We embrace plurality, respect divergent viewpoints, and are committed to understanding the rich spectrum of experiences that comprise our community.
Photo by AnnAnn Puttithanasorn ’23
Our Mission
Inclusive Excellence at Bard seeks to materialize our commitment to plurality, dialogue, and rigorous study. We strive to create a learning environment that upholds the College’s mission to meaningfully include the voices, works, and ideas of communities and cultures representing the plurality of people that make up the Bard community. Inclusive Excellence at Bard aims to work at the systemic as well as the interpersonal level to address the implicit and explicit ways discrimination impacts the learning process.
Who Does the Work of Inclusive Excellence at Bard?
Inclusive Excellence is an institutional mission at Bard College, tasking all of us with doing the work of furthering that mission. Fostering a more inclusive campus is an effort shared by those who live and work at the College—students, faculty, and staff.
Office of the Dean of Inclusive Excellence
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Dean of the College Deirdre D’Albertis addresses first generation graduates at a reception. Photo by Joseph Nartey ’26
Council for Inclusive Excellence
The Council for Inclusive Excellence (CIE) serves as a central hub for discussions about inclusivity at Bard. Students, faculty, and staff volunteer or are appointed annually to serve on the Council. The Council serves as a communication nexus for concerns, projects, and initiatives requiring campus-wide collaboration for success. The CIE operates from the belief that the institutional transformation for greater inclusion requires systemic change. This systemic change is most successful when the people within an institution collaborate to work, support, and care for the holistic needs of the campus community.