More from Our Families
Beginning with her First-Year Seminar professor, my daughter has found extraordinary mentors at Bard—teachers and advisers who challenge and support her in her writing, her thinking, and her artwork.
—Carol Lashof
My daughter is graduating in May. Of all of the brilliant offerings of Bard College, the faculty far outshines everything else.
—Jean Urban
My daughter made the leap easily into the Bard environment—from her classes, to a knitting club, to the Black Student Organization, a promotion to building manager at the student center, participation in Building Up Hudson (a student mentoring program), and to interviewing to be a peer counselor in a residence hall. I am confident she is in the right place.
—Richard Tyler
Bard is well situated in a rural area, right on the Hudson River. It is far enough from New York City so it is not a daily distraction but close enough (90 miles) so the students can take the train in to the City.
—David Sanborn
I was reminded today of what I like most about Bard College—and that is the relationships my son has formed, both with his fellow students and with his professors—passionate creative people dedicated to learning and exploring because it's what gives them joy.
—Lucy Mattingly
Skype, FaceTime, and phone conversations consist of excited stories from our son as he immerses himself in his passions. The books he read on his own in high school on critical race theory are being discussed at length in class, the Dine/Navajo creation stories he was told growing up he finds being expressed in similar Latin cultures in his Latin American class, and he's now taking trips to New York City to visit museums and art galleries he had previously only read about. His first year at Bard has been a great year of discovery and he is adding his New Mexico culture and perspective to his new environment.
—Mrs. Laurie and Dr. Kevin Goodluck
When my daughter, class of 2014, was a freshman she told me that when she walked around the campus she felt that she was living in a painting.
—Jonathan Yavelow
I felt that the Language and Thinking program was tremendously helpful in strengthening my son's writing skills as a freshman, and inspiring his interest even more in reading.
—Ora Nadrich
My daughter's educational experience at Bard has been exciting and challenging. More importantly for me, the sense of community that she feels on campus has enriched her experience.
—Joanne Hurt
I’m really going to miss Bard when my daughter graduates next month. It has completely changed her life, and I feel a deep-seated fondness for this school. It’s something that's difficult to put my finger on, but there is a striking charisma and charm about it that I’ve never found at any other school, including my own alma mater.
—Anne Branford