Rebecca Naomi Jones as Laurey and Damon Daunno as Curly in
Oklahoma! at St. Ann’s Warehouse. Photo: Sara Krulwich/New York Times
Oklahoma! at St. Ann’s Warehouse. Photo: Sara Krulwich/New York Times
Bard's Acclaimed Oklahoma! Revival Is Coming to Broadway
Bard SummerScape's production of Oklahoma!, widely acclaimed as one of the year's best, heads to the Circle in the Square Theatre following a highly touted run at St. Ann’s Warehouse. More >
The Conditions of Being Art at Bard’s Hessel Museum among the Best Exhibitions of 2018
Artforum’s Year in Review highlights The Conditions of Being Art: Pat Hearn Gallery and American Fine Arts, Co. (1983–2004) at the Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College. Art in America publishes a review and an editor’s letter lauding the exhibition. Bookforum lists the exhibition catalogue among the best art books of the season. More >
Bard Early College Hudson Gives Area Students a Jump-Start on College
Alicia Salvatore, now a first-year student at Marist College, is one of more than 50 area students who have attended Bard Early College Hudson since its inception in 2016. All of Salvatore’s classmates from the 2017–18 senior class at Bard Early College Hudson are now attending college full time at such institutions as Pace University, SUNY New Paltz, and Tufts University. More >
Bard Debate Union Hosts Online Debate Between Schools in Hudson Valley and West Bank
On Saturday, December 8, the Bard Debate Union hosted an online debate between Red Hook High School (in New York's Hudson Valley) and the Good Shepherd's Swedish School (in the West Bank) in the Barringer House Global Classroom at Bard College. More >
New Historical Markers on Bard Campus Encourage Critical Reflection on the Past
Bard students, staff, and faculty gathered for a Commemoration Walk on Monday, December 3, visiting new signage around campus designed to encourage critical reflection on Bard's history. More >
New Annandale House Wins 2018 New York Design Gold Award
New Annandale House, the two-story multipurpose media studio that houses the Center for Experimental Humanities at Bard College, has won a 2018 New York Design Gold Award from DRIVENxDESIGN, which and celebrates the role of design in enriching the human experience. More >
After Competitive Season, Bard Debate Union Turns to Local Outreach, Global Network
After ending the competitive debate season with a victory at the University of Vermont’s Huber Debate Tournament, the Bard Debate Union has shifted focus to civic engagement activities in the Hudson Valley area and the global Bard Network. More >
Photo: Lauren Lancaster for the New York Times
At 80, Bard Professor Joan Tower Says Great Music Comes “in the Risks”
Joan Tower, Asher B. Edelman Professor in the Arts, talks with the New York Times about her more than 50-year career as a composer and educator, and the milestone of turning 80 this fall.Photo: Lauren Lancaster for the New York Times More >
Photo by Sarah Wallock '19
Bard Gets Out the Vote
Bard student leaders got out the vote for the 2018 General Election on Tuesday, November 6, after a semester of intensive mobilization efforts on and off campus. More >
Image credit: Shelton Walsmith
Annual Bard Fiction Prize Is Awarded to Greg Jackson
Author Greg Jackson has received the 2019 Bard Fiction Prize for his debut short story collection Prodigals (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016). More >
Creative Process in Dialogue: Art and the Public Today
Acclaimed poet and Mellon Foundation president Dr. Elizabeth Alexander and artist Amy Sherald, painter of First Lady Michelle Obama’s official portrait, will discuss their creative processes and commitment to the humanities at Bard High School Early College Manhattan on October 31. Bard at Brooklyn Public Library will host a lunchtime talk with Sherald and curator Thelma Golden on November 1. More >
Bard Partners with D.C. Schools on New Early College
Bard College and the District of Columbia are partnering to open a new Bard High School Early College next fall that will allow students to graduate from high school with a two-year associate’s degree. More >
Study Finds Potential Benefits of Wildlife-Livestock Coexistence in East Africa
A study in Kenya by Bard professor Felicia Keesing and University of Illinois professor Brian Allan shows that grazing livestock in wildlife areas can benefit the animals’ health. More >
Photo: Adrian Gaut
Freehand New York: The Art of Hospitality
The recently opened Freehand New York hotel partnered with Bard College to commission original artworks for the building. All 395 guest rooms have murals on the walls—a few even have them on their ceilings—hand-painted by Bard students and alumni/ae. More >
Spotlight on the Bard Debate Union
In this new video, hear our students talk about competing in the U.S. and globally, hosting public debates to engage the community around Bard, and mentoring students in the local schools. More >
Arrest of Bard Berlin Student Activist Shines Spotlight on Lesbos Refugees
Sara Mardini, a Bard College Berlin student and Syrian refugee awarded for her heroism, has been arrested in Greece while helping to bring refugees to safety. Bard College is working to expedite her release from detention. More >
Bard College Class of 2022. Photo by Karl Rabe.
Bard College Class of 2022 Arrives for Language and Thinking Program
On Friday, August 10, the first-year students arrived on campus for the Language and Thinking Program, embarking on their Bard education with this intensive, three-week introduction to the liberal arts and sciences. More >
Photo: Stephanie Berger
Rubinstein's Demon Is Redeemed in a Rare Staging at Bard SummerScape
“Demon, colorfully directed by Thaddeus Strassberger and running through Aug. 5, is the latest rescue operation by the conductor Leon Botstein, who has made it a mission to bring attention to unjustly forgotten works. With this, he has a winner.” (New York Times) More >
Photo ©UNHCR/Gordon Welters
Syrian Students at Bard College Berlin: A Humanistic Imperative
Students fleeing violence in Syria are finding ways to reclaim their lives, help their families, and continue their educations. More than 1 million refugees and asylum seekers have arrived in Germany in the last two years, and about half were Syrians. Many of those forced to leave were students. Bard College Berlin now offers 16 full scholarships for students from areas of crisis, 13 for Syrian students. More >