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Bard College Launches New Masters in Environmental Education

Annandale-on-Hudson, NY—In a world that will soon be supporting ten billion people, there is a critical need for educators who can teach the “users manual” for the planet. In support of that goal, Bard College is now accepting applications for fall of 2018 for a new Masters of Education degree …

Bard In the News

The Institute of International Education and the Fulbright Program’s sponsor, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, sent its congratulations today on the announcement that Bard College is one of this year’s Fulbright Scholarship “top producers.” Top-producing institutions in all Carnegie Classifications were highlighted in the October …

Bard in the News

Bard CEP Graduate, Jake Claro, cited in The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/05/the-farmers-market-myth/238661/ Bard Fiction Prize winner Karen Russell on PBS: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2011/05/conversation-karen-russell-author-of-swamplandia.html Bradford Morrow on NPR: http://www.npr.org/2011/05/02/133811309/return-to-the-prairie-to-revisit-my-antonia Bard in New Orleans: http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2011/05/bard_college_program_brings_un.html Bard Prision Initiative in the WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704740604576301404105030510.html Walter Russell Mead on Pakistan: http://www.businessinsider.com/high-noon-in-pakistan-2011-5 Mark Lytle in USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-05-03-bin-Laden-Clinton-war-terror_n.htm Sanjib Baruah …

Selected “Bard in the News”

Article cites Bard’s commitment to geothermal energy use: http://westfaironline.com/2011/12403-geothermal-gains-momentum/ The Los Angeles Times interviews Bard faculty Kelly Reichardt on her new film: http://www.kspr.com/la-ca-kelly-reichardt-20110417,0,5004622.story Soprano Dawn Upshaw shares NY Times spotlight with Bard Conservatory Vocal Arts students: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/arts/music/dawn-upshaw-and-students-at-zankel-hall-review.html The Saratogian cites alum Pia Carusone: http://saratogian.com/articles/2011/04/16/news/doc4daa56ada04ed701944663.txt The Kingston Times praises Bard’s “Math …

Director Goodstein Advising Chevrolet on Clean Energy Initiative

Bard CEP Director Eban Goodstein participated in a press conference announcing a major new green initiative by General Motors. Chevy’s $40 million project aims to reduce 8 million metric tons of carbon over the next few years through energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in communities across the country. Below are …

Dr. Botstein on The Colbert Report Interview

Bard President LEON BOTSTEIN appears on THE COLBERT REPORT on October 5, 2010 To view the interview, click here: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/361087/october-05-2010/leon-botstein

Dr. Eleanor Sterling Answers Sea Turtle Questions for NY Times

Last month we posted CEP adjunct professor Dr. Eleanor Sterling’s article on NYTimes.com’s “Scientists at Work” blog about her work in the isolated Northern Pacific atoll (a special kind of island) called Palmyra Atoll. A Q&A was recently posted on their blog, in which she answers readers’ questions about sea …

Plenitude: Can You Be Rich and Green? – Director Goodstein

Cross Post from RealClimateEconomics.org, a project of Economics for Equity and the Environment Network (E3). E3 Network is a national network of economists developing new arguments for the active protection of human health and the environment. E3 Network is an affiliate of Ecotrust. Plenitude: Can You Be Rich and Green? by …