Bard College campus. Photo by Chris Kendall ’82

Bard College Receives Nearly $2.8 Million Grant from New York State Department of Education for Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program

Bard College has been awarded a $2,790,494 grant from the New York State Department of Education for its successful Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). This grant will provide funding over five years to significantly increase support of HEOP students at Bard. HEOP provides full-tuition scholarships as well as a broad range of services to New York State residents who would otherwise be unable to attend a postsecondary educational institution.

Girl Scout Troop 6000. Photo by Lexi Parra ’18 for NPR, courtesy the photographer

For NPR, Lexi Parra ’18 Photographs Girl Scout Troop 6000, Which Is “Giving Hope” to Migrant Children Whose Parents Are Seeking Asylum

Alumna Lexi Parra ’18 contributed photography and video to an NPR article about Girl Scout Troop 6000, a New York City–based troop composed of the daughters of asylum seekers. Parra’s photos and videos accompany the story of Troop 6000, whose members take part in traditional scouting activities, as well as supporting each other through the traumas associated with migrancy. “This is probably the only sense of stability they have right now,” Giselle Burgess, founder and senior director of Troop 6000, told NPR.

L-R: Fulbright winners Sara Varde de Nieves ’22 and Jonathan Asiedu ’24 (photo by Chris Kayden).

Two Bard College Graduates Win 2024 Fulbright Awards

Sara Varde de Nieves ’22, who was a joint major in film and electronic arts and in human rights at Bard, has been selected for a Fulbright Study/Research Award to Chile. Their project, “Regresando al Hogar/Returning Home,” aims to preserve the legacy of Villa San Luis, a large-scale public housing complex built in Las Condes, Santiago, Chile from 1971 to 1972. Jonathan Asiedu ’24, a written arts major, has been selected for an English Teaching Assistantship Fulbright to Spain. His teaching placement will be in the Canary Islands.

Hannah Park-Kaufmann ’24.

Bard Conservatory Student Hannah Park-Kaufmann ’24 Awarded Knight-Hennessy Scholarship

Hannah Park-Kaufmann ’24, who is graduating with dual degrees in piano performance and mathematics, has won a Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for graduate-level study at Stanford University. Park-Kaufmann will pursue a master's degree in computational and mathematical engineering at Stanford University School of Engineering. Upon completion, she will matriculate into the PhD program in applied mathematics at Harvard University. 

Sierra Ford ’26.

Bard College Student Sierra Ford ’26 Recognized on 2024 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll

Bard College sophomore Sierra Ford has been named to the 2024 ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Student Voting Honor Roll. Ford, leader of the College’s student voting initiative Election@Bard, joins a group of 137 students recognized for their nonpartisan voter registration, education, and turnout efforts during the 2023 elections, which featured critical ballot measures and local and state races.