Aston Magna at Bard
May 14, 2013
Aston Magna’s 2013 season marks its 41st year, with renewed dedication to the mission of presenting engaging concerts of music from the late 16th to early 19th century. The five concert series will be held on Friday evenings, June 14, 21, and 28, and July 5 and 12 at 8 p.m. in Bard’s Olin Hall.
Aston Magna at Bard
May 14, 2013
Aston Magna’s 2013 season marks its 41st year, with renewed dedication to the mission of presenting engaging concerts of music from the late 16th to early 19th century. The five concert series will be held on Friday evenings, June 14, 21, and 28, and July 5 and 12 at 8 p.m. in Bard’s Olin Hall.
Bard Professor Judy Pfaff Elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
PHOTO COURTESY OF the Elena Zang Gallery
April 24, 2013
Judy Pfaff, renowned artist, Richard B. Fisher Professor in the Arts, and codirector of the Studio Arts Program at Bard College, has been elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Bard College Faculty Member Karen Sullivan Wins Celebrated Guggenheim Fellowship
PHOTO CREDIT: Pete Mauney
April 12, 2013
Bard College faculty member Karen Sullivan, Irma Brandeis Professor of Romance Cultures and Literature and director of Medieval Studies, is among the 175 winners of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation’s 89th annual competition for the United States and Canada. Sullivan has been awarded a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship for her work in Medieval and Romance literature.
U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Platt To Speak at Bard College on April 24
April 12, 2013
Nicholas Platt—longtime China specialist, three-time U.S. ambassador (Pakistan, Zambia, and the Philippines), and author of the published memoir
China Boys—will share his experiences and insights gained from a long and distinguished career in the diplomatic service and as president of the Asia Society in New York. Platt’s talk, titled “China Then and Now,” will be held in Weis Cinema of the Bertelsmann Campus Center at Bard College on Wednesday, April 24, at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
BARD STUDENTS WIN TWO 2013 DAVIS PROJECTS FOR PEACE AWARDS
Saim Saeed
April 8, 2013
Political studies and philosophy major
Saim Saeed ’13, from Pakistan, won a Davis award for his project, “Living Together—Navigating Common Grounds: A MENA-EU Initiative” in Istanbul, Turkey.
BARD STUDENTS WIN TWO 2013 DAVIS PROJECTS FOR PEACE AWARDS
PHOTO CREDIT: Naomi LaChance
April 8, 2013
Human rights major Lauren Blaxter ’13 (from Andover, Massachusetts), computer science major Ameer Shalabi ’16 (from Mas’ha in the West Bank), cultural anthropology major Nadine Tadros ’14 (from Fairfax, Virginia), and political studies major Daniel Gettinger ’13 (from Chevy Chase, Maryland) have together won a Davis award in support of the Bard Palestinian Youth Initiative (BPYI). BPYI, an entirely student-run organization, was founded in 2008 with the belief that constructive civil engagement, cultural exchange, and education are fundamental means to building a viable and sustainable Palestinian State.
CAPTION INFO: (Top row left to right) Jason Toney, Lauren Blaxter, Nadine Tadros, Dushyanth Aluwihare; (standing) Ameer Shalabi, Salam Awartani; (bottom row left to right) Dylan Cassidy, Matilda Tucker, Caley Cross, Zelda Bas, Sylvia Estes, Dan Gettinger.
Pulitzer Prize Finalist and Bard Fiction Prize Winner Karen Russell to Give Reading At Bard College on Monday, April 8.
Photo: Annette Hornischer
April 8, 2013
Pulitzer Prize finalist, Bard Fiction Prize winner, and New York Times bestselling author Karen Russell will read from her work on Monday, April 8. The reading takes place at 2:30 p.m. in Weis Cinema in the Bertelsmann Campus Center. It is free and open to the public; no reservations are required.
Bard College Senior Wins Prestigious Watson Travel Fellowship
CREDIT: Joby Brunjes
April 3, 2013
Bard College senior Jose Agustin Sanchez, from Venezuela, has been awarded the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Foundation 2013–14 Fellowship, which provides for a year of travel and exploration outside the United States.
PHOTO CREDIT: Joby Brunjes
Bard College Holds One Hundred Fifty-Third Commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013
March 27, 2013
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Her Husband, Retired Space Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly, to Deliver Commencement Address at Bard College’s One Hundred Fifty-Third Commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013.
Opening Celebration of The László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building
PHOTO CREDIT: Chris Cooper
March 20, 2013
The Bard College Conservatory of Music proudly announces the opening celebration of the László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building on Sunday, April 14, beginning at 3 p.m.
Opening Celebration of The László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building
PHOTO CREDIT: Chris Cooper
March 20, 2013
The Bard College Conservatory of Music proudly announces the opening celebration of the László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building on Sunday, April 14, beginning at 3 p.m.
PULITZER-PRIZE WINNING WRITER AND MACARTHUR FELLOW JUNOT DÍAZ TO GIVE READING AT BARD COLLEGE ON APRIL 1
PHOTO CREDIT: Nina Subin
March 18, 2013
Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction writer and recipient of a 2012 MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, will read from his work at Bard College.The reading takes place on Monday, April 1, at 6 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. It is free and open to the public; no reservations are required.
BARD COLLEGE PRESENTS EUGENE MEYER LECTURE IN BRITISH HISTORY AND LITERATURE
WITH ACCLAIMED IRISH WRITER COLM TÓIBÍN
PHOTO CREDIT: Steve Pyke
Colm Tóibín in Conversation with Fintan O’Toole on March 7
February 19, 2013
Acclaimed Irish writer Colm Tóibín to speak with Fintan O’Toole, a leading Irish editor, writer, and critic, in the Lásló Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium (Room 103) of the Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation on Thursday, March 7, at 5:30 p.m.
PHOTO CREDIT: Steve Pyke
