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.

L-R: Benjamin Barron ’15 and Bror August Vestbø, creators of All-in.

Benjamin Barron ’15 Interviewed in W Magazine

Bard alumnus Benjamin Barron ’15 was interviewed in W Magazine about All-in, the fashion brand and magazine he founded with Bror August Vestbø. Their annual collections are based on a storyline featuring a female character and inspired by vintage fashion. The brand's growth is "driven by a fan base of insiders who recognize and prize originality,” writes Alice Cavanaugh for W Magazine.

Sasha Skochilenko ’17 to Give Talk on April 7 at Bard College Berlin

Alexandra “Sasha” Skochilenko ’17, Bard and Smolny College alumna and Russian artist who was imprisoned in 2022 for opposing the war in Ukraine, will speak at Bard College Berlin on Monday, April 7. Her talk, How a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences Helped Me in Jail, which will take place from noon to 3 pm EDT and be accessible via Zoom, will be moderated by her academic advisor, Ilya Kalinin, of Smolny Beyond Borders and visiting scholar at Bard College Berlin and Humboldt University.

Blanche Darr ’25.

Bard College Senior Blanche Darr ’25 Wins Prestigious Watson Travel Fellowship

Bard College senior Blanche Darr ’25 has been awarded a prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, which provides for a year of travel and exploration outside the United States. Darr, an anthropology major and violinist in the Bard College Conservatory, will spend a year expanding her musical vocabulary for her Watson project, Reimagining Music-Making as a Way of Life.

Grace Miller-Trabold ’26.

Bard Student Grace Miller-Trabold ’26 Awarded Davis Projects for Peace Grant

Grace Miller-Trabold ’26, a junior art history and visual culture and human rights major at Bard College with a concentration in Latin American and Iberian Studies, has been awarded a Projects for Peace Grant for $10,000 by the Davis Foundation. Miller-Trabold’s project, “Connecting Threads: Reciprocity and Gratitude as Pedagogies of Peace in Oaxacan Textile,” will provide resources for youth workshops on Indigenous Oaxacan textile traditions, which will take place in Oaxaca, Mexico, and in Poughkeepsie, New York.