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Bard College Launches New Online Platform in Partnership with JustAir to Give Public Access to Real-Time Hudson Valley Air Quality Information

CESH has partnered with JustAir, an environmental justice tech start-up, to create a platform that gives direct access to real-time, validated air quality data in an accessible format.

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Three Bard College Graduates Win 2025 Fulbright Awards

Maia Cluver ’22, Cecilia Giancola ’25, and Oskar Pezalla-Granlund ’24 were all granted Fulbright Awards for the 2025–26 academic year.

Bard College 2025 Commencement Address

Former Prime Minister of Haiti Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis’s Commencement Address Delivered by Patricia Benoit at Bard College’s 165th Commencement on Saturday, May 24, 2025

President Botstein’s Charge to the Class of 2025

Bard College held its 165th Commencement on Saturday, May 24, 2025. At the Commencement Ceremony, Bard President Leon Botstein gave the following charge to the Class of 2025.

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Upcoming Events

6/14

Saturday

Upstate Films Summer Gala 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Fisher Center, Spiegeltent
6/15

Sunday

Espressivo! 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Olin Hall
6/16

Monday

32nd Annual Levy Economics Institute Conference on Money, Finance, and Economic Strategies in Fractured Times 8:30 am – 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Olin Hall
6/20

Friday

Red Hook Education Foundation 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Fisher Center, Spiegeltent
6/21

Saturday

Stan Douglas in Conversation 12:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Collection Teaching Gallery, CCS Bard

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Commencement 2025

Bard’s 165th Commencement will be held Saturday, May 24

Join us May 23–25 as we celebrate the Class of 2025.
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Returning to campus as an alum? Join us for Alumni/ae Reunion Weekend.
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