Special thanks to photographer Chad Kleitsch '91 for the Blithewood Blooms project. At Family and Alumni/ae Weekend in 2024, Chad told me he had an idea of how to help the College and support the renovation of Blithewood Garden. So, until the end of the year, Chad is giving one archival print of a “Blithewood Bloom” for every donation to the Blithewood Garden Renovation Project of $100 or more.

Associate Professor of Photography Tanya Marcuse.

Tanya Marcuse interviewed by Emma Ressel ’16 in Lenscratch

Professor of Photography Tanya Marcuse was interviewed by her former student Emma Ressel ’16 in Lenscratch. They discussed how Marcuse’s work is inspired by the ecology of the Hudson Valley, with her projects ranging from photographs of local apple trees to images of fantastical structures she built with natural material gathered in the region.

Pierre Joris ’69. Photo by Guy Jallay

Robert Kelly and Charlotte Mandell ’90 Write About Pierre Joris ’69 for the Poetry Foundation

Robert Kelly and Charlotte Mandell ’90 cowrote a remembrance of Pierre Joris ’69, Bard alumnus and poet who passed away this year. Kelly, who taught Joris at Bard, and Mandell, one of Joris’s former colleagues, discussed their friendship with Joris, a prolific poet from Luxembourg who edited many collections of poetry and translated poems into French, German, and English.

Stephanie Wambugu ’20.

Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu ’20 Reviewed in Several Publications

Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu ’20 has been widely reviewed in several prominent publications including the New York Times, the Boston Globe, NYMag, and the Atlantic. The novel follows the friendship of Ruth and Maria, two girls at Catholic school in New England, and their post-college life in 1990s New York City.

Ran Blake ’60. Photo by Andy Hurlbut

Bard Alumnus and Jazz Pianist Ran Blake ’60 Profiled in the Boston Globe 

Jazz pianist and Bard College alumnus Ran Blake ’60 was interviewed by the Boston Globe for an article covering the artist’s career, which has spanned more than 60 years, and how he at 90 is preparing to perform a solo concert in Brookline, MA, this September.