The Italian Studies faculty is committed to engaged teaching and scholarship in a liberal arts environment.
Continuous exchange between faculty and students is encouraged through small classes and through an advising system in which faculty work with students, fostering their intellectual development.Core Faculty
Franco Baldasso, Director
Assistant Professor of Italian
Phone: 845-758-7377
Email: baldasso@bard.edu
Office: Seymour 206
Karen Raizen
Assistant Professor of Italian and Music
Phone: 845-758-7885
E-mail: kraizen@bard.edu
Office: Fairbairn 103
Affiliated Faculty
Mary Caponegro
Richard B. Fisher Family Professor in Literature and Writing
Phone: 845-758-7891
Email: caponegr@bard.edu
Office: Shafer House, 303
Peter Laki
Visiting Associate Professor of Music
Phone: 216-338-2448
Email: laki@bard.edu
Office: Edith C. Blum Institute, 203 Blum
Joseph Luzzi
Professor of Comparative Literature
Phone: 845-758-7150
Email: jluzzi@bard.edu
Office: Seymour 204
Rufus Müller
Undergraduate Voice, Undergraduate Performance Workshop, Undergraduate Opera Workshop
Phone: 845-758-6822 x7352
Email: muller@bard.edu
Office: Blum 201
Karen Sullivan
Irma Brandeis Professor of Romance Literature and Culture
Phone: 845-758-7571
Email: sullivan@bard.edu
Office: Aspinwall 103
Contact the Italian Studies Program
Franco Baldasso
Tel: 845-758-7377
Email: baldasso@bard.edu