Bard College President Leon Botstein Speaks with the Chronicle of Higher Education on the Liberal Arts, Philanthropy, and Political Repression
Bard College President Leon Botstein spoke with Len Gutkin of the Chronicle of Higher Education about teaching and technology, the future of the liberal arts, the arbitrariness of philanthropy, and political threats to the university.
New Paper Led by Bard Biology Professor Felicia Keesing Calls for More Rigorous Study of Dilution Effects in Natural Ecosystems to Better Understand the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the global importance—and challenge—of understanding the ecology of infectious diseases, especially in regard to the impact biodiversity has on the transmission of zoonotic diseases. A new paper in Ecology Letters coauthored by Bard Biology Professor Felicia Keesing and Rick Ostfeld, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, argues that one key to improving this understanding is more rigorous and creative study of dilution effects, which occur when the diversity of an ecological community reduces the transmission of disease. Read More >>Joshua P.H. Livingston Joins Faculty of Bard College American Studies Program in Fall 2021
Bard College is pleased to announce that Joshua P.H. Livingston will join the faculty of the American Studies Program, effective fall 2021. Livingston received his PhD in social welfare from the City of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center and holds an MSW and a certificate in human services management from Boston University. At Bard, Livingston will serve as visiting professor of American Studies focusing on placemaking. He will be teaching a course titled Beyond Black Capitalism in the fall. Read More >>More Bard News
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