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Global Studies Events

Current and Upcoming Events

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Past Events

Simulcast at Bard "Is American Decline Inevitable?" Max Boot and Charles Kupchan

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Questions may be submitted before or during the lecture:
e-mail cristol@bard.edu with "Question" in the subject line

Live feed from the SUNY Global Center in New York City
Thursday, Sept. 8, 6:15pm

Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; author of War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today

Charles Kupchan, Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Professor of International Relations, Georgetown University; author of How Enemies Become Friends and The End of the American Era

The series is co-sponsored by Foreign Affairs magazine.

This event is co-sponsored by the SUNY Global Center.

Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium
Event Website

Bard in New York (BGIA) Information Session

Monday, April 4, 2011

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY for Summer or Fall 2011

Bard in New York: Globalization and International Affairs Program

The program has attracted students from many disciplines, including: Political Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Human Rights, Literature, History, Theatre, Photography, and Film

Applications can be found at:

http://b gia.bard.edu

BGIA is a semester or summer residential program in the heart of New York City that offers undergraduates a unique opportunity to undertake specialized study with leading practitioners and scholars in international affairs and to gain internship experience with international affairs organizations.

Internship organizations include: World Policy Institute; Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs; Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting; Soros Foundations/Open Society Institute; Healthright International; Human Rights Watch; Amnesty International; Safe Horizon Immigration Law Center; Central American Legal Assistance; and many many more.

You can meet HIST, PART, SSCI and 300-Level PS

requirements at BGIA!

Interested?

Come to the information session

BGIA Director Jonny Cristol will be on hand to give an overview about the program and to answer any questions you may have.

…or contact BGIA Director Jonny Cristol ASAP if you have any questions about the program or about the application process: cristol@bard.edu.

Campus Center, Weis Cinema
Event Website

BGIA Information Session and Andrew Gregory

Monday, December 13, 2010

BGIA Director Jonathan Cristol
will answer all of your questions about the program and the application process.

Immediately following will be a conversation between Andrew Gregory of The Gregory Brothers (Auto-Tune the News) and Jonathan Cristol

Bard in New York (BGIA)

Globalization and International Affairs Program

The program has attracted students from many disciplines, including: Political Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Human Rights, Literature, History and Film

Internship organizations include: The Nation; World Policy Institute; Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs; Soros Foundations/ Open Society Institute; Doctors of the World; Human Rights Watch; EngenderHealth; Central American Legal Services; Newsweek, MSNBC

Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
Event Website

Tahar Ben Jelloun Lecture: "Le choc des ignorances"

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Distinguished French-Moroccan Writer
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Also Teaches an Open Class on October 21

The French-Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun, laureate of Prix Goncourt, the most important French literary prize, will discuss his novel Leaving Tangier in an open master class on Thursday, October 21, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Bard College. The class, part of Norman Manea’s “Contemporary Masters” series, takes place in room LC 115 of the Olin Humanities Building.

Both events are free and open to the public.

Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium
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DEBATE: THE U.S. SHOULD STAY IN AFGHANISTAN UNTIL A STABLE DEMOCRACY IS ESTABLISHED

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Campus Center, Weis Cinema

Obama and the Bomb: A New Start for Arms Control?

Monday, September 13, 2010

William D. Hartung

Director of the Arms and Security Initiative,
New America Foundation

The project serves as a resource for journalists, policymakers, and citizen's organizations on the issues of weapons proliferation, the economics of military spending, and alternative approaches to national security strategy.

Before coming to New America, Mr. Hartung worked for 15 years as Director of the Arms Trade Resource Center at the World Policy Institute at the New School in New York City. He was also a policy analyst and speech writer for New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams, and a project director at the New York-based Council on Economic Priorities. An expert on weapons proliferation, the politics and economics of military spending, regional security, and national security strategy, Mr. Hartung is the author of numerous books, reports, and chapters in collected works on the issues of nuclear weapons, conventional arms sales, and the economics of military spending. He has served as a featured expert on the major network and cable news outlets, and has written for national and international newspapers and magazines on a variety of national security issues.

