A New York Law Mandates Campus Polling Sites. Why Are There Still So Few?
Jonathan Becker, vice president for academic affairs and director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard, spoke with Inside Higher Ed about New York State’s new law requiring campus polling sites. Becker is urging college and university leaders to take action before the March 15 deadline to establish sites before the next election. “Colleges and universities talk about [how] education is part of developing citizens and democracy. Well, there’s no more fundamental right than the right to vote,” Becker says. “If colleges and universities remain silent [about] a law providing the opportunity for students to vote more easily, then they’re not fulfilling their mission.”
Bard College Continues Switch to Geothermal
Bard College has commenced construction of a new state-of-the-art geothermal heating and cooling project that will replace the aging, fossil fuel–fired system currently in operation in the Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library and further progress the College’s mission-driven focus on sustainability efforts. “Bard College has been an early adopter of geothermal, with some systems on campus dating to the late 1980s. It is the default for all new construction projects, and nearly 38% of the campus building area utilizes the technology,” said Bard Energy Manager and Special Projects Coordinator Dan Smith. Read More >>Bard College Receives $50,000 Grant from Teagle Foundation to Revise First-Year Seminar Curriculum around Civic Education
Bard College has received a $50,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation to reimagine its First-Year Seminar (FYSEM) curriculum with an eye toward civic education and engagement in light of the upcoming 2024 election. The generous Teagle Foundation grant supports curriculum development, faculty training and workshops, and guest speakers for Bard’s 2024–25 FYSEM program, which will focus on civic education and examine the challenges and possibilities of a democratic political order. Read More >>More Bard News
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- “From ‘Electricity Hunter’ to Bard Student”: Svitlana Kukharuk ’25 Wrote about Her Experience for the Daily Catch
- Student and Staff Volunteers Clear New Path from Red Hook to Bard College
- “I can draw through space, and it’s infinite”: Rita McBride ’82 Interviewed by Art Newspaper
- Bard Human Rights Project’s Anthony Lester Fellowships Featured on WHPC’s “Law You Should Know” Radio Show
- Bard College Receives $69,300 Grant from New York State Department of Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program
Upcoming Events
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Spring Recess
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Men's Volleyball vs. Eastern Nazarene (NECC)
11:00 am – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Stevenson Athletic Center, Main Gym - 3/30Saturday
Women's Lacrosse vs. St. Lawrence (Liberty League)
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Stevenson Athletic Center, Soccer Field