Program operating budget and Restricted Funding 

Amy Jo Arndt

Assistant Director of Academic Administration 

(845) 437-5376
Email: aarndt@vassar.edu

  • Budget and workday support for awarded lectures 
  • Endowed Chair and Start-up funding
  • Workday tags for funded Intensives
  • Faculty staffing plans 
  • Sabbatical eligibility and tracking
  • Committee membership listing updates

Andrea Monteleone 

Assistant Director of Academic Administration 

(845) 437-5307
Email: amonteleone@vassar.edu

  • Request for Appointment forms 
  • Faculty Contracts and Compensation
  • New Faculty Onboarding and ID cards
  • Candidate and relocation reimbursements

Diane Zocchi 

Executive Assistant 

(845) 437-5302
Email: dzocchi@vassar.edu,  deansoffice@vassar.edu

  • The Dean’s calendar
  • Faculty Events Digest
  • Tenure Track and Lecturer Candidate schedules
  • Department/Program External Review schedules

Melissa Rose 

Office Specialist 

(845) 437-5300
Email: mrose@vassar.edu

  • Associate Deans’ calendars 
  • Professional Travel, Endowed Chair and Start-up funding transactions 
  • Job ads for faculty searches 

Susan Hiner 

Faculty Director of Research Development 

Email: suhiner@vassar.edu

  • Support and consultations about research development 

Hong Zhu

Academic Data Manager

(845) 437-5319
Email: hzhu@vassar.edu

  • Academic Reporting & Analytics

Eleanor Kolodziejski

Administrative Assistant

(845) 437-5308
Email: ekolodziejski@vassar.edu

  • Faculty Review material submission
  • Support for the Learning Teaching and Research Center
  • Assistance to Academic Departments and Programs during the Summer Break