Alisse Waterston is a cultural anthropologist with extensive experience guiding the development of new liberal arts and sciences programs, facilitating inclusive education practices, and supporting scholars in writing and publishing for academic and public audiences. She is Presidential Scholar and Professor of Anthropology Emerita at the City University of New York, John Jay College, a…
Brian Mateo has over 14 years of experience working in higher education, international education, civic engagement, and experiential learning. He serves as Associate Dean of Civic Engagement at Bard College where he works with over 40 universities across 20 countries through the Open Society University Network (OSUN), providing training and opportunities for faculty and students…
Nurgul Ukueva is an OSUN Visiting Research Fellow at Bard and an Associate Professor of Economics at AUCA. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from Duke University with specialization in Development and International Economics and joined the AUCA Economics Department in 2012. Nurgul has over 10 years of teaching and administrative experience in LAS institutions…
Kyaw Moe Tun completed his undergraduate education at Bard College at Simon’s Rock and Oxford University, and received his PhD in chemistry at Yale University. The transformative liberal arts and sciences education that he received abroad challenged him to find deeper meaning behind his actions and this notion has informed much of his ensuing work….
Zlata Božac honed her liberal arts and sciences skills primarily through teaching in the Core Division at Al-Quds Bard College for Arts and Sciences in Palestine, and also as an instructor in Human Rights and International Law, Philosophy of Science, and Political Science. She holds degrees in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of…
Guy Risko has served as the Dean of Studies at Bard High School Early College since 2018, where he oversees academic affairs, faculty development, and curriculum management. Guy has a diverse teaching and curriculum development portfolio covering areas across the liberal arts, including the humanities, fine arts, and STEM fields. He is an active workshop…
Rebecca Ruth Gould is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Poetics and Global Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. She was an inaugural faculty member for Yale-NUS, Singapore’s first liberal arts college, for which she helped to develop the literature and humanities curriculum. Her expertise ranges across literature and the…
Daniel Calingaert has served as Managing Director of the Open Society University Network since July 2020 and, before that, was instrumental in the network’s start-up. Daniel’s advising specialisms include: developing international partnerships planning interdisciplinary curricula communicating the value of liberal arts and sciences education to stakeholders measuring impacts of educational programs #Curriculum Design, #Interdisciplinary…
Azamat Sakiev is a professor of International and Comparative Politics, specializing in Russian and Eurasian politics. In total, he has served as faculty in the liberal arts and sciences, specifically in political science, for over 10 years at various institutions of higher education in the United States. His academic appointments include positions at West Chester…