Keziah Weir ’13.

New Book by Bard Alumna Keziah Weir ’13 Reviewed in the New York Times

The Mythmakers, the debut novel by Bard alumna Keziah Weir ’13, was reviewed in the New York Times. The book, which follows the story of a young journalist searching for redemption and meaning in the midst of her crumbling career, is a fresh addition to the category of self-reflective fiction about writers which explores various facets of appropriation, plagiarism, and the adoption of others’ personal experiences.

Felicia Keesing.

Bard College Professor Felicia Keesing Interviewed in Scientific American about Tick-Borne Illnesses

Dr. Felicia Keesing, Bard College’s David and Rosalie Rose Distinguished Professor of Science, Mathematics, and Computing, was interviewed about ticks and how to protect against the diseases they spread in Scientific American.

Claudia Cravens ’08 and her new novel, Lucky Red. Photo by Carleen Coulter

Claudia Cravens ’08 Interviewed by the New York Times about Her New Novel Lucky Red, among New Fiction “Reframing the West”

Lucky Red (Dial Press, 2023), the new novel by Bard alumna Claudia Cravens ’08, is among a cohort of new fiction that is reexamining the Western, writes the New York Times. For Cravens, the trope of the “mysterious stranger” was irresistible while drafting the novel. “I love that archetype,” Cravens said to the Times, “but I thought, ‘what if the stranger Bridget falls in love with is a woman instead of a man?’”‌

Tan Dun’s opera Tea: A Mirror of Soul at the Shangyim Opera House with soprano and Bard Conservatory voice faculty member Lucy Fitz Gibbon VAP ’15 performing.

Bard Conservatory Faculty and Alumni/ae Tour China with Performances in Shanghai and Qingdao

From May 30 to June 16, Tan Dun, Leon Botstein, Frank Corliss, Kayo Iwama, and other Bard Conservatory faculty and alumni/ae toured China with programs in Shanghai and Qingdao that highlight Bard’s commitment to cross-cultural engagement in the arts. Leon Botstein, music director of the Bard Conservatory and president of the College, is the first major international conductor to return to China post-pandemic. 

Avery Morris ’18.

Bard Conservatory Alumna Avery Morris ’18 Awarded Fulbright for Research in the Czech Republic

Bard Conservatory alumna Avery Morris ’18, who graduated with a BA in Mathematics and a BM in Violin Performance, has been selected for a prestigious Fulbright Study Research Award for 2023–24. Her project, “Gideon Klein’s Lost Works and the Legacy of Czech Musical Modernism,” aims to bring to light the early works of Czech composer and Holocaust victim Gideon Klein (1919–1945), which were lost until they were discovered in a suitcase in the attic of a house in Prague in the 1990s.