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Stuart Stritzler-Levine

Dean of the College Emeritus, Professor of Psychology, and Commencement Marshall




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Commencement
The graduating class of 2006.

SAVE THE DATE!
Commencement Weekend 2007
Thursday, May 24 - Sunday, May 27

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The One Hundred Forty-Sixth Commencement
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

Bard College held its one hundred forty-sixth commencement on Saturday, May 20, 2006. At the commencement ceremony, Bard President Leon Botstein conferred 327 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2006 and 105 graduate degrees in the following disciplines: masters of fine arts; masters of arts in the history of the decorative arts, design, and culture; masters of arts in curatorial studies; masters of science in environmental policy; and masters of science in environmental studies. The program began at 2:30 p.m. in the commencement tent on the Seth Goldfine Memorial Field and included the presentation of honorary doctoral degrees.

Click here to read Leon Botstein's Charge to the Graduates

The commencement address was given by Bryan A. Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama (EJI), and professor of clinical law at New York University School of Law.

Click here to read Bryan A. Stevenson's Commencement Adddress

Commencement Program 2006

Commencement Exercises
Commencement Tent
Seth Goldfine Memorial Field

Academic Procession

Commencement
The graduating class of 2006 prepare to walk.

Invocation

Commencement Address
Bryan A. Stevenson
founder and executive director of Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama
and professor of clinical law at New York University

Click here to read Bryan A. Stevenson's Commencement Adddress

Conferring of Honorary Degrees

Bryan A. Stevenson

Frances D. Fergusson
Vassar College President

Nancy Folbre
economist and MacArthur Fellow

Lukas Foss
composer

David Gelernter
computer scientist

Mark Morris
choreographer

Charge to the Graduates
Click here to read Leon Botstein's Charge to the Graduates

Conferring of the Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Arts Degrees
in the History of the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture
The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture

Conferring of the Master of Arts in Teaching Degrees
Master of Arts in Teaching Program

Conferring of the Master of Fine Arts Degrees
Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts
Conductors Institute
International Center of Photography–Bard Program in Advanced Photographic Studies

Conferring of the Master of Arts Degrees in Curatorial Studies
Center for Curatorial Studies and Art in Contemporary Culture

Conferring of the Master of Science Degrees in Environmental Studies
Graduate School of Environmental Studies

Conferring of the Master of Science Degrees in Environmental Policy
Bard Center for Environmental Policy

Conferring of the Bachelor of Arts Degrees

Benediction

Commencement

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March 14, 2010
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Contact
For more information about Bard events contact the Office of Public Relations at 845-758-7412 or e-mail pr@bard.edu.