Smolny College
If you are looking for a challenging environment in which to pursue your academic studies while advancing your Russian language skills, we invite you to consider studying at the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences of St. Petersburg State University (Smolny)—Russia’s first liberal arts college.The Bard-Smolny program for Fall 2021 is suspended due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An Invitation to Study in Russia
By choosing the Bard-Smolny study abroad program you will become part of a dynamic, innovative, and ambitious undertaking in international liberal education. Designed for students who have completed two years or more of college-level Russian (including heritage speakers), the Bard-Smolny program in St. Petersburg offers a rich academic environment for students from North American colleges and universities who wish to study in Russia for a semester, summer, or full academic year.
Bard in St. Petersburg Program Staff
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Caroline ClarkInternational Program Coordinator, Bard College | caclark@bard.edu
Caroline Clark is the international program coordinator for the Bard-Smolny and Bard-AUCA outbound exchange programs in St. Petersburg and Bishkek, respectively. She graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South with a Bachelor of Arts in Russian and International Studies. Caroline spent a semester studying Russian language and liberal arts at Smolny College. Prior to joining Bard, she returned to Saint Petersburg to teach ESL.
