About Us

Fredrik C. Palm is the Assistant Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity in the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. Dr. Palm received his Ed. D. in Education Leadership, Administration and Policy from Fordham University. His research focuses on the impact of faculty development on university professors career development and growth. Dr. Palm is also interested in access and equity issues in higher education. In addition, Dr. Palm holds a M. A. from the Steinhardt School of Education at NYU in Higher Education Administration with a focus on International Higher Education Reform in Southern Africa and a B. A. from Gustavus Adolphus College.

Dr. Palm has held several positions at New York University relating to faculty affairs and diversity and has numerous years experience working with issues of diversity and faculty development. Most recently, he served as the assistant director of the Faculty Resource Network.

 

Régine Lambrech is the Director of Global Initiatives and Education in the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University. Dr. Lambrech holds a PhD in French literature from Penn State. She previously served as head of international relations at Ecole Centrale de Lyon, a French engineering university.  While there she was instrumental in the development of dual degrees in engineering within the TIME (Top Industrial Managers for Europe) network.  She was a co-founder of the European Association for International Education and served as founding Chair of the International Relations Managers Professional Section of that association. 

Before coming to Columbia, Régine was Director of International Education at Quinnipiac University and has served as a member of the NAFSA Region XI Leadership Team.  Specializing in international program development and audits, crisis management, risk analysis and risk management of study abroad programs, Régine is also a member of the Region XI ‘s DRAMA team of risk analysis experts.