Bard College Launches Ralph Ellison Center, Establishing a Permanent Home for Ellison’s Literary and Intellectual Legacy
“Bard College’s history of fearless, interdisciplinary pursuit makes the college the ideal site to incubate artistry and scholarship anchored by the figure of Ralph Ellison,” said Nicholas Lewis, director of the Ellison Center.
Bard Composer in Residence Missy Mazzoli featured in the New York Times
“That’s what I like about opera: That it’s a music-driven story where every emotion is taken to an extreme.”
US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music Presents Ninth Annual China Now Music Festival, "Chasing Dreams," October 2–11, 2026
This year’s festival “Chasing Dreams” reminds us that the pursuit of dreams is a shared human experience that connects all people.
Bard Center for the Study of Hate Names Jamal Armstead ’26 as Winner of the 2026 Beth Rickey Award
For four years, in two different prisons, Jamal used his time at Bard to build an inclusive community and to develop academic expertise that would position him to support LGBTQ+ youth in the future.
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