Founded in 2006, the West Point–Bard Exchange (WPBE) provides opportunities for students and faculty from Bard and the United States Military Academy to exchange ideas in the classroom, through public presentations, and in informal settings. Bard students and West Point cadets have participated in several seminars in international relations theory. The classes met separately in Annandale-on-Hudson and at West Point, then came together several times during the term for sessions supervised by faculty from both institutions. West Point faculty have also taught courses at Bard in counterinsurgency, military history, and advanced international relations theory. Bard and West Point faculty, students, and cadets have held mixed-team debates on issues ranging from relations with Iran to pulling out of Iraq, and several Bard students have attended the Academy’s Projects Day to present the findings of their Senior Projects.
