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As part of ongoing “green” initiatives at Bard College, president Leon Botstein signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment in 2008, along with more than 600 academic leaders. Botstein pledged that Bard would address the global climate crisis by shrinking its carbon footprint and integrating sustainability into the curricula. During 2008, Bard completed a comprehensive inventory of its annual greenhouse gas emissions on all College-owned properties, including Bard College at Simon’s Rock: The Early College. The results of this extensive study have been key in drafting the College’s climate action plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2030.
http://www.bard.edu/news/releases/pr/fstory.php?id=1807

President Barack Obama, in a speech given yesterday in New York City marking the centennial of the NAACP, cited the Bard High School Early College as an innovative model for the future of secondary and higher education.
http://www.bard.edu/news/releases/pr/fstory.php?id=1729

Bard High School Early College II (BHSEC II), a public school partnership between Bard College and the New York City Department of Education, has received a Science and Math Improvement Grant from the Toshiba America Foundation. The $13,440 grant was awarded for an innovative research project, "Urban Effects on Lightning Activity in Queens, New York."
http://www.bard.edu/news/releases/pr/fstory.php?id=2119

Despite challenging financial times, Bard Trustee Leader Scholars have raised more than $37,000 collectively to develop humanitarian service projects at home and abroad.
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