The Center
Established in 1996 by a gene
rous gift of endowment from Eric and Jane Nord, the Baker-Nord Center is dedicated to:
• highlighting and celebrating the arts and humanities at CWRU (Art History and Art, Classics, English, History, Modern Languages and Literatures, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Theater) through public lectures, panels, performances, and special programs;
• supporting research and creative work in the arts and humanities through fellowships, grants, and symposia, as well as encouraging new and innovative directions in research and creativity, including the digital humanities;
• facilitating cross-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary collaborations among CWRU faculty and members of other cultural and educational institutions that address questions and problems of broad human interest, in and out of the academy.
Leadership
Current Staff
Michele Tracy Berger, Director
Maggie Kaminski, Administrative Director
Jamie Hickner, Associate Director
Sherri Bolcevic, Baker-Nord Fellow
Malachi Levy, Baker-Nord Student Assistant
Aaron Hammes, Virginia and Walter Nord Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities
Current and Former Directors
2023 – current
Michele Tracy Berger
2021-2023
Daniel Goldmark
2014-2021
Peter Knox
2010 – 2014
John Orlock
2007 – 2010
Anne Helmreich
2004 – 2007
Timothy Beal
1996 – 2004
Tom Bishop
Current and Former Associate Directors
2023 – current
Jamie Hickner
2017 – 2023
Brian Clites
2015-2017
Susanne Vees-Gulani
2013-2015
Timothy Wutrich
2012-2013
Susanne Vees-Gulani
2009-2012
Mary E. Davis
2004 – 2007
Anne Helmreich
2002 – 2004
Timothy Beal
2000 – 2002
Marie Lathers
1998 – 2000
Catherine Scallen
1996 – 1998
Angela Wollacott