Olin, Room 102

A New Frontier: Strategy and Policy Challenges in Cyberspace

Thursday, September 2, 2010
Lieutenant Colonel Suzanne C. Nielsen

Associate Professor and the Director of the International Relations and National Security Studies Program at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York

Campus Center, Multipurpose Room

Bard in New York (BGIA) and the

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Jonathan Becker

Vice President of International Affairs and Academic Programs
and Dean of International Studies

will be on had to discuss and answer questions regarding the

Global and International Studies Program

(interdisciplinary academic program) and

Bard in New York (BGIA)

Globalization and International Affairs Program

The program has attracted students from many disciplines, including: Political Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Human Rights, Literature, History and Film

Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
Event Website

Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle

Thursday, May 13, 2010
Dan Senor, Investor, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations and author of Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle at 36 West 44th St. Suite 1011, 6:30 PM

Terrorist Interrogation

Thursday, May 6, 2010
Matthew Alexander, Open Society Fellow and author of How to Break a Terrorist: The U.S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, to Take Down the Deadlist Man in Iraq and Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan, Dean of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point at 36 West 44th St. Suite 1011, 6:30 PM

Bard - West Point Debate:

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
featuring students from the West Point and Bard College debate teams

Olin Language Center, Room 115

The Basis of the US-Israel Relationship

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Olin, Room 102

Global and International Studies

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Global Studies Opportunities

Global and International Studies Program

Global Public Health Program

Bard in New York:
Globalization and International Affairs
(one semester or summer)

Jonathan Becker,
Dean of International Studies
will be on hand to discuss these programs and answer questions

Olin, Room 102

The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War

Thursday, April 22, 2010
Nicholas Thompson, Editor, Wired magazine and Fellow, New America Foundation and author of The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War at 36 West 44th St. Suite 1011 at 6:30 PM

"Behind Kyrgyzstan's Second Revolution"

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Scott Horton is a contributing editor for legal and national security affairs at Harper’s Magazine and a lecturer at Columbia Law School. A life-long human rights advocate, Scott served as counsel to Andrei Sakharov and Elena Bonner, among other activists in the former Soviet Union. He is a co-founder of the American University in Central Asia, where he currently serves as a trustee. As a lawyer, Scott was involved in some of the most significant foreign investment projects in the Central Eurasian region. Scott also recently led a number of studies of issues associated with the conduct of the war on terror, including major studies of the introduction of highly coercive interrogation techniques and the program of extraordinary renditions for the New York City Bar Association, where he has chaired several committees, including, most recently, the Committee on International Law.

He is also an associate of the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, a member of the board of the National Institute of Military Justice, Center on Law and Security of NYU Law School, the EurasiaGroup and the American Branch of the International Law Association and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also the author of a recent study on legal accountability for private military contractors, Private Security Contractors at War. He appeared as an expert witness for the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee repeatedly over the last four years, testifying on the legal status of private military contractors and the program of extraordinary renditions, among other matters. He is also a frequent commentator for MSNBC.

Olin, Room 202

Bard - Central European University (CEU) Study and Intern Abroad Program

Monday, April 12, 2010

Stephanie Szitanyi

Director of Recruitment for the Bard-CEU Study and Intern Abroad Programs

Applications still being accepted for the fall semester!
Please stop by to learn more about these opportunities!

Central European University (CEU) is a graduate school located in the heart of Europe - Budapest, Hungary, that specializes in the humanities and social sciences. In conjunction with Bard College, the Bard-CEU Study and Intern Abroad Program provides mature and exceptional North American undergraduates the opportunity to take graduate level courses in English with graduate students attending CEU. Because of CEU's interdisciplinary nature, our study abroad students have the opportunity to take courses in any of CEU's various departments and disciplines that now include: International Relations and European Studies, Political Science, History, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Religious Studies, Jewish Studies, Medieval Studies, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Gender Studies, Communications and Media Studies, Public Policy, Nationalism Studies, Philosophy and Legal Studies in the area of Human Rights! Students also have the opportunity to complete a part time professional internship with an organization of their choice while taking courses at CEU.

