The Board of the MNW Center represents a diverse range of disciplines and perspectives. United in purpose, they tackle the urgent ecopolitical challenges of the 21st century through innovative, interdisciplinary approaches that encompass environmental science, the humanities, political science, literature, the arts, and memory studies.
Directory
Hadas Zahavi (Founder-Director)
Head of the MNW
Fulbright Scholar at the French Departement
Columbia University
Sarah Cole (Board)
Dean of the School of the Arts
Parr Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Founder of Columbia’s Humanities War and Peace Initiative
Columbia University
Madeleine Dobie (Board)
Professor of French and Comparative Literature
Co-Director of Columbia’s Amman-Tunis MENA Program
Columbia University
Bruno Bosteels (Board)
Dean of Humanities
Professor in the Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures
and the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society
Columbia University
Nina Berman (Board)
Professor of Journalism
Documentary photographer and filmmaker
Columbia University
Joerg M. Schaefer (Board)
Director of the Columbia Earth Networks for Decarbonization, Climate Resilience, and Justice
Climate Science and Justice
Columbia University
Marianne Hirsch (Board)
Professor Emerita of English
Former President of the Modern Language Association of America, Founder of Columbia’s Center for the Study of Social Difference, and Former Editor of PMLA
Columbia University
David C. Johnston (Board)
Professor of Political Science
Former President of the New York State Political Science Association
Governing Board Member at Columbia's Heyman Center
Columbia University
Thomas W. Dodman (Board)
Professor of French and History
Director of the History and Literature MA Program at Columbia’s Global Center in Paris
Columbia University