Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis. Photo by Josué Azor (for Pierre-Louis)

Bard College Holds One Hundred Sixty-Fifth Commencement on Saturday, May 24, 2025

Former Prime Minister of Haiti Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis will give the 2025 Commencement address. Bard President Leon Botstein will confer 485 undergraduate degrees on the Class of 2025, 192 graduate degrees, and 53 associate degrees from its microcolleges. The program will begin at 2:30 pm in the commencement tent on the Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field.

"A stack of books" by Heffloaf. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Vanity Fair Senior Editor Keziah Weir ’13 Covers Authors’ Copyright Lawsuits Against Meta’s AI

Vanity Fair senior editor and Bard alumna Keziah Weir ’13 wrote about a lawsuit from authors including Richard Kadrey and Ta-Nehisi Coates that challenges Meta’s use of their books to train AI. “The cases raise existential questions about art and literature—their inherent worth and what it means to commodify them,” Weir says.

Bard College alum Bo Ruberg ’07.

“Rebuilding the World Through Queer Video Games:” Bo Ruberg ’07 for YES Magazine

In an article for YES Magazine, Bo Ruberg ’07, Bard alum and professor of film and media studies at UC Irvine, reflects on the role that video games hold in building worlds for marginalized people and communities.

The cover of Ars Poeticas by Juliana Spahr ’88.

Poetry Collection by Juliana Spahr ’88 Featured in the Washington Post

Christopher Kondrich included Spahr’s most recent collection, Ars Poeticas, in a list of four books of poetry that “help restore nuance to our chaotic world.” Kondrich describes Ars Poeticas as a collection about poetry’s ability to respond to social and environmental crises.

L–R: Matthew Wing ’06; Adam Janos ’06.

Bard Alumni Matthew Wing ’06 and Adam Janos ’06 Interviewed in City & State New York

Bard alumni Matthew Wing ’06 and Adam Janos ’06 spoke with City & State New York about Hack_NY, an Instagram account they cofounded with their friend and colleague Julian Klepper to promote awareness about government programs and benefits that can improve the lives of the public. “We're trying to get people to be civically engaged with public servants, public service and their government which works for them and exists to serve their needs and make their lives better,” said Wing.