Internship organizations include: · Amnesty International Hungary · Civil Society Development Foundation · Council of Europe Information and Documentation Center · European Roma Rights Center · European Center for Not-for-Profit Law · Freedom House · Habeas Corpus · Helsinki Committee · National Committee for UNICEF · International Organization for Migration · Menedek (Hungarian Association for Migrants) · Mental Disability Advocacy Center · NaNE (Women for Women together Against Violence) · NEKI (Legal Defense Bureau for National & Ethnic Minorities) · Open Society Institute (OSI)· OSI Mental Health Initiative · Partners Hungary Foundation · Public Interest Law initiative · TASZ (Hungarian Civil Liberties Union) · Regional Environmental Center · Roma Press Center · CEU Center for Media and Communication · DemNet (Foundation for Development of Democratic Rights) · Trafo (House of Contemporary Arts) · Metropolitan Research Institute · Hungarian Business Leaders' Forum · Hungarian Parliament.

Campus Center, Lobby
Event Website

The Education of An American Dreamer

Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Peter G. Peterson, Founder and Chairman, Peter G. Peterson Foundation and author of The Education of An American Dreamer: How a Son of Greek Immigrants Learned His Way from a Nebraska Diner to Washington, Wall Street, and Beyond at the Carnegie Council on Ethics in International Affairs, 170 East 64th St at 12:30 PM

German Film Festival

Friday, April 2, 2010 - Sunday, April 4, 2010

Friday, April 2

7:30 p.m.
Introductory short films about the Red Army Fraction

8:00 p.m.
The Baader Meinhof Complex
(subtitled)

Saturday, April 3

6:30 p.m.
Die bleierne Zeit
(Marianne and Juliane - subtitled)

8:00 p.m.
Deutschland im Herbst
(Germany in Autumn - subtitled)

Sunday, April 4

4:00 p.m.
Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei
(The Edukators - subtitled)

Ottaway Film Center at Avery Art Center

Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program

Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Final Call for Applications for Fall 2010: Deadline April 1!!

Bard in New York: Global and International Affairs Program

BGIA is a one-semester residential program in the heart of New York City that offers undergraduates a unique opportunity to undertake specialized study with leading practitioners and scholars in international affairs and to gain internship experience with international affairs organizations. (past internships have included The Nation; World Policy Institute; Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs; Soros Foundations/Open Society Institute; Doctors of the World; Human Rights Watch; EngenderHealth; Central American Legal Services; Newsweek, MSNBC, and many more.) The program has attracted students from programs such as Political Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Human Rights, Literature, History and Film

Mia McCully, Assistant Director, BGIA

(Mia will also be tabling in Kline March 30 Noon-2 PM)

Questions? Contact Jonathan Becker, Dean of International Studies

jbecker@bard.edu or 845-758-7378

http://bgia.bard.edu

Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
Event Website

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Thursday, March 18, 2010
Nicholas Kristof, Columnist, New York Times and co-author of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, 36 West 44th St. Suite 1011, 4:00 PM

The Next Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for a New Globalization

Thursday, March 11, 2010
Stephen Roach, Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and author of Stephen Roach on the Next Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for a New Globalization at 36 West 44th St. Suite 1011, 6:30 PM

Bard in New York

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Information Session

Jonathan Becker
Dean of International Studies
Jonathan Cristol
Visiting Assistant Professor in Political Studies and
BGIA Faculty

will be on hand to present a program overview and answer student questions

Application deadline for Fall 2010 is April 1

BGIA is a one-semester residential program in the heart of New York City offering undergraduates a unique opportunity to undertake specialized study with leading practitioners and scholars in international affairs and to gain internship experience with international affairs organizations.

The program has attracted students from many disciplines, including: Political Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Human Rights, Literature, History and Film.

