Bard President Leon Botstein Quoted in Book Highlighting Jewish Thought Leaders
Leon Botstein, president of Bard College, was featured in a new book, Jewish Voices: Inspiring and Empowering Quotes from Global Thought Leaders, by Dana Rubin. The book includes quotes from 75 contributors—ranging from figures of the Borscht Belt and Broadway, to politicians, writers, historical figures, as well as from the Torah—and Rubin has drawn from the spans of Jewish culture and all branches of the religion to fully appreciate Jewish thought across time and space.
Bard Professor Dinaw Mengestu Named President of PEN America
Dinaw Mengestu, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of the Humanities and director of the Written Arts Program at Bard College, has been elected president of PEN America, a 103-year-old writers organization whose mission is to celebrate literature and defend freedom of expression. Mengestu, who is also the founder and director of the Center for Ethics and Writing at Bard, will assume leadership at PEN America at a time when threats to freedom of speech are on the rise globally. Read More >>First Retrospective Exploring Betty Parsons’ Dual Legacy As Artist and Gallerist to Open at CCS Bard June 2026
In June 2026, the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College will present Betty Parsons, an Artist with a Gallery at the Hessel Museum of Art, the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900–1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th-century American art. On view June 27 through October 18, 2026, the exhibition will be the artist’s largest and most comprehensive survey to date. Read More >>More Bard News
- Exhibition Featuring Sikena Khadija ’27 Opens at DRAW Gallery
- Research by Bard Professor Gidon Eshel Featured in the New York Times
- Bard College Clemente Course Now Accepting Applicants for Its First Curriculum Taught in Spanish
- Author Adam Shatz Awarded Grace Dudley Prize for Arts Writing
- Professor Karen Raizen Discusses New Italian Cinema on Radio Kingston
- Daniel Mendelsohn Speaks to the Epoch Times About His Translation of The Odyssey