Xaviera Simmons ’05. Photo by Jasmine Clarke ’18

Xaviera Simmons ’05 Is One of Six Artists to Reflect on the Legacy of the Harlem Renaissance for the New York Times

“The Harlem Renaissance has been a part of my lexicon since birth,” said Bard alumna Xaviera Simmons ’05 to the New York Times. Simmons, along with five other artists, were invited by the Times to reflect on the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance. Simmons’s work They’re All Afraid, All of Them, That’s It! They’re All Southern! The Whole United States Is Southern! elevates and recontextualizes the work done by the artist Gwendolyn Knight, Jacob Lawrence’s wife, who cowrote the labels that accompany Lawrence’s famous Migration Series.

David Cote ’92.

Blind Injustice, an Opera about Wrongful Imprisonment by Librettist David Cote ’92, Profiled in the New York Times

Produced in conjunction with the Ohio Innocence Project, a nonprofit organization at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, the opera Blind Injustice explores the impact of wrongful convictions on the incarcerated and their families. Blind Injustice is based on interviews with exonerees conducted by librettist and Bard alumnus David Cote ’92, who found it a challenge to give the proper attention to each real-life account. “Any one of these cases would have been a full-length opera,” Cote told the New York Times.

Listening to Music Is Better When It’s a Conversation Among Friends, Writes Professor Tim Davis ’91 for the New York Times Magazine

Listening to music, often a solitary activity, takes on new dimensions among a group of friends who have been meeting for 15 years to encounter songs together. Associate Professor of Photography Tim Davis ’91 writes about the Golden Ears and their weekly meetups in Tivoli, New York, and the particular pleasure of gathering to share music. “By now we’re used to listening to music for one another, in a way that privileges adventure over taste,” he writes. “Having a listening group as a sounding board of directors turns the sprawl of music history into a rolling conversation with friends, a renewable resource, an endless delight.”

Stacy Burnett ’20 MBA ’23.

JSTOR Is Now Available in 1,000 Prisons, Thanks to the Work of Stacy Burnett ’20 MBA ’23

JSTOR, the online resource that gives access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources, is now available in 1,000 prisons spread across four continents. Led by Stacy Burnett ’20 MBA ’23, alumna of the Bard MBA in Sustainability Program and the Bard Prison Initiative, the JSTOR Access in Prison Initiative now connects more than 500,000 incarcerated people to the digital equivalent of a college library.

L-R: Bard College President Leon Botstein and Deputy Legal Director and Director of the Trone Center for Justice and Equality at the ACLU Yasmin Cader.

Bard College Hosts Discussion Between President Leon Botstein and ACLU Deputy Legal Director Yasmin Cader on March 11

Bard College is hosting a discussion between College President Leon Botstein and Deputy Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Yasmin Cader on Monday, March 11, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm in Olin Auditorium in the Olin Humanities Building. Botstein and Cader will discuss the topic of civil liberties. This discussion is free and open to the public.

There's still plenty of time to apply to the Bard MAT for 24-25!

Dear Bardians,

We are accepting applications through April! 

• Application fee waiver for Bard alums
• Generous scholarship aid
• 90% hiring rate post-graduation
• Cohort model
• Teaching apprenticeships in area partner schools
• Commitment to DEI and restorative practice

Calling All Artists for a Mural Project

Have your work showcased on Bard Campus for years to come!

$300 compensation for 2 artists whose chosen designs will beautify Kline and raise sustainability awareness surrounding post consumer food waste. We will be taking submissions until March 5th, the project will occur in March. See details HERE.

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