Olin, Room 102
Event Website

The Rise and Fall of Communism

Thursday, February 25, 2010
Archie Brown, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Oxford University and author of The Rise and Fall of Communism at 36 West 44th St. Suite 1011, 6:30 PM

Miklós Haraszti

Friday, February 19, 2010

Before becoming representative on freedom of the media for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Miklos Haraszti was a leading dissident in Hungary, author (A Worker in a Worker's State, The Velvet Prison, editor of samizdat journal Beszelo), participant in the "Round Table" discussions that led to the creation of a democratic government, and member of the Hungarian Parliament. As OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, he has spent the past five years observing media developments in 56 OSCE participating states, from Vancouver to Vladivostok.

Few people in the world have better knowledge of the parlous state of media freedom today.

Feel free to bring your lunch.

Kline, President's Room

BGIA and CEU Information Session

Monday, February 15, 2010

Mia McCully
Bard Globaliization and International Affairs program (BGIA) assistant director and

Stephanie Szitanyi
Director of Recruitment for the Bard-CEU Study
and Intern Abroad Programs

will be present to provide information and answer questions about these study abroad/study away opportunities

Kline, 12-2 PM
Weis Cinema, 6:30-7:30 PM

Campus Center, Weis Cinema
Event Website

Passport Fair

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Dutchess County Clerk's Office representatives will be on hand to accept passport applications on campus, as a convenience for the Bard Community

Bring the following with you:

You’ll need to provide the following items when you submit your passport application in perso:

Passport Application Form DS-11 (unsigned)
o    Available online at http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds11/ds11_842.html
o    Will be available at the Passport Fair

Proof of US Citizenship (one of the following)
o    Previous US passport
o    Certified US birth certificate
o    Consular report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth
o    Certificate of naturalization or Citizenship

Proof of Identity (provide one of the following)
o    Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship
o    Current, valid driver’s license
o    Government ID
o    Military ID
o    For minors under 14 years of age, each child must appear in person and both parents or legal guardians must present evidence of identity; if only one parent /guardian is available, the other must give consent. (link provided): http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/80106.pdf

Two Identical Passport Photos
o    2 x 2 inches in size
o    Taken within the last six months
o    Color preferred
o    Full-face, front view with a plain white or of-white background
o    Normal street attire, not hats, headgear or uniforms
o    Passport photo services available at the Passport Fair for a fee of $10, which can be paid with cash, check or money order

Passport Fees ($10 Photo Fee would be in addition to the fees below)

Passport Fees	Acceptance Fee Payable to DC Clerk (cash, check, MO)	Application Fee Payable to US Department of State (check or MO)	Total Fees
Passport Book 16 & over	$25	$75	$100
Passport Book under 16	$25	$60	$85
Passport Card 16 & over	$25	$20	$45
Passport card under 16	$25	$10	$35
Book & Card 16 & over	$25	$95	$120
Book & Card under 16	$25	$70	$95

Campus Center, George Ball Lounge
Event Website

North Korea

Thursday, February 4, 2010
B.R. Myers, Director, International Studies Department, Dongseo University, South Korea and author of The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters, at 36 West 44th St., Suite 1011, 6:30 PM

Kati Marton

Monday, February 1, 2010

Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium
View Press Release

State of the Union Address: Televised Coverage

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

room open a t 8:00 PM
address begins at 9:00 PM

Campus Center, Multipurpose Room

Anton Chekov "The Wedding"

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Свадьба

Starring:

EVDOKIM ZAHAROVITCH ZHIGALOV, a retired Civil Servant (Husband) - Saim Saeed
NASTASYA TIMOFEYEVNA, his wife – Patricia Manos
DASHENKA, their daughter – Rachel Van Horn
EPAMINOND MAXIMOVITCH APLOMBOV, Dashenka's bridegroom – Joel Richmond
FYODOR YAKOVLEVITCH REVUNOV-KARAULOV, a retired captain – Trevor Allen
ANDREY ANDREYEVITCH NUNIN, an insurance agent – James Bernard
ANNA MARTINOVNA ZMEYUKINA, a midwife, aged 30 – Ariel Bernath
IVAN MIHAILOVITCH YAT, a telegraphist – Dylan Treadwell
HARLAMPI SPIRIDONOVITCH DIMBA, a Greek confectioner - Ted Katz

And our terrific, unforgettable and unbelievable Gypsy choir -
1st and 2nd year students of Russian

Everyone is invited to an amazing reception in the best traditions of Russian weddings right after the performance!!!

