Complex sentence: Debora L. Spar is the current President of Barnard College, a liberal arts college for women affiliated with Columbia University; as President of Barnard, she is also an academic dean within the university.
Split into simpler sentences: Debora L. Spar is the current President of Barnard College, a liberal arts college for women affiliated with Columbia University. As President of Barnard, she is also an academic dean within the university.