Bard Center for the Study of Hate Names Jamal Armstead ’26 as Winner of the 2026 Beth Rickey Award
Jamal Armstead ’26 is the recipient of this year’s Beth Rickey Award, presented annually to a member of Bard College’s international network of schools who has taken sustained and effective action against hate. Armstead is pursuing a Bard MBA in Sustainability, working toward his goal of creating an organization that will, in the words of Megan Callaghan, dean of Bard Prison Initiative, “help design a safe haven for LGBTQ+ youth impacted by the criminal legal system.”
Bard College Professor Roosevelt Montás Awarded $100,000 Prize for Work in the Humanities
The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture has named Professor Roosevelt Montás as the recipient of the prestigious Hiett Prize. The $100,000 cash prize was established in 2005 to support emerging leaders in the humanities who are actively contributing to ideas around what it means to be human. Programming honoring Montás will take place at Southern Methodist University on October 15–16. Read More >>Bard Welcomes Over 50 International Students to Campus
Bard College welcomes more than 50 international students to its campuses and community. Thirty-seven international transfer students are coming from countries including Bangladesh, Cyprus, Cameroon, and Mexico. Also joining Bard this year are nine transfer students and 18 exchange students, from schools including the American University of Cairo and Fulbright University Vietnam. Read More >>More Bard News
- Fisher Center Artist and Honorary Doctor of the Arts Justin Vivian Bond Profiled in the New York Times
- TEDxBard Prepares for its Biggest Year Yet
- Exhibition Curated By Professor Jack Ferver Reviewed in ArtForum
- Visiting Artist Tschabalala Self ’12 Profiled in L’Officiel
- Bard’s Montgomery Place Featured in Dutchess Magazine
- Pavlina Tcherneva, President of Bard’s Levy Economics Institute, Interviewed by Marketplace