Olin, Room 102

Energy pipelines and the redefinition of political and economic relationships in the Commonwealth of Independent States

Monday, December 7, 2009

Carter Page

Director of Bard's Globalization and
International Affairs Program
in New York City

Olin, Room 204
Event Website

Iran's Place in the Greater Middle East

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Ray Takeyh
Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

and author of

Guardians of the Revolution:
Iran and the World in the Age of the Ayatollahs
(Oxford University Press, 2009)

Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium

Bard in New York: Final Call for Applications

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Deadline November 1

The program has attracted students from many disciplines, including: Political Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Human Rights, Literature, Public Health, History and Film

Internship organizations include: The Nation; World Policy Institute; Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs; Soros Foundations/Open Society Institute; Doctors of the World; Human Rights Watch; EngenderHealth; Central American Legal Services; Newsweek, MSNBC

Interested in applying?

Contact bgia@bard.edu

Event Website

Local Candidate Information Session

Friday, October 30, 2009

you are invited to join
David Shein, Jonathan Becker
and their students in the

All Politics Is Local
Tutorial

as they welcome candidates for
Dutchess County Legislator

Tom Mansfield (incumbent)
Ben Traudt

and candidates for
Red Hook Town Board Member

Robert Latimer
Robert McKeon (incumbent)
Bill O'Neill
James Ross (incumbent)

Candidates will each speak briefly and then be available on an informal basis to answer your questions one-on-one

All are welcome...be an informed voter!

Kline, President's Room

Tutorial in Local Politics and Internship Opportunity

Friday, September 25, 2009

Jonathan Becker and David Shein

This one-credit tutorial is scheduled around the study of, and engagement with, local politics. Students will participate in a series of seminars with local, county and state officials, read primary documents, and participate in internships/service learning opportunities with area politicians and public officials. Evaluation will be based on a short paper and class participation. Some seminars will be open to the broader community.

Tutorial meets one time per week for seven weeks for hour and 20 minutes. Some sessions will take place off-site.

Kline, College Room
Event Website

Afghanistan: One Military Strategist's Perspective

Monday, September 21, 2009

Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
Event Website

President Obama's Address to Congress

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Watch live televisoon coverage of
President Obama's
address to Congress
regarding health care reform

Address begins at 9 PM, coverage begins at 8 PM

Campus Center, Multipurpose Room

CEU Study Abroad Representative on Campus

Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Please visit Stephanie Szitanyi, Director of Recruitment for the Bard-CEU Study and Intern Abroad Programs, to learn more about this exciting study abroad program!

Study abroad in the heart of Europe! Located in Budapest, Hungary, Central European University (CEU) is a graduate institution that was founded by famous philanthropist George Soros and one that specializes in the Humanities and Social Science. In conjunction with Bard, the Bard-CEU Study and Intern Abroad Program provides exceptional North American undergraduates with the opportunity to study abroad at CEU for a semester or full academic year and take graduate level courses side by side with Masters and PhD students who are attending CEU. All of CEU's courses are taught in English so there is NO Hungarian language requirement. Courses available in: International Relations and European Studies, Political Science, History, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Gender Studies, Public Policy, Media and Communication Studies, Environmental Science and Policy, Religious Studies, Jewish Studies, Medieval Studies, Sociology and Social Anthropology, Nationalism Studies, Philosophy, and Human Rights Law. Various excursions and cultural activities are also arranged for students. Students also have the opportunity to complete a part time professional internship with an organization of their choice during their semester at CEU

Kline Commons
Event Website

A Student Debate on Health Care Reform

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Motion:

The U.S. Congress should enact a universal single payer health care plan for America

Campus Center, Multipurpose Room

Global and International Studies Opportunities: Information Session

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Jonathan Becker
Dean of International Studies

will discuss and answer questions about

Global and International Studies Program
(an interdisciplinary academic program)

and

Bard in New York (BGIA)
the Globalization and International Affairs Program

BGIA is a one- semester residential program in the heart of New York City that offers undergraduates a unique opportunity to undertake specialized study with leading practitioners and scholars in international affairs and to gain internship experience with international affairs organizations.

