ECLA of Bard, a Liberal Arts University is a German nonprofit company (gGmbH) registered in Berlin and recognized by the Administration for Education and Science of the Berlin Senate (Senatsverwaltung für Erziehung und Wissenschaft)

The Academic Advisory Board

The Academic Advisory Board of ECLA of Bard gGmbH is appointed by Bard College and serves at the pleasure of Bard's President. Its primary role is to give academic guidance. Its responsibilities include electing and advising the Dean and assisting in the arrangement of financing for ECLA of Bard.

The members of the Academic Advisory Board currently are: 

LEON BOTSTEIN President of Bard College NORTON BATKIN Vice President and Dean of Graduate Studies Bard College JONATHAN BECKER Director of the Institute for International Liberal Education Bard College MICHÈLE D. DOMINY Vice President Bard College

JULIE J. KIDD Chair, President of the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation SUSAN H. GILLESPIE Founding Director of the Institute for International Liberal Education Bard College JENS REICH Molecular Biologist, Civil Rights Activist and Member of the German Ethics Council

The Bard College Board of Trustees

As a subsidiary of Bard College, ECLA is governed by Bard College's Board of Trustees, which is registered with the Board of Regents of the State of New York and operates under U.S. and New York State law. The Board of Trustees bears fiduciary responsibility for ECLA of Bard.

The Bard College Board of Trustees has 32 members.

Administrative Leadership

ECLA's administration is headed by:

Thomas Rommel, Rector and Provost, ECLA of Bard

Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Executive Vice President, Bard College

Academic Leadership

Academic Leadership is exercised by the Rector and Provost, the Dean, and an Academic Senate. Faculty in Berlin and at Bard in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY coordinate academic planning, faculty hiring, and evaluation, to ensure that the educational programmes meet the requirements of the Berlin Senate, the State of New York, and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.