Advisement
While a don is a student’s primary point of contact pertaining to academic issues, The Dean of Studies team provides additional academic support to students, dons, and faculty in a variety of ways. We work in partnership with dons to ensure that students are informed about their academic options and resources. Students may meet individually with a dean, or reach out to us via email (deanofstudies@sarahlawrence.edu) with questions about:
- Academic policies
- Academic resources available to students
- Directed studies
- Fellowship and scholarship opportunities
- Access and Disability resources
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom
- Pre-health program
- The First-Year Experience
- Leave of absence/return procedures
Who We Are
Beverly Fox
Interim Dean of Studies
Senior Class Dean
bfox@sarahlawrence.edu
914.395.2251
Westlands, 207A
Schedule an advising appointment with Dean Fox
Rachelle Rumph (she/her)
Senior Associate Dean of Studies, Director of the Learning Commons
Sophomore Class Dean
rrumph@sarahlawrence.edu
914.395.2250
Westlands, 207B
Schedule an Advising Appointment with Dean Rumph
Melinda Perlo Cohen (she/her)
Associate Dean for Pre-Professional Advising
Junior Class Dean
mcohen@sarahlawrence.edu
914.323.6005
Bates, 320A
Schedule an Advising Appointment with Dean Cohen
Nahal Kaivan (she/her)
First Year Dean
nkaivan@sarahlawrence.edu
914.395.2590
Bates, 220
Additional Contacts
Kara Barrows
Assistant Dean of Access and Disability Services
kbarrows@sarahlawrence.edu
914.395.2235
Bates, 225
Melissa McCarter
Administrative Assistant
mmccarter@sarahlawrence.edu
914.395.2249
Westlands, 207
Dean of Studies Office
deanofstudies@sarahlawrence.edu
(914) 395-2249
Westlands, 207