Past internships have included The Nation; World Policy Institute; Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs; Soros Foundations/Open Society Institute; Doctors of the World; Human Rights Watch; EngenderHealth; Central American Legal Services; Newsweek, MSNBC, and many more.

The program has attracted students from programs such as Political Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Human Rights, Literature, History and Film

Campus Center, Meeting Room 214
Event Website

Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World

Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO and Founder of Acumen Fund and author of Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World, Levin Institute, 116 E. 55th St, 6:00 PM
Event Website

The Great Experiment: Globalization

Thursday, April 16, 2009
Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institution and author of The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States and the Quest for a Global Nation, at the Levin Institute, 116 E. 55th St, 3:00 PM

116 E. 55th St. New York, NY
Event Website

Bard-CEU Summer Professional Internship Program

Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Central European University, in cooperation with Bard College Globalization and International Affairs program, offers a select group of advanced undergraduate and graduate students from North America and other regions a unique opportunity to gain invaluable professional experience while living abroad in Budapest, one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in Europe. Budapest is a hub for dozens of international development organizations and hundreds of local not-for-profits, as well as regional offices for many Fortune 500 companies.

Deadline Extended to April 15!

The Bard-CEU Summer Professional Internship Program places interns at a variety of private, public and non-profit organizations operating in areas such as:

International Law & Refugees
Human Rights & Minority Rights
Public Health Education
Children & Youth
European Integration
Arts & Culture
Environmental Policy
Archival Research
Media & Journalism
International Politics & Security
Countries in Transition
Gender Issues
Jewish History & Culture
International Business & Consulting

Practical and Academic Work

Students work up to 40 hours a week for at least 8 weeks. While undertaking highly substantive internships, students take a credited core seminar, which provides an academic framework to contextualize internship experience and improve students' skills in critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and written and oral expression. At the end of the summer institute, students are asked to submit a final written report detailing the internship accomplishments, lessons learned, and cultural experience.

Credits

The core seminar is worth 3 credits.

Admission and Placement Process

The program works on the basis of rolling admission but early applications are encouraged. We are now accepting applications until April15th! Students are informed about the acceptance to the program within 10 days after the submission of their complete application.

After receiving students' confirmation deposit credited towards the program fee, CEU staff in the US and Budapest will begin working closely with each student to ensure an appropriate internship match, taking into consideration the particular interests and skill sets of the students and the substantive opportunities available in the host organization in Budapest. CEU will help students develop an appropriate resume, cover letter and writing sample; conduct background research on the internship organization; arrange phone interviews between the student and the organization; and join the participant for the on-site interview once the participant arrives in Budapest. CEU staff are available to provide relevant assistance to the students throughout the placement period and Summer Institute.

Potential Internship Organizations in Budapest

· Amnesty International Hungary · Civil Society Development Foundation · Council of Europe Information and Documentation Center · European Roma Rights Center · European Center for Not-for-Profit Law · Freedom House · Habeas Corpus · Helsinki Committee · National Committee for UNICEF · International Organization for Migration · Menedek (Hungarian Association for Migrants) · Mental Disability Advocacy Center · NaNE (Women for Women together Against Violence) · NEKI (Legal Defense Bureau for National & Ethnic Minorities) · Open Society Institute (OSI)· OSI Mental Health Initiative · Partners Hungary Foundation · Public Interest Law initiative · TASZ (Hungarian Civil Liberties Union) · Regional Environmental Center · Roma Press Center · CEU Center for Media and Communication · DemNet (Foundation for Development of Democratic Rights) · Trafo (House of Contemporary Arts) · Metropolitan Research Institute · Hungarian Business Leaders' Forum · Hungarian Parliament.

