On Monday, April 15, Barnard President Laura Rosenbury announced that Rebecca L. Walkowitz, Dean of Humanities at Rutgers University, will serve as the next Barnard Provost and Dean of the Faculty starting on June 1.

Bell will end her tenure as both Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Barnard in 2024, but will remain a part of the College’s faculty as a researcher and will resume teaching after a sabbatical.