Tara Westover Joins Bard College as Visiting Writer in Residence in the Division of Languages and Literature
Bard College’s Division of Languages and Literature is pleased to announce the appointment of Tara Westover as visiting writer in residence. Her appointment begins in the fall 2026 semester. Westover is an American historian and memoirist whoe first book, Educated, a memoir of her upbringing in rural Idaho, was a finalist for a number of national awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, PEN America’s Jean Stein Book Award, and two awards from the National Book Critics Circle Award. “I'm very pleased to be joining the faculty at Bard and am really looking forward to meeting the students,” said Westover.
Bard College Launches the Gernsheim Rediscovery Initiative With Celebratory Festival on September 18–20
Bard College is launching the Gernsheim Rediscovery Initiative, a far-reaching program dedicated to restoring 19th-century German composer Friedrich Gernsheim’s standing as a master composer. A grant from E&V ProArte will support the three-year effort by The Orchestra Now (TŌN) to revive the neglected musical works of Gernsheim, who was a contemporary and peer of Johannes Brahms. Read More >>Bard College Residences Honored With Passive House Certification for Energy Efficiency
All four of the residence buildings of Bard College’s North Campus Residence Complex have achieved the Passive House Certification from the Passive House Institute (PHI), an organization that sets rigorous energy-efficient building standards. Certification from PHI is recognized worldwide as one of the most demanding and respected standards in building science. Read More >>More Bard News
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