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02-19-2019: Students, faculty, and staff from the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program (BGIA) and the international Bard Network attended a conference, “Conservatism and Reaction in Contemporary Politics,” in New York City on February 11–12. Organized by the Andrew Gagarin Center for Civil Society and Human Rights of St. Petersburg State University, the Bard Center for Civic Engagement, and Harriman Institute at Columbia University, the conference addressed recent developments in global electoral politics and the rise of populism, or the “new right.” These newly popular politicians and parties (Trump, Putin, Front National, Basic Finns, Alternative for Germany) usually have a dominant, conservative ideology that argues for exclusive and identitarian nationalism, a higher role for family and church, authoritarian structures of power, and the need to defend against subversives—the rest is dependent on national tradition. The ideology’s evolution since the late 20th century, its main principles, and questions surrounding its appeal were at the core of the discussion.

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02-14-2019: CCS Bard presents 14 exhibitions with more than 40 artists, offering a wide-ranging museum presentation organized by the graduating class of the Masters of Arts Curatorial Program. On view April 7–May 26.
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02-13-2019: Brian Mateo, assistant dean, Bard Center for Civic Engagement, and director of strategic partnerships, Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program, will moderate a human rights panel at the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) 2019 Global Engagement Summit on Friday, February 22, at UN headquarters in New York City. Panelists will discuss how rights advocates on a diversity of issues—including criminal justice, the SDGs, LGBTI equality, and asylum—have strategically used UN institutions, tools, and mechanisms to generate change.
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02-12-2019: Bard College is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2018–2019 Fulbright U.S. students. 
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02-12-2019: The 12-member, congressionally mandated group will (like its 2006 Iraq Study Group predecessor) convene at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. The mission is to assess the current situation in Syria, its impact on neighboring countries, the resulting regional and geopolitical threats to the United States, and current military, diplomatic, and political efforts to achieve a stable Syria. The group is also charged with developing recommendations on the military and diplomatic strategy of the United States with respect to the conflict in Syria.
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