Anne Bogart ’74.

Bard Alumna Anne Bogart ’74 Inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame

American theater and opera director and cofounder of SITI Company Anne Bogart ’74 was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame, the only nationally recognized hall of fame honoring lifetime achievement in the American theater. Bogart, who studied drama and dance at Bard and received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from the College in 2014, teaches at Columbia University, where she is a professor and head of the directing concentration.

Arthur Aviles ’87 performing at the Fisher Center at Bard, 2016. Photo by China Jorrin ’86

Bard Alumnus Arthur Aviles ’87 Awarded a Dance/USA Fellowship to Artists

Dancer and choreographer Arthur Aviles ’87 has been awarded a fellowship from Dance/USA, a support organization that advocates for an inclusive and equitable dance world. “Through their movement work, these [awardees] reimagine how we connect, care and build community,” said Ashley Ferro-Murray, program director for the arts at the Doris Duke Foundation, which funds the award.

Marty Schenker ’72.

Marty Schenker ’72 Named 49th Elliott V. Bell Award Winner

Bard alumnus Marty Schenker ’72, editor-at-large at Bloomberg News, has been named the 49th Elliott V. Bell Award winner by the New York Financial Writers’ Association. The award, named after NYFWA’s inaugural president, “honors journalists who have made a significant contribution to the field of financial journalism.”

L-R: Ruba Katrib MA ’07, Diya Vij ’08 (photo by Sam Richardson), and Cynthia Conti-Cook ’03.

Four Bard Alumnae Named to Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Team

Bard alumnae Ruba Katrib MA-CCS ’07 and Diya Vij ’08 were named to NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s Arts and Culture transition team, and Cynthia Conti-Cook ’03 was named to the Committee on Government Operations. Katrib is chief curator and director of curatorial affairs at MoMA PS1 in Queens, and Vij is vice president of curatorial and arts programs at Powerhouse Arts. Conti-Cook is the director of research and policy at the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience.