Bard College has long been known as an innovator and risk taker in the field of higher education. We believe that international education should be built upon meaningful partnerships based on the principles of mutuality and equality. Our groundbreaking study abroad programs, located in regions undergoing rapid political and economic transformation continue this tradition.
Study Abroad in Spring 2021 Semester
Students who have been approved to study abroad may continue to plan their Spring 2021 semester abroad. Bard College Berlin and Central European University are holding in-person classes and will continue to host students from Bard College and other North American colleges and universities. The Bard Globalization and International Affairs program is virtual for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021. Due to visa restrictions we are unable to host students in St. Petersburg, Russia and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan at this time.
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Bard Abroad & Social Distancing
While the locations of our students may have changed, our commitment to international education has not. To continue international experiences while practicing social distance, the Bard Abroad team has compiled some of our favorite books, movies, and shows as well as virtual city & museum tours and performances from around the world. These virtual experiences have been gathered onto two Google Maps, one internationally focused and another US focused.
Throughout the semester we will continue updating the maps with new finds as well as suggestions from you all! And remember, we may be "alone" but we are alone together.
Bard in the World
Bard College offers numerous opportunities to engage with students and faculty from all over the world, both on the main campus in Annandale and through exchanges with our global partners.
Upcoming Events
- 1/24SundayOnline Event
Call for Applications: The IX International Smolny Student Conference
Friday, January 8, 2021 – Monday, January 25, 2021
Re:creating a New World
Online Event The Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Smolny) at St. Petersburg University invites Bard College students to submit applications and paper proposals to participate in the IX International Smolny Student Conference. Join peers from St. Petersburg and across Russia, the Bard Network and globe to present original research and projects as seen through the lens of the global pandemic.
The IX International Smolny Student Conference
Re:creating a New World
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Smolny College)
St. Petersburg University
April 16-18, 2021
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the conference will be offered in an online format for international participants.
The working languages of the conference will be English and Russian.
The deadline for applications is January 25, 2021. Apply NowQuestions concerning the conference or the application should be sent to smu@smolny.org. For more details, including submission requirements and the application process, please see the attached document. - 2/01Monday11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Online Event
Иосиф Бродский и Анна Ахматова: В глухонемой вселенной / Joseph Brodsky and Anna Akhmatova: Amidst a Deaf-Mute Universe
Monday, February 1, 2021
A book presentation by Denis Akhapkin (Associate Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Smolny) of St. Petersburg University)
Online Event 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST/GMT-5
"Бродский и Ахматова - знаковые имена в истории русской поэзии. В нобелевской лекции Бродский назвал Ахматову одним из «источников света», которым он обязан своей поэтической судьбой. Встречи с Ахматовой и ее стихами связывали Бродского с поэтической традицией «серебряного века». Оба они были не только поэтами, но и чуткими читателями и отголоски их бесед о великих книгах звучат во многих стихах Бродского.
Петербургский филолог Денис Ахапкин рассматривает в своей книге эпизоды жизни и творчества двух поэтов, показывая глубинную взаимосвязь между двумя поэтическими системами. Жизненные события причудливо преломляются сквозь призму поэтических строк, становясь фактами уже не просто биографии, а литературной биографии —и некоторые особенности ахматовского поэтического языка хорошо слышны в стихах Бродского. Книга сочетает разговор о судьбах поэтов с разговором о конкретных стихотворениях и их медленным чтением.
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Event will be presented in Russian.
English description:
Brodsky and Akhmatova are significant names in the history of Russian poetry. In his Nobel lecture, Brodsky called Akhmatova one of the "sources of light," to whom his poetic fate is indebted. Meetings with Akhmatova and her poems connected Brodsky with the poetic traditions of the "Silver Age." They were both not only poets, but also keen readers. The results of their conversations about great books are present in Brodsky's poems.
In his book, Petersburg philologist Denis Akhapkin examines the creative spirit and episodes from the poets' lives, showing the deep relationship between two poetic systems. Life events are bizarrely refracted through the prism of verse, becoming facts of not just a biography, but a literary biography. Some features of Akhmatova's poetic language are present in Brodsky's poetry. The book combines a conversation about the poets' fate with a discussion about specific poems and reading them slowly. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bard-Smolny Study Abroad Program is closely monitoring information from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Moscow, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in order to determine when in person programming may resume safely.
For more information regarding the Bard-Smolny Study Abroad Program, see here. - 2/11Thursday12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Online Event
Bard-Smolny Trivia
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Online Event 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Welcome to Bard-Smolny Trivia! Gather around your screens, and play solo or in a team of up to five people together with Smolny students. All questions are Russia-related, and you do not need to speak the language to participate. Your curiosity, intuition and a bit of luck will go a long way together with your knowledge of history, art, literature and music.
Join via ZoomIn light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bard-Smolny Study Abroad Program is closely monitoring information from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Moscow, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in order to determine when in person programming may resume safely.
For more information regarding the Bard-Smolny Study Abroad Program, see here. - 2/12Friday12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EST/GMT-5 Online Event
Bard-Smolny Student Game Night, Fall 2018Bard-Smolny Peer Language Cafe
Friday, February 12, 2021
Online Event 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EST/GMT-5
Join Smolny students every Friday to practice your Russian and discuss relevant topics in society! Weekly meetings resume February 12.
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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bard-Smolny Study Abroad Program is closely monitoring information from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Moscow, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in order to determine when in person programming may resume safely.
For more information regarding the Bard-Smolny Study Abroad Program, see here.