Academics

Academic Affairs

On this page you will find an introduction to the Academic Affairs staff, the agendas, meeting times and members of the two committees the dean of faculty chairs, a schedule for full faculty meetings, town meetings. There is also a list of committee assignments for the faculty and academic affairs staff and a brief overview of faculty development resources and news of Marlboro's faculty. There is also a list of Faculty who have made formal requests for Sabbaticals and leaves for the next academic year (under Faculty Information)

The Dean of Faculty -

Felicity Ratté

The Dean of Faculty is the Chief Academic Officer of the College and a member of the senior management team. Working with the president and members of senior management the Dean works to support and advance the Academic program of the college. Working with the faculty the Dean supports what they do, helps to create professional development opportunities, maintain and develop the curriculum and supervises the review of faculty and the recruitment and retention of new faculty. The Dean manages the Instructional Budget and supervises the Academic Affairs staff. The Dean is also the representative for the Academic Program to the Board of Trustees.

Felicity Ratté taught art history at Marlboro from 1997 until 2005, when she became Marlboro's dean of faculty. With a Ph.D. from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, Felicity's primary academic interest is the painting and architecture of 13th and 14th century Italy. In her research she combines the study of culture and art with a focus on the interaction of religion, society and the visual arts

Selected Bibliography:

Picturing the City in Medieval Italy, McFarland Press, 2006

“Re-presenting the Common Place: Architectural Portraiture in the Trecento,” Studies in Iconography, volume 22 (2001), 87-110

“Architectural Invitations: Images of City Gates in Medieval Italian Painting,” Gesta, vol. XXXVIII/2 (1999), 142-151