- Biography
- Teaching
- Research and Creative Activity
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Education
Ph.D., English, Princeton University Princeton New Jersey
B.A., English, Baruch College, CUNY United States
Books
Ramdass, H. N. Bong Coolie Calypsonians: Cultural Production in a Closet Community. In Progress.
Journal Articles
Beyond American Racial Literacy: Anti-Blackness, Anti-Racism and (E)Raced Identities in a Diverse First-Year Composition Classroom. The Journal of Basic Writing, In Progress.
Presentations
Ramdass, H. N. (2026, March 7). Teaching Controversial Topics While Maintaining an Inclusive Environment: The N-word in the College Classroom. Weissman DEI Alliance/DEI Fridays. Hybrid: Zoom and New York City: Weissman DEI Alliance and DEI Fridays, Baruch College, CUNY.
Ramdass, H. N. (2026, August 7). Indo-Caribbean Colorism: Ancient Origins, Colonialism and Caribbean Contexts. Skin Colour Consciousness in India and The Indian Diaspora - A Colonial Legacy?. Online, Zoom: Indo-Caribbean Cultural Centre.
Ramdass, H. N., Aubry, T., Mosher, M., & Schreiber, C. (2026, November 7). 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.
Other Teaching Materials
Ramdass, H. N. (2021). "Countering Monolingualism: Translingual & Anti-Racist Pedagogy: Takeaways from the Writing Program Spring Symposium" Pedagogy in Praxis.
Ramdass, H. N. (2020). "Collaborative Peer Groups" Pedagogy in Praxis. Baruch College Department of English Teacher's guide to First-Year Writing.
| Title | Funding Agency Sponsor | Start Date | End Date | Awarded Date | Total Funding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bong Coolie Calypsonians: Cultural Production in a Closet Community | PSC CUNY 53 | 07/01/2022 | 06/30/2023 | 04/15/2022 | 3100 | Completed |
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Honors Faculty Teaching Award | Baruch College Honors Program | 2026-03-05 | The award recognized outstanding, creative, and engaging teaching and community building within the Honors program. |
| Barbara Reich Gluck Teaching Excellence Award--Full Time Faculty | English Department | 2024-05-13 | Awarded for excellence in teaching to a full-time faculty member. |
| WSAS Excellence Award in Mentorship | Weissman School of Arts and Sciences | 2023-05-02 | Award 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 Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baruch Annual CCE Workshop | Faculty Mentor | Present | |
| Baruch College Faculty Mentoring Network | Faculty Mentor | Present | |
| Composition Committee Department of English | Committee Member | Present | |
| Ad-Hoc Committee on Course Titles and Descriptions, English | Committee Member | Present | |
| WSAS Dean Search Committee | Committee Member | 1/14/2026 | |
| Reading Is Human/Teagle Text Selection Committee | Committee Member | 12/9/2025 | |
| Weissman DEI Alliance | Committee Chair | 8/23/2024 | |
| English Department Composition Committee: New Hires Orientation | Committee Member | 8/14/2023 | |
| Weissman DEI Alliance | Participant | 7/4/2023 | |
| Master Observer Program | Peer Observer | 5/18/2023 | |
| Ad-Hoc Committee on Senior Theses | Second reader on senior thesis. | 4/30/2023 | |
| Baruch College Strategic Planning Appreciative Inquiry Summit | Participant | 9/23/2022 | |
| Ad-hoc Committee on English Department Employment Guide and Mentorship Program | Proposer and Co-Architect | 8/22/2022 | |
| Search Committee for Lecturer in English | Committee Member | 5/9/2022 | |
| Ad-Hoc Hiring Committee for Adjunct Faculty for AY 2021-22 | Committee Member | 8/13/2021 | |
| WSAS Faculty Mentor | Faculty Mentor | 1/28/2021 |