Brian A. Mateo

Bard College; Carnegie Council Trustee; Carnegie New Leader; Robert J. Myers Fellow, 2018

Brian A. Mateo serves as the associate dean of civic engagement at Bard College. In this capacity, he works to expand civic engagement initiatives throughout the Bard Network of over 8,000 students worldwide. He works with faculty at the nine Bard High School Early Colleges (BHSECs) to develop pedagogy to bring experiential learning into the classroom and teaches a course on civic engagement that focuses on the historical and theoretical aspects of social movements as well as providing students with the opportunity to work in their communities.

Additionally, Mateo has worked with public diplomacy programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of State on U.S. foreign policy and has cultivated a network of over 100 scholars from 59 countries.

Mateo also serves as the director of strategic partnerships for the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program, a study away program in New York City where students from around the world spend a semester taking advanced courses in international affairs and work in internships in their related field of interest.

Mateo attended the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) where he received his Bachelor of Science in biobehavioral health and a Masters in education in college student affairs. Previous to Bard College he held positions at Penn State and Cornell University.

In his free time, Mateo enjoys playing volleyball through Gotham Volleyball, the largest gay sports league in North America. He is fluent in Spanish and speaks beginners' Russian.

Featured Work

Harry S. Truman Building in Washington, DC, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State. CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_Department.jpg">Loren (CC)</a>

JAN 28, 2020 Podcast

Carnegie New Leaders Interview: Moving Foreign Policy Forward, with Elmira Bayrasli

In discussion with Brian Mateo, a member of the Carnegie New Leaders program, Elmira Bayrasli discusses her work as CEO of Foreign Policy Interrupted, an ...

Harry S. Truman Building in Washington, DC, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State. CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_Department.jpg">Loren (CC)</a>

JAN 28, 2020 Transcript

Carnegie New Leaders Interview: Moving Foreign Policy Forward, with Elmira Bayrasli

In discussion with Brian Mateo, a member of the Carnegie New Leaders program, Elmira Bayrasli discusses her work as CEO of Foreign Policy Interrupted, an ...

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan in California. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mypubliclands/29730317151">Bureau of Land Management/Tom Brewster Photography</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(CC)</a>

SEP 23, 2019 Podcast

Solar Dominance + Citizen Action: Solving Climate Change By 2030, with Eban Goodstein

Can new developments in solar technology put the United States on track to produce 50 percent of its energy with renewables by 2030? What global citizen actions ...

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SEP 20, 2019 Article

A Case for Giving Climate Migrants Protected Legal Status

With climate change already affecting vast regions of the planet, Bard College's Brian Mateo makes the case for expanding legal protections for refugees to include ...

SEP 9, 2019 Podcast

The Climate Reality Project & Environmental Activism, with Brian Mateo

Ahead of the Climate Strike rallies on September 20, Bard College's Brian Mateo discusses the Climate Reality Project, founded by Vice President Al Gore, and how ...

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APR 9, 2019 Article

Ethical Implications of Climate Change for Education

"Education is often tied with privilege and who has access," writes Brian Mateo, assistant dean of civic engagement at Bard College. "Let us not continue ...