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Former Open Society Foundations President Patrick Gaspard
Bard College Holds One Hundred Sixty-First Commencement on Saturday, May 29, 2021
Bard College will hold its one hundred sixty-first commencement on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Bard President Leon Botstein will confer 398 undergraduate degrees on the Class of 2021 and 136 graduate degrees. The program, which begins at 2:30 p.m. in the commencement tent on the Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field, will be in-person for graduating students only, in accordance with NY State health and safety guidelines, and will be livestreamed for family and friends. It is closed to the public. More >
Sonita Alizada ’23. Photo courtesy Normandy for Peace Initiative.
Bard College Student Sonita Alizada Awarded 2021 Freedom Prize
Bard College student Sonita Alizada has been awarded the 2021 Freedom Prize in recognition of her international advocacy to end forced marriage. Alizada is a 24-year-old rapper and human rights activist from Afghanistan and a sophomore at Bard College. She was chosen by 5,683 young people from 86 countries to receive the prize, which carries an award of €25,000 to support her work. More >

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UPSTREAMING

UPSTREAMING

The Fisher Center's Virtual Stage

Archival Discoveries and New Commissions
for the Digital Sphere
UPSTREAMING broadens the Fisher Center’s commitment to reaching audiences far beyond the physical walls of our building, and offers new ways of engaging with the artists we collectively hold so dear. 
fishercenter.bard.edu/upstreaming