Stephanie Szitanyi
Director of Recruitment, Bard/CEU Study Abroad Programs
P.O. Box 5000 ~ 30 Campus Road
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
Event Website

Piano Recital - Collaborative Piano Fellow Adam Bloniarz

Saturday, April 4, 2009
Second year Collaborative Piano Fellow Adam Bloniarz in a solo piano recital. Pieces to be performed include the Rachmaninoff Variations on a theme of Corelli, a selection of Bach Preludes and Fugues, Haydn's Sonata in E minor and the Chopin Barcarolle.
Olin Hall

BGIA Interviews

Friday, March 13, 2009

BGIA INTERVIEWS
with Carter Page, Director
and Mia McCully, Assistant Director

Applicants as well as recently accepted incoming students for summer and fall 2009
are strongly encouraged to sign up.
The meetings will offer the opportunity to discuss specific elements of the BGIA program at an individual level, including potential alternatives for internship placement and courses of study.

Please contact Lisa Whalen (lwhalen@bard.edu or 845-758-7816)
or come to Brook House 102 to sign up for an appointment.
Slots on March 13 are every 20 minutes starting at 11:00 a.m.

PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR
SUMMER AND FALL 2009
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

Applications may be dropped off at Brook House 102

For more information about BGIA:

www.bard.edu/bgia • 212-348-0858 • bgia@bard.edu

Brook House
Event Website

Rise and Fall of Hyperpowers

Thursday, March 12, 2009
Amy Chua, Professor at Yale Law School and author of Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance- and Why They Fall, at the Levin Institute, 116 E. 55th St, 6:30 PM
116 E. 55th St. New York, NY
Event Website

BGIA Information Session

Thursday, March 12, 2009

The application deadline for the fall 2009 session of BGIA is fast approaching! Applications for fall 2009 should be submitted as soon as possible.

Jonathan Becker
Dean of International Studies

will be on hand to give a program overview and answer questions about the

Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program
in New York City

If you are planning to apply to BGIA for the fall 2009 or spring 2010, and have not yet attended a general information session, you are strongly encouraged to attend.

Students planning to apply for fall 2009 should also schedule an appointment to meet individually with a BGIA representative on Friday, March 13. Please contact Lisa Whalen (lwhalen@bard.edu or 845-758-7816) to schedule a time.

Campus Center, Red Room 202
Event Website

Al Quds Information Session

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Bard College and Al Quds University in Palestine are initiating a unique and substantive relationship, as highlighted in a recent article in
The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/world/middleeast/15quds.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

and on the website for the project:
http://www.alqudsbard.org/

In the wake of the article's publication, many students have inquired about the nature of the relationship. In order to address these and any other questions you might have, members of Bard's organizing committee for the initiative, including

Jonathan Becker, Susan Gillespie
and Tom Keenan,

will be available for an informal conversation.

Campus Center, Red Room 202
Event Website
View Press Release

BardPolitik invites submissions

Monday, March 9, 2009

SUBMIT TO BardPolitik!
Deadline March 10!

We're looking for submissions from Bard students and faculty members dealing with International Affairs, Globalization, and World Politics for BardPolitik, the printed journal of Bard’s Globalization and International Affairs Program.

If you're interested in submitting, please contact Michael at m.burgevin@gmail.com or Rachel at oppenheimerr@kenyon.edu with a few sentences about the topic you're interested in and thoughts on an angle you'd take. (Final essay submissions are usually about 2-3 pages)

Please let us know by March 10

BardPolitik is a magazine where BGIA students engage in direct dialogue with scholars, journalists, activists and political experts. By fostering debate among the multitude of political communities, BardPolitik seeks to stimulate new ideas about globalization and world politics. The editors of BardPolitik, who are students in the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program, aim to select controversial themes and topics that concern their peers worldwide. The journal's audience – students, academics, practitioners, and concerned citizens – finds in its pages a student perspective that offers fresh insight on contemporary political problems.

Select articles may also be included in the new online version of BardPolitik, which can be found at
http://www.bard.edu/bgia/bardpolitik/