Harold Nigel Ramdass

Lecturer Doc Sch

Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

Department: English

Areas of expertise:

Email Address: harold.ramdass@baruch.cuny.edu

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Education

Ph.D., English, Princeton University Princeton New Jersey

B.A., English, Baruch College, CUNY United States

SemesterCourse PrefixCourse NumberCourse Name
Fall 2023ENG2100HHonors Writing I
Fall 2023FYS1000Freshman Seminar
Fall 2023ENG4120Chaucer
Fall 2023ENG2100Writing I
Fall 2023FYS1000Freshman Seminar
Fall 2023FYS1000Freshman Seminar
Fall 2023FYS1000Freshman Seminar
Fall 2023ENG6001HHonors-English I
Spring 2023ENG3950Topics in Literature
Spring 2023ENG2150TWriting II
Fall 2022ENG2100TWriting I
Fall 2022ENG2150HHonors - Writing II
Fall 2022ENG4120Chaucer
Summer 2022ENG4140Shakespeare
Spring 2022ENG2150Writing II
Spring 2022ENG2150Writing II
Spring 2022ENG4120Chaucer
Spring 2022ENG2150Writing II
Fall 2021ENG3015Surv English Lit II
Fall 2021ENG2100Writing I
Fall 2021ENG2100Writing I
Fall 2021ENG2100Writing I
Summer 2021ENG4140Shakespeare
Spring 2021ENG2850Great Works of Literature II
Spring 2021ENG2150Writing II
Spring 2021ENG2150Writing II
Spring 2021ENG2150Writing II
Fall 2020ENG2100Writing I
Fall 2020ENG2100Writing I
Fall 2020ENG2100Writing I
Summer 2020ENG4140Shakespeare
Summer 2020ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2020ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2020ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2019ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2019ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2019ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2019ENG4140Shakespeare
Spring 2019ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2019ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2018ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2018ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2018ENG4140Shakespeare
Summer 2018ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2018ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2018ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2017ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2017ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2017ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2017ENG4140Shakespeare
Spring 2017ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2017ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2016ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2016ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2016ENG4140Shakespeare
Summer 2016ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2016ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2016ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2015ENG2850Great Works of Literature II
Fall 2015ENG2850Great Works of Literature II
Summer 2015ENG4140Shakespeare
Summer 2015ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2015ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2015ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2014ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2014ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2014ENG4140Shakespeare
Summer 2014ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2014ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2014ENG4120Chaucer
Spring 2014ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2013ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2013ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2013ENG2850Great Works of Literature II
Summer 2013ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2013ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2013ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2013ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2013ENG3015Surv English Lit II
Fall 2012ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2012ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2012ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2012ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2012ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2012ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2011ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2011ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2011ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2011ENG3010Survey of English Literature I
Spring 2011ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2011ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2010ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2010ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2010ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2010ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2010ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2010ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2009ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2009ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2009ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2009ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2009ENG3010Survey of English Literature I
Spring 2009ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2008ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2008ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2008ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2008ENG3010Survey of English Literature I
Spring 2008ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2008ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2007ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2007ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2007ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2007ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2007ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2007ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2006ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2006ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2006ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2006ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2006ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2006ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2005ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2005ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2005ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2005ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2005ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2005ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2004ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2004ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2004ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2004ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2004ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2004ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2003ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2003ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2003ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Summer 2003ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2003ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2003ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2002ENG2800Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2002ENG2800Great Works of Literature I

Books

Ramdass, H. N. Bong Coolie Calypsonians: Cultural Production in a Closet Community. In Progress.

Presentations

Ramdass, H. N., Aubry, T., Mosher, M., & Schreiber, C. (2024, November 3). Professional Development and Organizational Equity: Building a Mentorship Program for Adjuncts on the Job Market. CUNY 2022 Professional Development Conference. Onlne/Zoom: CUNY Professional Development & Learning Office/UHR.

Ramdass, H. (2021, May 12). Zooming in: Private Message in Synchronous Online Classes. CTL Teaching Innovations Showcase 2021. New York City/Online: Baruch College Center for Teaching and Learning.

Ramdass, H. (2021, April 16). Anti-Racism and (E)Raced Identities: First-Year Composition in a CUNY Classroom. 2021 CUNY Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Conference. New York City/Online: CUNY.

Ramdass, H. (2006, April 30). “Straightening the House: Rewriting Thebes in The Canterbury Tales”. Inter-University Doctoral Consortium Medieval Spring Conference. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University.

Ramdass, H. (2003, December 31). “Theseus’ ‘Ars-Metrike’: An Irresistible Opening for The Canterbury Tales”. Annual Convention, Modern Language Association. San Diego, CA: Modern Language Association.

Ramdass, H. (2001, March 31). “Medieval Pilgrimage”--Response of Panel Chair. Princeton Annual Graduate Conference in Medieval Studies. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University.

Ramdass, H. (2000, December 31). “Memorialization and Calculation in Shakespeare’s Henry V”,. Group for Early Modern Cultural Studies. New Orleans, LA: University of Pennsylvania/Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies.

TitleFunding Agency SponsorStart DateEnd DateAwarded DateTotal FundingStatus
Bong Coolie Calypsonians: Cultural Production in a Closet CommunityPSC CUNY 5307/01/202206/30/202304/15/20223100Completed
Honor / AwardOrganization SponsorDate ReceivedDescription
WSAS Excellence Award in MentorshipWeissman School of Arts and Sciences2023-05-02Award for faculty mentorship. In 2020, served as a Weissman mentor, helping other faculty adjust their classes to the remote environment during the pandemic; served as informal mentor to many of his students and colleagues. Conceived of, helped launch, and served in the adjunct faculty mentoring program in the English department, which has offered crucial resources to individuals going on the job market, while also helping to build relationships and community for adjunct faculty.

College

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Ad-Hoc Committee on Course Titles and Descriptions, EnglishCommittee MemberPresent
Composition Committee Department of EnglishCommittee MemberPresent
Weissman DEI AllianceCommittee Chair8/23/2024
English Department Composition Committee: New Hires OrientationCommittee Member8/14/2023
Weissman DEI AllianceParticipant7/4/2023
Master Observer ProgramPeer Observer5/18/2023
Ad-Hoc Committee on Senior ThesesSecond reader on senior thesis.4/30/2023
Baruch College Strategic Planning Appreciative Inquiry SummitParticipant9/23/2022
Ad-hoc Committee on English Department Employment Guide and Mentorship ProgramProposer and Co-Architect8/22/2022
Search Committee for Lecturer in EnglishCommittee Member5/9/2022
Ad-Hoc Hiring Committee for Adjunct Faculty for AY 2021-22Committee Member8/13/2021
WSAS Faculty MentorFaculty Mentor1/28/2021