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Bard College Celebrates MLK Day with Volunteer Activities and Civic Engagement Workshops

Bard College students, staff, and faculty celebrated the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with a weeklong series of campus events and virtual activities with community partners, culminating with the 11th annual MLK Day of Engagement. The events took place as part of the nationwide Day of Service that marks the King holiday. Volunteers around the country respond to Dr. King's call, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’”

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Their Stories Helped Lift a 26-Year Ban on Pell Grants for People in Prison

The Bard Prison Initiative and its students and alumni/ae have helped change the national landscape for incarcerated students. In December, Congress restored Pell Grant access for people in prison. The decision came after nearly three decades of advocacy by students, families, prison reform groups, and educational institutions, including BPI. The stories of BPI students and graduates, recently amplified by the PBS documentary College Behind Bars, have helped sway public opinion and national policy. Read More >>

Award-Winning Writer Dinaw Mengestu Named John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor in the Humanities at Bard College

Bard College announces the appointment of esteemed writer Dinaw Mengestu as John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor in the Humanities, effective spring 2021. Mengestu, a recipient of the 2012 MacArthur Foundation Award, is director of the Written Arts Program at Bard. He is the author of three novels: The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (2008), How to Read the Air (2010), and All Our Names (2014). Read More >>
More Bard News
  • Reporter Ronan Farrow ’04 Talks to Donovan Crowl, a Former Marine Who Was Among President Trump Supporters Who Attacked the Capitol on January 6
  • Kenneth S. Stern ’75 Asks: Can America Inoculate Against the Dire Threat of ‘Us vs. Them’? 
  • Dancer and Choreographer Arthur Avilés ’87 Honored with Bessie Lifetime Achievement Award in Dance
  • Professor Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman Performed in Celebration of the Presidential Inauguration
  • Professor Sanjib Baruah on the White Supremacy Behind the US Capitol Assault
  • Masha Gessen: The Capitol Invaders Enjoyed the Privilege of Not Being Taken Seriously
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    Arrival day for new Transfer Students who do NOT need to quarantine
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm EST/GMT-5
  • 1/28
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    Sky Hopinka: Centers of Somewhere
    12:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5 CCS Galleries
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About Campus: Students and Alumni/ae Offer Snapshots of Bard

Bard College students and alumni/ae talk about their favorite spots on campus, from the historic Blithewood mansion to the iconic Frank Gehry–designed Fisher Center for the Performing Arts.
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