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Services + Resources

The College affords a wide range of activities and opportunities for students to engage in challenging and rewarding ways with peers, faculty, alumni/ae, local neighborhoods, and the world at large. It also provides a support system of advisers, tutors, counselors, and related programs to help students successfully negotiate their undergraduate experience.

A System of Support

Dean of Student Affairs Office	Dean of Studies Office
Office of International Student and Scholar Services	Residence Peer Counselors

The Center for Student Life and Advising

The Center for Student Life and Advising (CSLA) provides academic and personal support as well as mentorship to students throughout their time at the College. CSLA comprises three offices at Bard: the Dean of Student Affairs Office, the Dean of Studies Office, and the Office of International Student and Scholar Services.

Visit the CSLA Site

Health and Wellness Services

Health and Counseling
Health and Counseling services are available to all enrolled Bard students. The College maintains a student outpatient health center, which is staffed by a team of full-time and part-time physicians and nurse practitioners. Bard Counseling is staffed by clinical social workers, mental health counselors, psychologists, and a nutritionist.
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Wellness and Chaplaincy
Wellness Education offers resources, education, support, and information to help students be resilient and create their best life. The chaplaincy offers spiritual support to all students and members of the Bard community, and values the varied ways students can explore faith academically and spiritually.
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BRAVE
BRAVE is a professionally directed student-service organization whose members provide anonymous and confidential crisis intervention, supportive counseling, advocacy, and ongoing education to the Bard community. BRAVE counselors are available while classes are in session 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Inclusive Excellence

Office of Title IX and Nondiscrimination
The Office of Title IX and Nondiscrimination provides educational and preventative programming for employees and students.
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Dean of Inclusive Excellence
The Office of the Dean of Inclusive Excellence strives to create a learning environment that meaningfully includes the voices, works, and ideas of historically marginalized communities and cultures.
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Disability Access Services
The Office of Disability Access Services works to create an accessible and welcoming campus community for all students with disabilities.
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Academic Resources

Bard College student Jahari, a major in global and international studies, explores the Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library.

Bard Libraries

The Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library’s mission is to be an active partner in the intellectual work of Bard’s students, faculty, and staff; to develop collections and services that help all users become more resourceful, independent, and original scholars; and to take a campus leadership role in thoughtfully applying emerging media to the task of turning information into knowledge.

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The Learning Commons

Help in writing a paper—or with any academic subject—is found at the Learning Commons. Commons staff provide tutoring and academic skills workshops to all Bard students, in more than 40 subjects.

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A young woman smiles while working on a laptop.

Photo by Chris Kayden

Computing at Bard

Bard computing resources and facilities are available to all faculty, staff, and students on campus. Although many students provide their own computer, it is not required. Computers are available in computing labs and classrooms throughout the campus. Wireless networking is available in the campus center, libraries, and many residence halls.

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Looking Ahead

BardWorks

BardWorks helps rising juniors and seniors apply their liberal arts education to the workforce they are about to enter. Drawing on the College’s extensive alumni/ae and family networks, we pair students with a mentor in their field of interest, and help them develop interview, resume, and networking skills.

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Career Development Office

The Bard Career Development Office (CDO) helps students translate their liberal arts education to the workplace through a variety of programs and resources.

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