Assistant Director
bspangle@colby.edu
207.859.5319
Barbara is primarily responsible for providing strategic direction and operational support for the Institute. This includes: marketing the Oak Fellow program to an international audience, coordinating the application review process of Oak candidates, and serving as the primary contact and support person for the Oak Fellow before and while in residence at Colby. She liaises with the Oak Fellow and other Colby faculty to develop events related to the Fellow's area of expertise and supports student programmatic initiatives focused on human rights issues.
Barbara graduated Cum Laude from Bowdoin College with a BA in German. After graduating, she became a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Neubukow, Germany before serving as Publications Coordinator and Regional Manager for EF Foundation for Foreign Study. She then attained an MA in Intercultural Relations from Lesley University, and later served as the Assistant Director of International Education at Bentley University.
Barbara lives in the Mary Low residence complex on campus with her husband Paul, who works in the Office of Campus Life, along with their cat named Boots and new puppy, Harvey.












