The Bard CEP Eco Reader

Rockin’ Oaxaca

As some of you know, I am doing my internship with the Institute of Nature and Society of Oaxaca (http://insooaxaca.com/).   It has been a little less than a month since commencing this adventure in Mexico, and so far things have been pretty exciting.   Oaxaca is full of good food, …

Navigating Haiti and the International Development World

Hello BCEPers! I am a little over a month into my internship now, and I am finally settled in Haiti. I am living in Petite-Goave, a city of about 160,000 people, 2 hours west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. I am living with a host family in a mountainous area outside …

Council on Competitiveness

The past month settling into my internship has flown by. Located in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., I have been working at the Council on Competitiveness (http://www.compete.org) – commonly referred to just as the “Council.” This is actually my second stint, the first immediately preceding the first year of Bard …

SunDog Solar / Solaqua Power & Art – Chatham, NY

My internship is at SunDog Solar/ Solaqua Power & Art in Chatham, NY. SunDog Solar is a small business that designs and installs residential and commercial solar photovoltaic and solar thermal hot water systems, as well as spray foam insulation. Solaqua Power & Art is the nonprofit arm of the …

The Nature Conservancy–Dublin, OH

Hello Bloggers! My name is Jamie Wilson and I am currently interning with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Dublin, Ohio and my position title is Conservation Benefits Intern. TNC works to conserve ecologically important land (and water) in all 50 states and over 30 countries. TNC partners with indigenous communities, …

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 …

Garbage !

From the blog Karen and Dave In Samoa Posted April 21, 2011   It would be nice to say that Karen and I had such great success with the first field trip to the beach that we decided to go on another field trip. But, that would be a lie. The …

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 …

Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Conference Draws Worldwide Attention

The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College held its 20th annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference: Financial Reform and the Real Economy. recently The three-day conference, held at, and with support from, the Ford Foundation, drew and extraordinary international group of speakers and audience members composed of many of the world’s …

We Asked, You Acted !

From the blog Karen and Dave In Samoa Posted April 1, 2011 When we first arrived in Samoa we realized that our vegan/vegetarian diets would not be possible in Samoa… immediately. We sent emails, asked for packages, made phone calls, and skype calls, all asking for seeds. We are still receiving seeds to …