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
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 Studies Office supports students in their academic programs of study and assists them in finding and meeting academic and intellectual challenges.
The Bard Health and Wellness Education Office provides opportunities for students to succeed, improve their health, and achieve a balanced life in college and beyond.
The College chaplaincy offers spiritual support to all students and members of the Bard community, and values the varied ways students can explore faith academically.
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.
The Office of Disability Access Services works to create an accessible and welcoming campus community for all students with disabilities.
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.
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.
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.
From finalizing your Senior Project to applying for postgrad fellowships to planning your move to a new city following graduation, we have the resources you need to navigate your final year at Bard.
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.
The Bard Career Development Office (CDO) helpsstudents translate their liberal arts education to the workplace through a variety of programs and resources.
