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Scientist, Novelist, and Philanthropist László Z. Bitó ’60 Is Memorialized in the New York Times
László Bitó fled Communist rule in Hungary, discovered a treatment for glaucoma in the U.S., then became an author and a voice against authoritarianism in his homeland, writes the New York Times. “He was a man of uncommon courage,” said President Leon Botstein in the Times article.
BPI Graduate Jonathan Alvarez ’19: From Prison to Running a Nonprofit, This Yonkers Man Hopes to Change Lives
At 17, Jonathan Alvarez ’19 went to prison with a 10th-grade education. While incarcerated, he focused on making the most of the 12 years and four months he would serve. “Education became that next thing that was available for me to better myself,” he said. He completed his GED and went on to receive a bachelors of arts degree in social studies through the Bard Prison Initiative. Upon his release, he was motivated to give back to his community and help others impacted by the criminal justice system with support to transform their lives. Read More >>Bard Conservatory Faculty, Alumna Receive GRAMMY Nods
Faculty members of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and an alumna of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program (VAP) have been nominated for the 2022 GRAMMY Awards. Faculty members Eric Cha-Beach, Gil Shaham, and Jason Treuting made the nomination list, as well as VAP founding artistic director Dawn Upshaw and VAP alumna Sophia Burgos MM ’16. Read More >>More Bard News
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- “Many Palestinians never experience the feeling of peace I have found in Ireland,” Says Al-Quds Bard Alumna Amanie Issa ’18
- What Is the “Literary Strange?” Francine Prose Explores Strangeness and Sublimity for LitHub
- The Life of Justus Rosenberg Is Remembered in the New York Times and Other Publications Around the World
- Bard Economist L. Randall Wray on How Modern Monetary Theory Isn’t the Future. It’s Here Now.
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