Rev. Dr. Ian Rottenberg
Dean of Religious Life
Director of the Earl Hall Center
Office Address: 303 Earl Hall
Mailing Address:
2980 Broadway, MC 2008, NY, NY 10027
Email: [email protected]
Rev. Dr. Rottenberg directs Columbia’s Earl Hall Center for Religious Life. Dean Rottenberg has academic degrees in philosophy and theology from Haverford College, Yale University, and Fordham University. As a leader of faith communities, he is passionate about increasing multi-faith dialogue, promoting mutual understanding, and working to meet the diverse religious needs of our university community.
Ebad Rahman
Associate Dean of Religious Life and Advisor for Muslim Life
Phone: (212) 854-6256
Office Address: 102 Earl Hall
Mailing Address: 2980 Broadway, MC 2008, NY, NY 10027
Email: [email protected]
Imam Dr. Ebad Rahman serves as the Associate Dean of Religious Life & Advisor for Muslim Life at Columbia University. Born and raised in the Lower East Side, Imam Ebad memorized the Qur'an while attending Stuyvesant High School and subsequently studied in a four year pilot seminary program at Zaytuna Institute (2004-8), earned his Bachelor's degree at NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study (2009-2013) and Master's and PhD in Religion from Columbia University (2014-2022).
Tessa McGowan
Associate Director
Phone: (212) 854-5714
Office Address: 112 Earl Hall
Mailing Address:
2980 Broadway, MC 2008, NY, NY 10027
Email: [email protected]
Tessa McGowan is the Associate Director at the Earl Hall Center where she leads interfaith and intercultural programs and works closely with the diverse religious students groups and leaders on and off campus. Tessa has a Bachelor's degree from McGill University and a Master's degree in Religion. She is passionate about all things interfaith, specifically "religion &" — such as the intersection of religion with human rights, international peacebuilding, and research.
Dr. Julian Bennett Holmes
Sacred Music Coordinator
Office Address: 203 Earl Hall
Mailing Address:
2980 Broadway, MC 2008, NY, NY 10027
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Julian Bennett Holmes is an award-winning composer, organist, and harpsichordist. He is on the music theory faculty of the Mannes School of Music, where he teaches theory and analysis to undergraduate and graduate students. He is the 2025–28 audio reviews editor for College Music Symposium, and he recently produced a critical edition of three pieces by Bartolomeo Bernardi for the Society for Seventeenth-Century Music.