New Faculty Orientation

Welcome to Bowdoin. Details about the New Faculty Orientation will be posted here soon. In the meantime, please don't hesitate to call on any of the Academic Affairs office staff members. Jeanne Bamforth, Rebecca Banks, Julia Bruno, Saari Greylock, Claire Jaques Bogan, Dodie Martinson, and Janice Staples can answer questions you may have regarding moving expenses, housing, office assignments, new faculty orientation, the College calendar, etc., and if they are unable to answer your question they will direct you to the person who can. Our staff directory is here.

Faculty members Rachel Beane, Dallas Denery, and Dharni Vasudevan serve as associate deans for academic affairs, along with Mike Ranen.

Dallas is in his second year of service in the dean's office and plays an important role as liaison with the offices of the registrar, information technology, and institutional research. He oversees department reviews, and is involved in the management of the College's curriculum and assignment of academic offices. Dallas is a professor of history and has been at Bowdoin for 20 years.

Dharni is in her third year as associate dean, and in this role she works closely in a mentoring capacity with tenure-track and visiting faculty. She meets with faculty individually and in groups throughout the year to support their teaching and research and to help visiting faculty plan for their career trajectory after Bowdoin.  Dharni is professor of chemistry and environmental studies and has been on the Bowdoin faculty for 17 years.

Rachel is beginning her first year as associate dean for faculty recruitment and pre-major advising. She assists with the hiring and reappointment of tenure-track faculty, the hiring of visiting and short-term faculty, serves as liaison to several academic support programs, and oversees the pre-major advising program. She also coordinates the faculty seminar series. Rachel previously held the position as associate dean for faculty development and inclusion. Rachel is a professor of earth and oceanographic studies and has been on the Bowdoin faculty for 25 years.

Mike is in his second year as associate dean for academic administration. He is involved in managing and coordinating academic operations, facilities and space planning, and academic administration. Mike has been at Bowdoin since 2018, previously holding positions as associate dean of student affairs, director of residential and student life, and COVID coordinator.