Two Bard Alumnae Christine Sun Kim MFA ’13 and Layli Long Soldier MFA ’14 Named 2026 MacArthur Fellows
Bard alumnae Christine Sun Kim MFA ’13 and Layli Long Soldier MFA ’14 have been named 2026 MacArthur Fellows. Kim, an artist exploring the political, cultural, and multisensory dimensions of sound, spoken language, and communication, and Long Soldier, a poet illustrating how language can be a tool of oppression or a means to reshape ourselves and the world around us, are two of this year’s 20 recipients of the prestigious “genius grant” awarded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Bard College Launches Ralph Ellison Center, Establishing a Permanent Home for Ellison’s Literary and Intellectual Legacy
As the new school year gets underway, Bard College announced that it has opened the Ralph Ellison Center on its bucolic, Annandale-on-Hudson campus, where Ellison taught from 1958-1961. Key initiatives of the Center include biannual flagship lectureships and the digitization of the Ellison archive, currently held at the Library of Congress, to secure his legacy in the modern age. "The life’s work of the famed writer Ralph Ellison has a new owner charged with stewarding his legacy," reported the New York Times. Read More >>Opening Friday, October 2, China Now Music Festival, “Chasing Dreams,” Presents Concerts and Discussions at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Bard College, Tempo Performing Arts Center, and Asia Society
The US–China Music Institute at Bard College Conservatory presents the ninth annual China Now Music Festival, taking place in New York City, Kingston, and at Bard College from October 2–11, 2026 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America and the evolution of the American Dream. This year’s festival “Chasing Dreams” reminds us that the pursuit of dreams is a shared human experience that connects all people. Read More >>More Bard News
- Bard Graduate Center Student Mya Benally to Participate in Prestigious Storytelling Program
- Brandon Blackwood ’13 and Visiting Artist in Residence Tschabalala Self Featured in Architectural Digest
- Composer in Residence Missy Mazzoli Featured in Opera News
- BHSEC Math Teacher Gabe Rosenberg Interviewed in Chalkbeat
- Roger Berkowitz’s New Book Reviewed in Washington Monthly
- Yana Lahoda ’27 Covered in the Daily Catch for Developing a Course for Students in Kyiv