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  • This is Bard

    Discover Bard and embark on an extraordinary journey. Discover Bard and embark on an extraordinary journey. MORE >>

  • Academic Excellence

    Bard provides a challenging academic program; a supportive and collaborative classroom environment; and access to world-class scholarship and research. Bard provides a challenging academic program; a supportive and collaborative classroom environment; and access to world-class scholarship and research. MORE >>

  • Steeped in History

    Striking architecture—both contemporary and classic—defines Bard's campus. The historic Stone Row bustles with students in transit. Photo by Peter Aaron '68/Esto Striking architecture—both contemporary and classic—defines Bard's campus. The historic Stone Row bustles with students in transit. Photo by Peter Aaron '68/Esto MORE >>

  • Citizen Science

    First-year students in the Citizen Science program come to understand the impact of science and mathematics on everyday life, regardless of their chosen major. First-year students in the Citizen Science program come to understand the impact of science and mathematics on everyday life, regardless of their chosen major. MORE >>

  • Conservatory of Music

    The Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a dual-degree program in which students earn a bachelor's degree in music and a B.A. in another field. The Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a dual-degree program in which students earn a bachelor's degree in music and a B.A. in another field. MORE >>

  • Raptor Pride

    Both club sports and varsity athletics feature prominently in campus life. Bard's landscaped grounds and first-rate athletic fields provide an idyllic setting for sports and recreation. Photo by Peter Aaron '68/Esto Both club sports and varsity athletics feature prominently in campus life. Bard's landscaped grounds and first-rate athletic fields provide an idyllic setting for sports and recreation. Photo by Peter Aaron '68/Esto MORE >>

  • Student Life

    The Orcapelicans constitute just one of nearly one hundred clubs where students bring their passion to life, whether it be for performance, political action, cultural awareness, or the next big idea. The Orcapelicans constitute just one of nearly one hundred clubs where students bring their passion to life, whether it be for performance, political action, cultural awareness, or the next big idea. MORE >>
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Faculty: Mark Danner

Mark Danner

Mark Danner is a writer and reporter who for 25 years has written on politics and foreign affairs, focusing on war and conflict. He has covered, among many other stories, wars and political conflict in Central America, Haiti, the Balkans, Iraq and the Middle East, and, most recently, the story of torture during the War on Terror. Danner is James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and the Humanities at Bard College, and has been on the faculty since 2003.
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Is Bard right for you?

Is Bard right for you?
Bard students are ambitious, creative, and curious.
They acquire their Bard education actively—the enthusiasm, hard work, and high level of engagement they bring to obtaining it stand them in excellent stead for the rest of their lives. Bard students are lifetime learners, distinguished by their leadership, service, and interest in the wider world.

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Model United Nations Team Finishes Season with Top 50 National Ranking

Model United Nations Team Finishes Season with Top 50 National Ranking
The Bard Model United Nations Team finished the 2012-2013 season with a top 50 national ranking—one of only a handful of liberal arts colleges to do so. Team members performed well in several tournaments, winning awards at Yale, Northeastern, McGill, and West Point.
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Viewbook 2012–2013



Education for a Common Good

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