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Bard President, Leon Botstein, was on Charlie Rose August 12. Watch the interview.

 

 This past Wednesday, August 12, the Charlie Rose Show aired an interview with Leon Botstein and Sari Nusseibeh, the president of Al-Quds University. The videos on theCharlie Rose site are down temporarily. Many thanks to Bard's Web Services team for getting the video up on the Bard site. You can view it here:

http://www.bard.edu/news/press/botstein-rose8-12-09/


Bard College News Release


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

AL-QUDS BARD PARTNERSHIP FEATURED ON 
THE CHARLIE ROSE SHOW, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 
  
Bard College President Leon Botstein and Al-Quds University President 
Sari Nusseibeh Discuss Landmark Educational Collaboration with Charlie Rose 
  
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – On Wednesday, August 12, the Al-Quds Bard Partnership was featured on the Charlie Rose Show on PBS. Al-Quds Bard, a groundbreaking collaboration in Jerusalem between Bard College and Al-Quds University, was established in 2008 to improve the Palestinian education system. It represents the first dual-degree collaboration between a Palestinian University and an American institution of higher education. On Wednesday, Rose interviewed Bard College President Leon Botstein and Al-Quds University President Sari Nusseibeh about the genesis of the partnership, the challenges it faces, and its potential implications for the region. To view the show, visit: www.bard.edu/news/press/botstein-rose8-12-09. 
  
Opening in phases over the course of 2009–10, Al-Quds Bard is centered on three major initiatives: the Honors College for Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program, and the Model School, each tackling a separate but related element of the education process. 

The Honors College for Liberal Arts and Sciences, located in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Abu Dies, offers a globally competitive education that is rooted in the best of progressive and classical educational traditions. The liberal arts curriculum and approach to learning equips students with the tools to forge a successful career in diverse fields and to engage creatively with questions relevant to their own lives. The Honors College will offer a dual bachelor of arts degree from Bard College and Al-Quds University and will open in fall 2009. 

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program, located in the same premises as The Honors College, offers a singular approach to teacher education based on the idea that teachers should not only be experts in the academic fields they teach, but should also engage in teaching as a clinical profession. The MAT prepares teachers through a two-year program of graduate study in an academic field and key areas of education, closely integrated with experiences in classrooms. The MAT Program will offer a dual master’s degree from Bard College and Al-Quds University and will open in fall 2009.

Beginning in 2010, the Al-Quds Bard Partnership will launch the final element in its comprehensive plan: a Model School for Palestinian students in grades 5-12. The MAT program will be integrated with the daily operations of this model school. Public school teachers and students and graduate faculty and students will work side-by-side, developing models of educational practice and creating a regional center for professional development. 
  
For more information on Al-Quds Bard, please visit www.alqudsbard.org. 
        
(8-13-09)

08-14-2009

This event was last updated on 09-14-2009