Barnard CollegeColumbia University

Kathryn B. Yatrakis

Dean of Academic Affairs, Columbia College & Urban Studies Program Columbia Advisor

Address
208 Hamilton Hall, Columbia College
Tel: (212) 854-2441
E-mail:  kby1@columbia.edu

Office hours:
By appointment.

Courses

URBS V 3546y Section 2 Junior Colloquium: Contemporary Urban Issues

Education
Ph.D. in Political Science, Columbia University

Recent Professional Experience

Columbia University -
Dean of Academic Affairs, 1998-present
Associate Dean of Columbia College, 1989-present
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Arts & Sciences, 1994-present
Acting Dean of Undergraduate Admissions & Financial Aid, 1991-1993
Director, Urban Studies Program, 1989-present

Barnard College -
Assistant Professor, Political Science, 1981-1989
Director, Urban Affairs Program, 1983-1989
Instructor, Political Science, 1977-1981

Twentieth Century Fund -
Research Associate, 1981-1982

Selected Professional Activities
Chair, Columbia University Committee on Athletics, 1996-1999
Chair, Columbia University NCAA Certification Committee, 1995-1996
"The Limits of Black Power," in Le Journal des Elections, No 4, September 1988
"Ballots and Bosses in Brooklyn," paper presented at the American Political Science Association Meetings, Washington DC, August 1988
"Delivering the Goods: Electoral Demands and Political Benefits," paper presented at the American Political Association Meetings, Chicago, Illinois, September 1987
Women and the American City, (co-edited with Catharine Stimpson, Elsa Dixler, Martha Nelson), University of Chicago Press, 1981

Other Activities
The Academy of Political Science, Board Member, 2002-present
College Board, Delegate-at-Large, Academic Assembly Council, 2000-present
Colony South Brooklyn House, Board of Directors, 1976-1989
Packer Collegiate Institute, Board of Trustees, 1987-1994
Prospect Park Alliance, Board of Directors, 1988-1999